Financial Firms Elevate Cyber Resilience Under Pressure

Barclays' Becky Pinkard on Regulation, Containment, Leadership and AI Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • September 12, 2025

Cyber resilience is an operational necessity for financial institutions as they face growing regulatory pressure. To meet these expectations, firms must show regulators they can withstand and recover from disruptions while still managing day-to-day business demands. This outside pressure reinforces existing commitments while providing the leverage security leaders needed to gain resources and visibility, said Becky Pinkard, managing director of global cyber operations at Barclays.

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But no regulation can eliminate the human factor. Social engineering is one of the easiest entry points for attackers because the growing number of accounts and access points "creates a much wider landscape than ever before," she said.

Preparedness ultimately determines whether firms recover in days or undergo months of disruption. "How well do they know those ...