IBM Cloud for Financial Services® Validated
The IBM Cloud for Financial Services® Validated designation confirms alignment with the stringent control requirements defined in the IBM Financial Services Cloud Framework. These controls are built to meet rigorous security, regulatory, and operational resilience expectations for financial institutions, and are mapped to industry standards such as the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM).
The framework itself is grounded in internationally recognized security baselines, originally incorporating NIST 800 53 controls in its structure.
By conforming to these standardized controls—spanning hundreds of requirements across multiple focus areas—validated solutions ensure robust risk management, data protection, and prescriptive architectural compliance for regulated financial workloads.