Banking & Financial Services

stratsec has extensive experience in the institutional and retail banking industries within Australia, providing a wide range of services for clients including: security audits, information security governance models, policy compliance assessments and technical security reviews.

stratsec understands the complex relationships between security, technology, and the regulation of the banking and finance industry in Australia. We have an open dialogue with the banking and finance industry regulators, and utilise our knowledge of the industry to address the inter-relationship between compliance and information technology requirements, with particular regard to:

  • Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Prudential Standards
  • AUSTRAC Reporting & Anti-Money Laundering Requirements
  • Australian Banker's Association (ABA) Codes of Practice
  • Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OFPC) Case Notes & Privacy Act
  • Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules
  • International regulation including Sarbanes-Oxley and BASEL II, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and the European Privacy Directive.
  • Technology Platforms

While we have considerable knowledge and intelligence surrounding these governance and compliance issues within this sector, we also have experience within the banking and finance industry, down to a system level; this includes the conduct of reviews of the design and security components of a wide range of financial markets systems, including:

  • SWIFT & SWIFTnet
  • OM SECUR
  • Austraclear and EXIGO
  • Ubitrade
  • FXAll, Currenex, AutobahnFX
  • Reuters Messaging
  • Radianz Network, LiffeNet 
  • and many others.

References for specific projects and engagements can be provided upon request and execution of a non-disclosure agreement. For more information regarding how stratsec can help your Banking and/or Financial Services organisation, please contact our industry leader:

Nick Ellsmore
Chief Technical Officer
stratsec
T: +61 2 9236 7276