Bank compliance software for GLBA, FFIEC, and 36-hour incident readiness
Built for bank compliance, risk, and IT teams at community and regional banks that need GLBA and FFIEC evidence, board-ready reporting, vendor oversight, examiner packet prep, and a live 36-hour incident workflow in one workspace.
- Community & regional banks
- Former bank CISO
- 20 years in financial-services cyber
- GLBA, FFIEC & 36-hour workflows
Start with the pages banks and exam teams care about most: GLBA Interagency Guidelines and FFIEC IT Handbook.
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See the bank exam-readiness workspace
See GLBA, FFIEC, incidents, vendor oversight, and examiner-ready evidence in one bank exam-readiness workspace.
BlackSheep compliance workspace
GLBA, FFIEC, incidents, vendor oversight, and evidence in one operating view
When an examiner asks, this is the dashboard you pull up — not a spreadsheet, not a shared drive, not an email thread.
Live compliance scoring
82%
Evidence & policies
Review queue
FFIEC evidence package
Ready for examiner request
Vendor oversight file
Awaiting updated SOC evidence
Board reporting archive
Current quarter in review
Deadlines & remediation
Priority workflow
36-hour incident workflow
Notification timeline active · Legal + compliance assigned
Critical vendor review
Due diligence refresh queued · Evidence owner assigned
Exam packet follow-up
Policies, controls, and evidence linked for export
What bank examiners ask for is exactly what fragmented programs fail to show
When GLBA evidence, FFIEC control mapping, vendor oversight, and the 36-hour incident response process live across spreadsheets, folders, and inboxes, exam prep turns into cleanup instead of readiness.
Without BlackSheep
- Examiner findings piling up with no system to track remediation cleanly
- Spreadsheet and manual compliance sprawl across teams, folders, and inboxes
- 36-hour incident notification deadline with no live timer or response workflow
- Vendor oversight gaps with expired due diligence and weak accountability
- Policies and controls that are not being kept current between exams
With BlackSheep
- Every framework mapped with live compliance scores
- Incident response with automatic 36-hour breach notification timer
- FFIEC controls mapped and tracked with gap analysis
- Vendor oversight with due diligence, risk tiering, and renewal alerts
- When the examiner asks, you pull up a dashboard
Built for how banks actually get examined
Every feature maps to what regulators ask for. No filler, no fluff.
Compliance Dashboard
One screen showing your GLBA, FFIEC, NIST CSF, and NYDFS 500 scores. When the examiner walks in, this is what you show them.
Policy Management
Information security policies mapped to regulatory expectations. Version control, employee sign-offs, and renewal tracking built in.
Incident Response
Log incidents, track the 36-hour federal notification clock automatically, and manage the full response lifecycle with audit trails.
Vendor Risk Management
Track every third-party vendor, their risk tier, due diligence status, and contract terms. Examiner-ready evidence of ongoing oversight.
Evidence Collection
All audit evidence in one place. Export clean packages for examinations, board reporting, or regulatory inquiries.
Exam Readiness
Gap analysis across every framework shows exactly where you stand. Walk into your next exam with confidence, not anxiety.
Every framework your examiners care about
Mapped controls, tracked evidence, and live compliance scores for every regulation that applies to your bank.
For the pages exam teams and crawlers should find first, start with GLBA Interagency and FFIEC IT.
GLBA Interagency Guidelines
The foundational information security standard for all federally supervised banks.
- Board-approved information security program
- Risk assessment and management
- Access controls and authentication
- Incident response and reporting
- Service provider oversight
FFIEC IT Handbook
The examination handbook examiners use to evaluate your information security program.
- Information security program maturity
- IT governance and risk management
- Cybersecurity controls assessment
- Business continuity planning
- Audit and examination readiness
NIST CSF 2.0
The framework regulators keep referencing in exams.
- Govern — policies & roles
- Identify — asset management
- Protect — access control
- Detect — monitoring
- Respond & Recover
NYDFS 23 NYCRR 500
New York's cybersecurity regulation. It has teeth.
- CISO designation
- Annual penetration testing
- Multi-factor authentication
- Encryption requirements
- Annual certification filing
CIS 18 Controls
Prioritized security controls that map to what examiners expect.
- Asset inventory and control
- Secure configuration management
- Continuous vulnerability management
- Audit log management
- Incident response management
Everything your compliance program needs.One platform, one price.
Our founder charged $30,000/year per firm to build these programs by hand. Now it's all in software.
DIY
Save $36,000+/year on compliance costs
The full platform. Every feature. Every framework. No gates. Whether you self-manage or work with a consultant, everything is in one place.
- All compliance frameworks
- Live compliance dashboard & scores
- Policy templates & sign-offs included
- Vendor risk management & oversight
- Risk assessment with gap analysis
- Access reviews & IT controls review
- Incident tracking with breach timers
- IR & BCP testing logs
- Security training & tracking
- Cyber insurance readiness
- Tasks, scheduling & annual reporting
- Unlimited users
- Email support
Builder
Hands-on services included
Everything in DIY, plus we do the hands-on work. Incident response testing, business continuity testing, audit support, and annual training included.
- Everything in DIY
- We lead your incident response testing
- We lead your business continuity testing
- We provide audit support
- We lead your annual security training
Professional
Your fractional compliance team
Everything in Builder, plus we're alongside you week to week. Still less than a single consulting engagement.
- Everything in Builder
- Biweekly calls to lead your compliance program
- We will personally guide you through the full implementation of your cybersecurity program
- The Maverick to your Goose
- We have your back
All plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required. Cancel anytime.
Ready for an exam in 30 days or we extend your trial free until you are.
Questions banks and credit unions ask before they buy
Is BlackSheep built for banks and credit unions?
Yes. BlackSheep is built to help banks and credit unions manage cybersecurity compliance across GLBA, FFIEC, NIST CSF, vendor oversight, incident response, and audit-ready evidence collection.
Can BlackSheep help with examiner readiness?
BlackSheep is designed to help institutions centralize policies, evidence, vendor oversight, incidents, and remediation work so teams are better prepared when examiners ask for documentation.
What does BlackSheep replace for banking teams?
BlackSheep replaces spreadsheet tracking, scattered evidence folders, disconnected policy reviews, and ad hoc remediation follow-up with one operating system for cybersecurity compliance work.
Can we use BlackSheep without a long implementation cycle?
Yes. BlackSheep is designed to help institutions identify what applies, organize the work, and start improving readiness without a heavy enterprise implementation process.
Your compliance frameworks
GLBA Interagency Guidelines
Federal banking agency requirements for safeguarding customer information
FFIEC IT Examination
IT examination handbook controls for banking institutions
NIST CSF 2.0
The gold standard cybersecurity framework for risk management
CIS 18 Controls
Prioritized security controls that map to banking regulations
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