Runtime protection for critical financial applications

Defending highly sensitive data against advanced threats.

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The rise of fintech applications and APIs has introduced new vectors for attackers

71%

of people said zero-day attacks were the biggest issue for safeguarding their applications 1

65%

growth in application attacks in the financial services industry over 12 months 2

4.9

million dollars is the average cost of a cyber-attack. 3



The evolving attack surface: securing Fintech and open banking APIs

Hard to defend against advanced threats

Defending a growing portfolio of business-critical applications and APIs.

Innovating at high velocity to meet rapidly evolving market and customer demands.

Protecting sensitive customer data while navigating a complex landscape of security threats and regulatory requirements.

Complexity in protecting legacy systems

Navigating the complexities of hybrid environments where modern applications must securely integrate with legacy systems.

Struggling to apply uniform security controls and consistent policies across a diverse and fragmented technology stack.

Defending against sophisticated application-logic attacks, like insecure deserialization and broken access control, that evade traditional defenses.

Traditional security tools fall short

Overcoming the noise and delays of traditional SAST and DAST tools that fail to keep pace with the speed of modern financial development.

Lacking real-time visibility into live application behavior, leaving SOC teams blind to threats that do not trigger infrastructure-based alerts.

Struggling to detect attacks that bypass perimeter defenses such as WAFs and EDRs by exploiting the application layer directly.

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Secure the applications and APIs that guard customer and financial data


  • Visibility into live attack behavior: Runtime application security inside the application, delivering real-time insights into attacks. Teams can understand, prioritize and block active threats, without the noise and delays of traditional tools.
  • A buffer for patch delays: In regulated and complex environments, patching takes time. Runtime protection can enforce compensating controls immediately even before a patch is ready helping maintain compliance and uptime.
  • Protection against increasing AI-generated code: Banking services such as customer portals often include code generated by AI or from third-party tools. Runtime security detects and neutralizes vulnerabilities in the code before they’re exploited.
  • Scalable, stack-wide protection: Runtime solutions scale to protect web applications and APIs, supporting digital transformation without expanding risk.

Innovate faster without compromising on security and compliance

Contrast Application Detection and Response (ADR) Protect applications and APIs from exploits and zero days.

Detect attacks on applications and APIs so security operations teams can respond before exploits occur.

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Contrast Application Security Testing (AST) Monitor code as it runs. Identify vulnerabilities instantly.

Prioritize and address risks with faster application and API vulnerability detection and fewer false positives.

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Contrast One Defend your applications and APIs with Contrast One.

Managed runtime security powered by the people who built it.

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Resources

Solution brief

Runtime protection for critical financial applications

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Case study

Powering Storebrand’s layered approach to securing financial services

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Report

For three years running, Contrast Security has surveyed some of the world’s leading financial institutions to better understand their cyber threat landscape

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