Building Cybersecurity Resilience Through FINRA Forward

Today's cybersecurity threats aren't isolated incidents—they are sophisticated operations orchestrated by organized criminals and even nation states. This new reality demands we respond not as individual organizations, but as a unified industry with shared intelligence and coordinated defenses. Through FINRA Forward, we are applying this perspective to create practical tools that firms can use to protect themselves and their clients from emerging threats. On this episode, we explore the topic with Bryan Smith, FINRA’s Senior Vice President of Complex Investigations and Intelligence; Brita Bayatmakou, Vice President of Strategic and Threat Intelligence; and Jason Beachy, Vice President of the Cyber and Analytics Unit. Our guests discuss how FINRA is working to provide firms with the intelligence, preparation, and collaborative tools they need to better protect themselves and their customers in an increasingly complex threat landscape. These efforts include workshops and tabletop exercises, the Cyber and Operational Resilience program, and our forthcoming Financial Intelligence Fusion Center. Resources mentioned in this episode: FINRA Forward FINRA Crypto and Blockchain Education Program Blog Post: FINRA Forward’s Rule Modernization—An Update Blog Post: Vendors, Intelligence Sharing and FINRA’s Mission Blog Post: FINRA Forward Initiatives to Support Members, Markets and the Investors They Serve Ep. 177: Previewing FINRA’s Crypto and Blockchain Education Program FIFC Email: fifc@finra.org Find us: LinkedIn / X / YouTube / Facebook / Instagram / E-mail

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Building Cybersecurity Resilience Through FINRA Forward is an episode from FINRA Unscripted by FINRA.

This episode is 00:40:42 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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