Cybersecurity for Finance and Banking

Financial institutions are prime targets because attacks on them can yield direct monetary gain, and in this sector penetration testing is often a regulatory requirement. Nokta Guard plans and reports penetration tests for banks, brokerages, payment and e-money institutions in line with the regulations that apply to them.

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Common threats and systems

Account takeover, privilege escalation and business logic flaws in mobile and internet banking.
Attacks on payment APIs, open banking integrations and merchant infrastructure.
Phishing and social engineering aimed at employees.
DDoS attacks causing service outages and supplier-related risks.

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Relevant regulations

Depending on your institution type, one or more of these pages apply: BDDK Penetration Testing (banks), CMB Penetration Testing (capital markets institutions and crypto asset service providers), CBRT Payment and E-Money Institutions, PCI DSS Penetration Testing if you handle card data, and KVKK Technical Measures for all organizations.

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Recommended services

Web, mobile, API, internal and external network penetration testing.
Social engineering and phishing simulation.
Controlled DDoS resilience testing.
Objective-based Red Team engagements.
Retesting after remediation and our Sector Compliance service for regulatory mapping.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

How often should banks run penetration tests?

BDDK's information systems regulation requires banks to have independent teams perform penetration tests at least once a year. Additional testing after significant system changes should also be considered.

If we are subject to several regulations, is one test enough?

Where scopes overlap, a single test plan can be designed to meet several requirements. We address each regulation's reporting and submission expectations separately.

How is a mobile banking app tested?

We test the app following OWASP MASVS and MASTG, covering on-device data storage, communication security and the back-end APIs.

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