Recent Updates


January 15, 2016

Letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

January 14, 2016 The FSSCC submitted a sur-reply letter to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) regarding the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). In the letter, the sector incorporated the September 21, 2015 submission and additionally highlighted four key assertions and recommendations. Read More
December 18, 2015

DECEMBER 18, 2015

December 17, 2015 Both chambers of the U.S. Congress have passed an omnibus bill that includes the Cybersecurity Act of 2015, which contains core provisions of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act or CISA that the FSSCC has supported. The bill now goes to President Obama who has indicated that he will sign the legislation into law. In recognition of this major accomplishment on a bi-partisan basis, the FSSCC chairman and vice chairman issued the following statement. Read More
October 28, 2015

OCTOBER 28, 2015

October 27, 2015 On October 27th, the Senate passed The Cyber Security Act (CISA). The Senate passed the bill by a large bipartisan margin of 74-21 votes. Read More

Highlighted Resources

Cyber Storm 2020 After-Action Report
On August 10-14, 2020, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) conducted Cyber Storm 2020 (CS 2020), the seventh iteration of the national capstone cyber exercise that brings together the public and private sectors to simulate response to a cyber crisis impacting the Nation’s critical infrastructure

Cybersecurity Profile
The FSSCC Cybersecurity Profile is now managed, updated, and maintained by the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI).

Automated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
The Automated Cybersecurity Assessment Tool to provide all members of the financial services industry with an outline of the guidance and a means to collect and score their responses to the Assessment questions.

Business Services Resilience and Restoration
This white paper defines key terms used in discussions related to operational resilience, business continuity/disaster recovery, and business restoration.