Cybersecurity
Cicrim helps regional and community banks reduce cyber risk with pragmatic, regulator-aware security programs. We assess, harden, monitor, and validate controls so your institution can defend against real threats and prove it to examiners and auditors.
Banks don’t need more cybersecurity. They need prioritized, provable controls that reduce real-world risk and withstand examiner scrutiny, aligned to FFIEC expectations and mapped to NIST CSF / CIS Controls for clarity and governance.
Proactively protect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of banking systems.
Modern attacks exploit gaps in identity, vendor access, configuration drift, and inconsistent control ownership, not just elite hacking. For regulated institutions, the impact is amplified: operational disruption, reputational harm, customer risk, and heightened regulatory attention.
Cicrim supports security leaders with clear roadmaps and hands-on execution — from risk assessments and control design to validation, monitoring, and board-ready reporting. We focus on measurable outcomes: reduced exposure, faster detection and response, and clean audit trails.
If your goal is to pass exams with confidence and materially reduce cyber risk — without creating paper security. Cicrim is built for that.
Our solutions
Practical, bank-ready cybersecurity services designed to reduce risk, strengthen controls, and satisfy examiners.
Risk, program & technical assessments
- Bank cybersecurity program maturity assessment (FFIEC-aligned, mapped to NIST CSF / CIS)
- Risk assessment refresh with control ownership, evidence expectations, and remediation plan
- Vulnerability assessment and prioritization (attack-path + “crown jewels” focus)
- Penetration testing (external, internal, web application) with actionable remediation guidance
- Cloud & identity security posture reviews (MFA, conditional access, privileged access, logging)
- Incident response readiness review (runbooks, detection coverage, escalation, vendor coordination)
Governance, compliance & assurance
Banking regulatory alignment
- FFIEC CAT modernization mapping to NIST CSF 2.0-style program structure
- GLBA Safeguards support: control mapping, evidence, and examiner-ready narratives
- Board/committee reporting: KRIs, posture trending, and risk acceptance documentation
Assurance & validation
- SOC 1 / SOC 2 readiness support (control design, evidence routines, gap closure)
- PCI DSS support for card environments (scope clarity, compensating controls, validation)
- Policy and standard rationalization (shorter, clearer, enforceable, and measurable)
Secure AI enablement
- AI usage policy + guardrails for regulated environments
- Model risk coordination with security controls (logging, access, change management)
- Foundational monitoring for AI services (security signals + auditability)
Featured resources
Quick, high-value guidance designed for bank CISOs, CIOs, risk leaders, and compliance teams — focused on defensible controls, clear evidence, and exam-ready outcomes.
90-day cyber readiness sprint
A structured, bank-ready plan to stabilize your security posture fast. We focus on the highest-impact controls first: identity, logging, vulnerability remediation, incident readiness, and evidence routines that map to FFIEC expectations.
Ideal for institutions preparing for an exam, recovering from findings, or rebuilding control ownership.
Incident response tabletop kit
Run an examiner-friendly tabletop exercise with realistic banking scenarios (credential compromise, wire fraud enablement, ransomware, vendor breach, and cloud misconfiguration). Includes objectives, roles, timelines, decision points, and after-action templates.
Identity hardening checklist
A practical checklist for bank identity and privileged access controls — MFA coverage, conditional access, admin role hygiene, service accounts, logging, and break-glass practices.
Secure AI: controls & monitoring
An overview of security controls and monitoring expectations when deploying AI capabilities in a regulated bank environment — including access, logging, change control, data handling, and basic observability signals.
Who we serve
Cicrim is purpose-built for financial services — where cyber risk is business risk and evidence matters.
Community Banks
Exam-ready controls, practical remediation, and board-level reporting with clear KRIs.
Credit Unions
Security maturity, identity hardening, and incident readiness without unnecessary overhead.
Fintech Partners
Security baselines, SOC readiness support, and bank-grade control evidence routines.
Digital Lending
AppSec and risk controls for customer journeys, underwriting workflows, and API integrations.
Payments & Cards
PCI-aligned control support, scope clarity, monitoring, and incident handling readiness.
Wealth & Trust
Data protection and identity controls to support client confidentiality and operational resilience.
Cicrim helped us turn examiner feedback into a prioritized plan we could execute. Within one quarter, our identity controls and evidence routines improved materially — and our leadership team finally had clear, credible security reporting.CISO, U.S. community bank