Financial Services
The Challenge
A rapidly growing financial services organisation had expanded its technology estate through multiple platform implementations and acquisitions. Management lacked assurance that key IT controls supporting financial reporting, operational resilience and cyber risk were operating effectively.
Our Approach
User Access Reviews
Comprehensive review of provisioning and deprovisioning controls
Privileged Access
Management and monitoring of privileged account usage
Periodic Reviews
Structured access certification and review processes
Emergency Access
Controlled emergency access procedures and monitoring
Detailed Review Areas
- User provisioning and deprovisioning controls
- Privileged account management
- Periodic access review processes
- Emergency access procedures
- Change approval workflows
- IT control ownership and accountability
Key Results
- Identification of high-risk access control weaknesses
- Improved governance over privileged access
- Enhanced change management controls
- Formalised ownership of key IT controls
- Clear remediation roadmap aligned to industry good practice
Outcome
The organisation significantly improved its technology control environment, reducing operational risk and strengthening audit readiness.
"RMO conducted a comprehensive review of our Identity and Access Management controls and quickly identified critical improvement opportunities. Their expertise, professionalism, and attention to detail gave us confidence that our control framework was operating effectively."
IT Director
Global Technology Company