The Cybersecurity Trends Every Financial Services Organization Needs to Know

Financial services organizations saw a 32% increase in high- or critical-severity vulnerabilities last year. But that’s just one part of the story.

Valid vulnerability reports in this sector increased by 9% last year, driven in part by the 68% rise in penetration testing on financial services programs. Find out what’s driving these trends—and how the most resilient FinServ organizations are staying ahead.

This Financial Services Edition of the Hacker-Powered Security Report dives into:

• 3 factors that set top-performing security programs apart
• Capital One’s success with using live hacking events to engage researchers and uncover critical vulnerabilities
• Why competitive bounties and broader testing scopes are essential for this highly targeted and regulated industry
• Steps to benchmark and improve your security program in 2025