Financial Services

Your Business Can't Go Offline. Neither Can Your Security.

Financial services organizations must protect sensitive data, maintain uninterrupted operations, and meet evolving regulatory requirements, all while facing constant cyber threats. WatchGuard's Unified Security Platform brings together network, endpoint, and identity security into a single integrated solution, helping teams reduce risk, improve visibility, and respond to threats faster.

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Cyber Attacks Continue to Target Financial Services

$5.56M

$5.56M is the average cost of a data breach for financial services organizations in 2025, the second highest of any industry

44%

Ransomware appeared in 44% of all confirmed data breaches in 2025, a 37% increase from the prior year

$20.9B

$20.9B in total reported losses from cyber-enabled crime in 2025 with financial services among the most targeted sectors

Cybersecurity Challenges for Financial Services

Compliance Requirements

Financial institutions must satisfy PCI DSS, GLBA, DORA, and other regional regulations. Built-in reporting simplifies audits and ensures you maintain compliance.

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Identity and Credential Risk

Stolen credentials remain a top attack vector. Multi-factor authentication with push notifications, passkeys, and zero trust policies helps stop unauthorized access.

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Third-Party Exposure

Financial organizations rely on third-party providers, increasing their exposure to supply chain attacks. Unified visibility helps manage risk across the entire ecosystem, not just the perimeter.

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Rethink Security for Financial Services

Protecting financial institutions requires coverage that spans the network, endpoint, and identity layers, managed in a way that works for lean IT teams and MSPs.

Network Defense at Every Location

WatchGuard Firebox provides deep packet inspection, intrusion prevention, and network segmentation for institutions of any size, from a single branch to a multi-location network. All managed through WatchGuard Cloud for centralized visibility, reporting, and compliance documentation.

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Endpoint Protection for High-Value Targets

Endpoints are common targets for financial institutions. WatchGuard Endpoint Security delivers detection and response at every tier, with ransomware protection, attack surface reduction, and device control included as standard features, not separately licensed add-ons.

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Identity Security and Zero Trust

AuthPoint MFA and Total Identity Security verify every user before granting access to financial systems and applications. For remote and hybrid workers, FireCloud enforces zero trust access without exposing the network.

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Continuous Threat Monitoring

WatchGuard MDR provides 24/7 monitoring and response from a dedicated security operations team. A single platform for endpoint, identity, cloud, and network activity makes deployment and operations easier while improving coverage across your threat surface.

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What Financial Institutions Need to Know About Cybersecurity

From protecting customer data to meeting strict regulatory demands, financial organizations face constant pressure to get security right.

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Financial organizations hold sensitive personal data, process high-value transactions, and run systems that cannot afford interruption. The IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025 put the average breach cost for financial services at $5.56M, the second highest of any industry, which reflects both the value of the data held and the regulatory penalties that follow an incident.

Requirements vary by region and institution type. The most common include PCI DSS for organizations processing card payments, GLBA for US financial institutions, and DORA for EU-regulated entities. Most share core controls around access management, encryption, incident response, and audit logging.

Network security protects the connections and traffic flowing between systems, stopping threats at the perimeter and between internal segments. Endpoint security protects the individual devices where employees work, and where ransomware typically executes. Both layers are needed because an attacker who gets past the network will move to endpoints, and an attack that starts on an endpoint will move laterally across the network.

MFA requires a second form of verification before granting access, so a stolen username and password alone cannot open an account or application. The Verizon 2025 DBIR found that credential stuffing accounts for 19% of all authentication attempts on a median daily basis across SSO providers, meaning attacks against credentials are effectively constant, and prevention matters far more than post-access detection.

Look for a partner that manages security from a single platform rather than disconnected tools, provides around-the-clock monitoring rather than business-hours-only coverage, and has demonstrable experience with the compliance frameworks your institution must meet.

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