Financial institutions form the backbone of Australia’s economy, supporting individuals, businesses, and governments alike. It makes sense that these institutions are prime targets for malicious cyber activities, where attackers seek to make unlawful financial gains, exploit sensitive financial data, disrupt operations, and undermine trust.

Australia’s financial services sector accordingly operates under a raft of regulatory frameworks designed to protect consumers, data, and systems:

• APRA CPS 234 mandates financial institutions to maintain robust information security capabilities to protect against cyber threats, 
• ASIC obligations focused on ensuring cybersecurity resilience arising out of corporate governance,
• the Privacy Act 1988 governing the protection of personal information collected by financial institutions,
• and more recently, the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (the SOCI Act) and its Systems of National Significance (SoNS) framework

are just some of the obligations contributing to the complexity of the information and cyber security regulatory landscape.

The Artefakt team brings both experience and specific expertise to navigating these complexities in pragmatic and meaningful way, helping safeguard operations, ensuring compliance, and building resilience against real and emerging threats.