S&T Encourages Financial Sector Participation in CART

S&T is Partnering with Financial Service Organizations to Secure the Finance Sector from Cyber Threats

DHS is responsible for protecting the majority of the 16 critical infrastructure sectors, and even when we are not the named Sector-Specific Agency (SSA), we are partnering with agencies to offer solutions to keep our nation safe.

One example is the Financial Services Sector. The Department of Treasury is the SSA, however DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has developed the Next Generation Cyber Infrastructure (NGCI) Apex program (Cyber Apex) to provide cybersecurity solutions to this sector. Through the Cyber Apex program, S&T has partnered with the Department of Treasury to engage financial services organizations and encourage participation in the Cyber Apex Review Team, also known as the CART. […] 

Currently, the CART is a mix of large banks and financial institutions, however S&T is expanding the group to mid-sized and regional banks to increase knowledge and information sharing. As members of the CART, financial organizations will have the opportunity to identify cybersecurity gaps, review research findings and receive recommended solutions to help keep networks and systems safe from cyber threats.

To date, the Cyber Apex program is researching four efforts—detecting lateral movement within a network, gaining knowledge of artifacts on the network, improving analytical sharing methods and protecting sensitive data—but, as new capability gaps arise the program will add new research efforts.