CyberSecurity Resources
Treasury resources for financial institutions.
This year, the Department of Treasury has been rolling out the largest public-private partnership it has ever established: Project Fortress, an effort to improve the security and resilience of the financial services sector.
The project encompasses four main components: two free cybersecurity tools for banks; a physical space for collaboration between banks and Treasury’s cyber officials in downtown D.C.; and offensive efforts by federal law enforcement against cyber attackers. They are new and existing offerings, all consolidated in May under the collective banner of Project Fortress.
Project Fortress has now been updated in January 2025.
Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection
The Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection coordinates the Department’s efforts to enhance the security and resilience of financial services sector critical infrastructure and reduce operational risk. The office works closely with financial sector companies, industry groups, and government partners to share information about cybersecurity and physical threats and vulnerabilities, encourage the use of baseline protections and best practices, and respond to and recover from significant incidents.
- Cloud Executive Steering Group
- The Financial Services Sector’s Adoption of Cloud Services
- Managing Artificial Intelligence-Specific Cybersecurity Risks in the Financial Services Sector
- Project Fortress Brochure and FAQ – 2025
- Financial Services Sector Roles and Responsibilities Report
- Financial Services Sector Risk Management Plan
Financial Stability Oversight Council
The Council is charged with identifying risks to the financial stability of the United States; promoting market discipline; and responding to emerging risks to the stability of the United States’ financial system. The Council consists of 10 voting members and 5 nonvoting members and brings together the expertise of federal financial regulators, state regulators, and an independent insurance expert appointed by the President.
Financial Institutions Policy
The Office of Financial Institutions Policy develops, analyzes, and coordinates the Department’s policies on issues affecting financial institutions, including depository institutions, bank holding companies, broker-dealers and securities firms, financial technology (fintech) and payment companies, pension funds and other investment firms, non-bank mortgage and small business lenders, digital asset companies, and other regulated and unregulated financial companies. The Office’s principal focus is on regulation, financial infrastructure, and safety and soundness matters, including regulatory capital, resolution, liquidity, stress testing, and deposit insurance; industry competition, structure, and financial condition; and emerging forms of financial services through innovations in technology and business models. The Office also focuses on how the financial system impacts individuals and small businesses, including through analyzing legislative, economic, and regulatory conditions. In addition, the Office advises the Department of Treasury on its board responsibilities for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC). For more information contact the Office of Financial Institutions Policy at [email protected].
- Spotlight on Identification Challenges for Vulnerable Communities
- Financial Products and Services for Native Communities: Landscape and Policy Recommendations
- Artificial Intelligence Request for Information: Uses, Opportunities, and Risks of Artificial Intelligence in the Financial Services Sector (June 6, 2024)
- Assessing the Impact of New Entrant Non-bank Firms on Competition in Consumer Finance Markets (November 2022)
- The Current Expected Credit Loss Accounting Standard and Financial Institution Regulatory Capital (September 15, 2020)
Federal Insurance Office
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act established Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office (FIO) and vested FIO with the authority to monitor all aspects of the insurance sector, monitor the extent to which traditionally underserved communities and consumers have access to affordable non-health insurance products, and to represent the United States on prudential aspects of international insurance matters, including at the International Association of Insurance Supervisors. In addition, FIO serves as an advisory member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council, assists the Secretary with administration of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, and advises the Secretary on important national and international insurance matters.