Cyber Security for Financial Services SMBs

Financial services recorded more notifiable data breaches than almost any other sector in 2025 don't be part of next year's count.

The scale of the problem

Financial services recorded 157 notifiable data breaches in 2025 the second-highest of any named sector in the OAIC's report, behind only healthcare. Small and medium financial services businesses brokers, advisers, non-bank lenders and fintech-adjacent SMBs face the same attacker interest as larger institutions, without the same security budget.

The risks specific to your business

  • Attackers targeting client financial and identity data directly
  • Compliance obligations under frameworks like APRA CPS 234, depending on your licensing
  • Business email compromise redirecting client funds
  • Insurer and partner requirements to demonstrate baseline security controls

How MicroCyber helps

A virtual CISO to guide your compliance posture, Essential Eight uplift support, continuous vulnerability management and 24/7 monitoring through Cyber Monitor built to help you meet the expectations of regulators, insurers and larger institutional partners without an in-house security team.

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