Sheltered Harbor

Purpose

Cyber threats are exploding. Individual institutions cannot prevent all attacks. Yet in today’s connected world, a paralyzing attack on even one institution that prevents customers from accessing their accounts could cause panic that infects the whole financial system.

Sheltered Harbor’s purpose is to protect customers, financial institutions, and public confidence in the financial system if a catastrophic event like a cyber attack causes an institution’s critical systems - including backups - to fail.

Who We Are

A not-for-profit subsidiary of FS-ISAC (Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center), the Sheltered Harbor organization is devoted to coordinating the development of the Sheltered Harbor standard, promoting adoption across the industry, supporting implementation, and ensuring adherence.

The standard is developed by working groups composed of hundreds of subject matter experts and industry professionals, primarily drawn from the ranks of Sheltered Harbor participants.

Participation is open to financial institutions of all sizes including banks, credit unions, brokerages, asset managers, industry associations, and service providers.

From the beginning, Sheltered Harbor has enjoyed critical industry support from financial institutions, clearing houses, core processors and industry trade associations including:

American Bankers Association (ABA)
Americas Credit Unions (formerly CUNA and NAFCU)
BITS, Bank Policy Institute (BITS - BPI)
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)
Financial Services Forum (FSF)
Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC)
Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA)
Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA)

Rebeca Romero Rainey,
President & CEO
Independent Community Bankers Association

Rob Nichols,
President & CEO
American Bankers Association

Jim Nussle,
President & CEO
Credit Union National Association

At a Glance

How We Work

Sheltered Harbor’s core team coordinates with hundreds of subject matter experts in our working groups. We're building an ecosystem to help participants implement the standard fast with global and national assurance and advisory firms and solution providers.

Working Groups

Sheltered Harbor standards,
best practices, and other materials are developed
by collaborative Working Groups,
composed of subject matter experts, mainly from Sheltered Harbor participant
instutuions and partners

Alliance Partners

Sheltered Harbor has engaged a
community of specialized trusted partners
who provide the services, technology, and
solutions necessary to help our participants
implement the standards.
The number and scope of these partnerships
expands as the initiative matures.

Solution Providers

Sheltered Harbor is building relationships with select technology solution providers
to provide its Participants with Sheltered Harbor
endorsed turnkey data vaulting solutions,
offering Participants choice, to achieve
cost-effective certification sooner.

Press Room

NCUA Releases Annual Report on Cyber Security and Credit Union System Resilience

How River City Bank strengthened their resilience against cyber threats

Cobalt Iron: Is Your Financial Organization Cyber-Resilient?

ESG Video: Dell and Sheltered Harbor Partners in Cyber Resilience

Cohesity Joins Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program as a Solution Provider

ESG: Enhancing Cyber Resiliency and Recovery

OCC: Acting Comptroller Discusses Cybersecurity Risks to Financial Sector

White Paper: Building Cyber Resilience to Maintain Public Confidence

Veritas Joins Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program as a Solution Provider

White Paper: A Sheltered Harbor In a Cyber Storm

Cobalt Iron Joins Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program as a Solution Provider

ABA: Regulators Sending Louder Messaging About Data Protection

New York Times: Hacking Wall Street

SIFMA, ABA, BPI, IIB: Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements

FS-ISAC: In the Poker Game of Ransomware, A Data Vault is Your Ace in the Hole

Carnegie: International Strategy to Protect the Financial System Against Cyber Threats

The Cube: Dell Offers Vault Solution to Protect Data in ransomware attacks

Dell Technologies Joins Sheltered Harbor as First Solution Provider Alliance Partner

OCC: Cybersecurity: Joint Statement on Heightened Cybersecurity Risk

FFIEC: Financial Regulators include Sheltered Harbor in IT Examination Handbook

DTCC: RESILIENCE FIRST: Promoting Financial Stability by Planning for Disruption

Credit Unions Today: CEOs Urged to Join Sheltered Harbor

ABA: Trade Group CEOs to Financial Institutions: Join Sheltered Harbor

RSM Joins Sheltered Harbor’s Alliance Partner Community

Sheltered Harbor Selected as CIO 100 Honoree

Contact Us

Check our FAQ page for answers to many questions.

Don't hesitate to contact us with further questions.

Assets	Fee	Join Sheltered Harbor
Assets	Fee	Onlne		Download
<$100MM	$250		OR
>$100M	$500		OR
>$500M	$1,000		OR
>$1B	$2,500		OR
>$5B	$5,000		OR
>$10B	$10,000		OR
>$50B	$25,000		OR
>$250B	$50,000		OR

Client Assets*		Clearing Clients	Fee	Join Sheltered Harbor
Client Assets*		Clearing Clients	Fee	Online		Download
<$100MM	and	<1 (self clearer)	$2,500		OR
<$10B	and	<50	$5000		OR
<$10B	and	50 - 100	$10,000		OR
$10B - $200B	and	<20	$10,000		OR
$10B - $200B	and	>20	$25,000		OR
>$200B	or	>100	$25,000		OR

AUM or Plan Assets	Fee	Join Sheltered Harbor
AUM or Plan Assets	Fee	Online		Download
<$20B	$1,000		OR
$5B - $20B	$2,500		OR
$20B - $50B	$15,000		OR
$50B - $200B	$25,000		OR
> $200B	$50,000		OR

Advanced Software Products Group (ASPG) Inc.	Brand Ambassador
Lisa Hamilton	Executive VP Sales	239-649-1548 x2031	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
AWS - Amazon Web Services	Advisory
Christopher McDonald	Industry Specialist Capital Markets	718-581-7784	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Pradeep Dhananjaya	Banking Technical Lead	201-993-8444	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Capgemini	Advisory
Rob Jepson	Senior Manager, Cybersecurity Center of Execellence	720-480-4538	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cobalt Iron	Solution Provider
Andy T. Hurt	Chief Marketing Officer	720-891-0053	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cobalt Iron Compass® for Sheltered Harbor will protect consumer account data via SaaS delivery for on-premises or cloud deployment options.
Cohesity	Brand Ambassador
Lina Parness	Marketplace Alliances Manager		This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cyber Risk Institute	Brand Ambassador
Josh Magri	President & CEO		This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) is a not-for-profit coalition of financial institutions and trade associations. We're working to protect the global economy by enhancing cybersecurity and resiliency through standardization.
Dell Technologies	ENDORSED Solution Provider
Jim Shook	Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance	678-230.0525	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Learn how Dell Technologies can help your U.S. financial institution expedite Sheltered Harbor “Data Protected” Certification with “Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Sheltered Harbor”, the first turnkey data vaulting solution to receive endorsement for meeting all of the requirements of the Sheltered Harbor standard
Elastio	Brand Ambassador
Todd Fredrick	SVP Strategic Alliances	703-328-7325	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Grant Thornton	Assurance - Qualified Assessor
Vincent Concialdi	Partner	312-602-8731	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Learn how Grant Thornton can help your U.S. financial institution with independent attestation services for Sheltered Harbor Certification and annual recertification.
Mainline Information Systems	Brand Ambassador
Chris Dedham	Solutions Architect	703-608-0330	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
PwC	Advisory
Shawn Lonergan, Ph.D.	Principal - Cyber, Risk & Regualtory	917-683-9049	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
PwC	Assurance - Qualified Assessor
Jeff Trent	Partner	646-471-7343	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
RSM	Assurance - Qualified Assessor
Melissa Harp	Principal	612-376-9871	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
John Huyette	Principal	215-648-3181	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Veritas Technologies LLC	ENDORSED Solution Provider
Liji Kuruvilla	Sr. Principal Product Manager, NBU Product Management	407-417-5523	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Robert Shields	Principal PMM, Cyber Resilience and Data Security		This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Veritas Technologies, a leader in multi-cloud data management, has joined the Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program as a solution provider. This reinforces Veritas’ commitment to ensuring that critical customer data in the financial sector remains protected from cyber threats, including ransomware.
21st Century Software Technologies, Inc.	Brand Ambassador
Eddy Ciliendo	Vice President of Business Development	919-703-9098	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Cobalt Iron	Solution Provider
Andy T. Hurt	Chief Marketing Officer	720-891-0053	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Cobalt Iron Compass® for Sheltered Harbor will protect consumer account data via SaaS delivery for on-premises or cloud deployment options.

Dell Technologies		ENDORSED Solution Provider
Jim Shook	Director, Cybersecurity & Compliance	678-230-0525	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Learn how Dell Technologies can help your U.S. financial institution expedite Sheltered Harbor “Data Protected” Certification with “Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for Sheltered Harbor”, the first turnkey data vaulting solution to receive endorsement for meeting all of the requirements of the Sheltered Harbor standard

FIS		ENDORSED Solution Provider
Scott Yoshimura	Senior Director, Product Management	602-337-3347	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Learn how FIS, a global leader in fintech and the first service provider officially certified with an endorsed solution and service for Sheltered Harbor Data Protection, can streamline and expedite your Sheltered Harbor Certification with FIS Data Restore.

Veritas Technologies LLC	Solution Provider
Liji Kuruvilla	Sr. Principal Product Manager, NBU Product Management	407-417-5523	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Elias AbuGhazaleh	Director, Product Management	321-578-1979	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Veritas Technologies, a leader in multi-cloud data management, has joined the Sheltered Harbor Alliance Partner Program as a solution provider. This reinforces Veritas’ commitment to ensuring that critical customer data in the financial sector remains protected from cyber threats, including ransomware.

Purpose

Who We Are

How We Work

Working Groups

Alliance Partners

Solution Providers

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Press Room

Contact Us

Annual Fee Assessment Schedule for Banks and Credit Unions

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Annual Fee Assessment Schedule for Securities Firms

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Annual Fee Schedule for Asset Managers, Transfer Agents, Insurers, Hedge Funds, Custodians, Private Equity and other Financial Recordkeepers

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