# Cybersecurity solutions for financial services

Most current privacy regulations require state-of-the-art encryption when it comes to sensitive data protection. The scope of sensitive data has extended from credit cards and account numbers to personally identifiable information, behavioural analytics, and OLTP workload.

We have built secure systems for both traditional banking and modern fintech. Our solutions allow to comply with regulations such as the GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, SOX, NIST and protect the data without risking the system's usability.

## Cybersecurity challenges in finance

### Digital transformation and unsiloing

Insiders and external adversaries frequently target fintech systems for financial gain.

### Moving to public cloud

Regulations and certifications can't guarantee that typical [security mistakes](https://www.wsj.com/articles/capital-one-reports-data-breach-11564443355) like "misconfigured" cloud servers won't happen.

### Compliance demands and higher stakes

The regulatory landscape is changing, and compliance demands are increasing (PCI DSS v3.2, PSD2, CBC). Besides, users expect exceptional features and interoperability without compromising security.

### Wider open ecosystem

Financial companies of all sizes join forces to promote infrastructural growth in the global digital economy, so the cost of reputational harm is higher than ever.

## Modern solutions for financial services

### Encryption closer to data

Systems that use application level encryption or end-to-end encryption combined with pseudonymisation or anonymisation of data.

[See AcraModern solutions for financial services](/content/acra/index.html)

### Zero Trust

Systems that verify access on every transaction based on the security-relevant context of this transaction.

### Strong application security

Systems that use multi-layered access control and security measures that span across the whole data lifecycle.

## Our offerings

### Acra

#### A DATABASE SECURITY SUITE  
Provides transparent application level encryption that is easy-to-integrate into existing infrastructures. Use AcraServer to encrypt database fields “on the fly”. Use Acra’s Requests Firewall and Anomalies Detection to protect against suspicious queries.

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### Themis

#### A CROSS PLATFORM CRYPTO LIBRARY  
A cross-platform cryptographic library for mobile, web, and server platforms, which solves 90% of typical data protection use cases that are common for most fintech apps. Themis helps to integrate application level encryption fast and easily.

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### Secure fintech data vault

How to build a secure fintech application? Encrypt users' PII and transactions, process them encrypted throughout your system to protect against tampering and insider threats without sacrificing performance or scalability.

### Verifiable audit logs

Integrate a provable audit trail into your system's major components. Demonstrate transparency and trust for your users, regulators, and investors.

### Security layers for complex use cases

Not every security challenge can be solved easily. Having built security systems and tools for innovators, we understand that you may face unique difficulties not mentioned on this page. We build bespoke solutions for complex use cases, feel free to contact us.

### Consulting

#### Making fintech compliant and secure

Wallets, nodes, and exchanges require traditional security measures: appsec, datasec, infrasec. We help to prioritize, design, and integrate only relevant security measures for your system.

#### Security review of fintech apps

We conduct security audits and design reviews of fintech apps, neobanks, and crypto wallets. We define their fitness against threat models and suggest improvements.

#### Security advisory

We provide security consulting to ensure your high level security goals are transformed into a clear roadmap. Our security managers and auditors assist with maintainance and development of security procedures that bring pragmatic and compliance benefits.

## Relevant customer story

**Quick migration to field level encryption of governmental data**  
Integrating encryption and data masking for sensitive data stored in MySQL cluster. A combination of transparent SQL encryption via AcraServer and encryption API via AcraTranslator makes Acra fit for complex solutions.

## How we make a difference

### Cloud Native Security

Moving to the cloud doesn't mean reinventing the wheel. Acra provides familiar security guarantees in a new environment, adapted to new risks.

### Target core fintech risks

Our solutions focus on essential sensitive data risks, protecting against threats in application to cloud, network, and physical access.

### Security & performance

We use fast and modern cryptography that works equally well with hardware and hyped programming frameworks.

### Security & usability

We wrap strong cryptographic protection of data in a developer-friendly form. To protect data with our tools, your developers do not need to know cryptography.

## Our mission is simple.

We help you focus on delivering better service to your customers while relieving your team of security engineering pains and giving your users confidence that their data is safe with you.