Financial Services
SIFT has extensive experience in the institutional and retail banking
industries within Australia, having provided a wide range of services including security audits, information security governance models, policy compliance assessments and technical security reviews.
SIFT understands the Legal & Regulatory Business Environment
SIFT understands the complex relationships between security, technology, and the regulation of the banking & finance industry in Australia. We have an open dialogue with the banking and finance industry regulators, and use our knowledge of the industry to address the inter-relationship between compliance and information technology requirements, with particular regard to:
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Prudential Standards
- AUSTRAC Reporting & Anti-Money Laundering Requirements
- Australian Banker’s Association (ABA) Codes of Practice
- Office of the Federal Privacy Commissioner (OFPC) Case Notes & Privacy Act
- Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Listing Rules
- International regulation including Sarbanes-Oxley and BASEL II, Gramm-Leach-Bliley and the European Privacy Directive.
Technology Platforms
While we have considerable knowledge and intelligence surrounding these governance and compliance issues, we also have experience within banking & finance down to a system level, including having conducted reviews of the design and security components of a wide range of financial markets systems, including:
- SWIFT & SWIFTnet
- OM SECUR
- Austraclear
- Ubitrade
- FXAll, Currenex, AutobahnFX
- Reuters Messaging
- Radianz Network
- Many others
References for specific projects and engagements can be provided upon request and execution of a non-disclosure agreement.
For more information regarding how SIFT can help your organisation, please contact us.
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SIFT is an "Australian Government Endorsed Supplier" of information security and information risk management services. 
