Banking

Path Governance for Transaction Networks and Trading Floors

Financial institutions operate networks where milliseconds matter and a single breach can move billions. Payment systems, trading infrastructure, and SWIFT connections demand physical path governance that software alone cannot provide.

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Banking

When payment systems and trading infrastructure are reachable through the same network paths as email and web browsing, every phishing email becomes a potential path to fraudulent transactions worth millions.

100%

SWIFT infrastructure isolation

Zero

Persistent third-party access to payment systems

Transaction zones with independent governance

Full

DORA and PCI DSS compliance evidence

The Challenge

Financial networks are high-value targets.

SWIFT and Payment Risks

SWIFT infrastructure and payment processing systems are prime targets for sophisticated attackers seeking direct financial gain through fraudulent transactions.

Trading Floor Exposure

Trading systems require ultra-low latency connectivity that conflicts with traditional security controls, creating gaps that attackers exploit.

Third-Party Connectivity

Correspondent banking, market data providers, and fintech integrations create persistent network paths into core financial infrastructure.

The Scenario

Scenario: SWIFT Infrastructure Compromise

Attackers compromise an employee workstation through a targeted phishing campaign and move laterally over four weeks until they reach the SWIFT Alliance Lite2 server. They install custom malware that intercepts and modifies SWIFT messages, submitting fraudulent payment instructions during a bank holiday weekend. The fraud totals over forty million pounds before detection. With Firevault Control, the SWIFT infrastructure exists on a physically separated network. Employee workstations cannot reach SWIFT systems because the network path does not exist. Payment message submission requires multi-party authorisation with physical path activation.

"The attackers were in our network for 28 days. They moved from a marketing workstation to the SWIFT server in seven lateral hops. Each hop crossed a firewall boundary that should have stopped them. None did."

Solution Blueprint

Physical governance for financial transaction networks.

Financial institutions gain physical control over every network path into payment, trading, and SWIFT infrastructure. Third-party access exists only during authorised windows. Financial systems are physically separated from corporate IT. Recovery from sophisticated attacks is guaranteed through air-gapped archives.

Physical separation of SWIFT, payment, and trading infrastructure
Third-party paths that do not exist outside authorised windows
Dual-control authorisation for all financial system access
Independent management communications for financial systems
Continuous DORA, PCI DSS, and FCA compliance evidence
Air-gapped recovery for financial system restoration

Fracture, Emergency Transaction Isolation

Module 1 of 4

Physically severs network connections to payment and trading systems during active threats. When a compromise is detected, Fracture prevents lateral movement into financial transaction infrastructure within seconds.

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Key Capabilities

Sovereign Financial Data

All payment system configurations and transaction data remain within the agreed jurisdiction in NATO-approved Firevault Bunkers.

Dual-Control Access

All access to payment and trading infrastructure requires authorisation from both operations and information security teams.

DORA Compliance

Automated compliance logging maps directly to DORA operational resilience requirements and PCI DSS network segmentation controls.

Independent Communications

Out-of-band management ensures control plane access to financial systems independent of the corporate network.

Regulatory Audit Trail

Every access, transaction, and authorisation decision is recorded in tamper-proof logs meeting FCA and PRA evidence requirements.

Air-Gapped Recovery

Physically disconnected copies of financial system state ensure restoration during total compromise scenarios.

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Adoption Guide

Step 1

Financial Network Assessment

Map all network paths between corporate IT, payment systems, trading infrastructure, SWIFT, and third-party connections.

Step 2

Transaction Zone Design

Design physically separated zones for each financial system category with Control modules governing every inter-zone boundary.

Step 3

Non-Production Pilot

Deploy in a test environment mirroring your transaction infrastructure with full zone separation, dual-control authorisation, and compliance logging.

Step 4

Production Deployment

Phased deployment across financial infrastructure with air-gapped recovery, continuous compliance evidence, and independent management communications.

Step 1

Financial Network Assessment

Map all network paths between corporate IT, payment systems, trading infrastructure, SWIFT, and third-party connections.

Step 2

Transaction Zone Design

Design physically separated zones for each financial system category with Control modules governing every inter-zone boundary.

Step 3

Non-Production Pilot

Deploy in a test environment mirroring your transaction infrastructure with full zone separation, dual-control authorisation, and compliance logging.

Step 4

Production Deployment

Phased deployment across financial infrastructure with air-gapped recovery, continuous compliance evidence, and independent management communications.

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Insider Threat

Remove persistent access outside operational windows.

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