Iberia Cards has officially adopted the Synack security validation ecosystem. So the credit entity will move away from annual, fixed-scope compliance audits. Instead, the company has adopted a proactive cybersecurity stance with continuous security validation. Iberia Cards owns the payment infrastructure that is under the strict supervision of the Bank of Spain. Hence, it was necessary to test at a higher degree of sophistication to reveal significant operational risks.
“By using this deployment, Iberia Cards can benefit from human intelligence as well as automated testing capabilities. Specifically, the financial issuer combines Synack Red Team with Sara AI Pentesting platforms. This two-pronged approach increases both the total attack surface coverage and the speed of overall vulnerability detection. The integration also enables security teams to validate real-world exploitability with the highest confidence.
“What keeps bringing me back to Synack is the convergence of three things you rarely find together: professionalism, breadth in vulnerability discovery, and real depth in findings,” said José Manuel Rivera García, Chief Information Security Officer at Iberia Cards. “The serious problems are always in the business logic. There’s always time to improve the perimeter later, but if you’re only testing once a year, you’re not finding what matters.”
Addressing Complex Financial Vulnerabilities
Standard automated scanning tools routinely miss complex business logic vulnerabilities within software.
However, specialized testing models effectively surface subtle architectural flaws before malicious actors exploit them. By utilizing Synack, Iberia Cards generates documented, reproducible evidence for regulatory bodies. Moreover, this continuous framework delivers clear risk insights directly to executive leadership boards.
The deployment leverages Sara AI Pentesting, driven by the Autonomous Red Agent engine. Additionally, the Synack Red Team provides access to a globally vetted community of ethical hackers.
Angela Heindl-Schober, Chief Marketing Officer at Synack, highlighted the milestone deployment.
“Iberia Cards is a strong example of what continuous security validation looks like in one of the most highly regulated industries in the world,” said Angela Heindl-Schober, Chief Marketing Officer at Synack. “It also reflects the growing footprint we’re building across Spain and Portugal and within financial services more broadly. Customers in this sector can’t afford to choose between speed and rigor, and pairing Sara AI Pentesting with the Synack Red Team means they no longer have to.”
By combining artificial intelligence with elite human expertise, Synack bridges crucial security coverage gaps. Thus, Iberia Cards maintains ongoing visibility across its expanding digital financial environment.
Ultimately, this implementation sets a strong benchmark for regulatory compliance across European financial markets.
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