2025 Financial Services Cyber Resilience Report

Survey Says: Finance Faces an IT Resilience Reckoning

Trust is the currency of finance – and cyberattacks are draining it fast. A single breach can trigger investor panic, spark withdrawals, and send firms spiraling into crisis. Yet even as threats grow sharper and more sophisticated, many financial organizations are still relying on outdated systems, limited testing, and overworked teams to hold the line.

Our new 2025 Financial Services Cyber Resilience Report – The Survival Imperative uncovers how financial firms are grappling with escalating cyber risks – and what it will take to protect both business continuity and investor confidence in the year ahead.

Drawing insights from 300+ financial executives across RIAs, family offices, hedge funds, private equity, and wealth management firms, the report exposes the vulnerabilities, pressures, and opportunities shaping the next chapter of cybersecurity in finance.

Survey Findings Spotlight

• The Cost of a Breach: Confidence Lost, Capital Gone: Eighty-eight percent of executives say a successful cyberattack would trigger investor withdrawals or panic – proving that cybersecurity isn’t just an IT issue; it’s a business survival issue.
• Attacks Are Routine – and Recovery’s Too Slow: Ninety-three percent of firms suffered a cyber incident last year. Many took a week or longer to even detect and contain it – leaving data, dollars, and reputations at risk.
• The Biggest Gaps to Watch: Legacy systems, infrequent testing, and thin in-house expertise continue to weaken defenses across the financial sector.
• The MSSP Advantage: Firms partnering with managed security providers report faster detection, proactive monitoring, and stronger recovery postures than internal-only teams – proving that outsourced expertise delivers measurable resilience.

For CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, and other financial leaders, this report delivers a clear, data-driven view of today’s financial cyber landscape – and a smarter, more strategic path forward.