Lloyds Banking Group Becomes First U.K. Financial Services Benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK

McLean, Va., and London, U.K., September 2, 2025 – Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) has become the first U.K. financial services benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK® to help globally advance threat-informed defense.

The MITRE ATT&CK open-source framework enables organizations to understand how adversaries operate so they can better manage cyber risks and strengthen defenses. MITRE ATT&CK is a cornerstone of Lloyds Banking Group’s cyber defense strategy, providing a unified language to describe and analyze adversary behavior across threat intelligence, detection, response, risk management, and policy. 

“LBG is proud to become a benefactor of MITRE ATT&CK. This partnership reflects our deep commitment to advancing open-source cyber defense tools not just for our organization, but for the broader ecosystem of suppliers, subject matter experts, and industry peers who rely on them. By supporting MITRE’s globally respected framework, we’re helping to raise the bar for threat intelligence and resilience across the financial sector and beyond,” said Matt Rowe, chief security officer, Lloyds Banking Group 

“By supporting MITRE ATT&CK’s mission to remain open, independent, and community-driven, Lloyds Banking Group is helping empower defenders worldwide with access to shared knowledge of adversary behavior,” said Wen Masters, vice president of cyber technologies, MITRE. “We’re grateful for their commitment to keeping ATT&CK agile and supporting the global community in strengthening threat-informed defense.”

Lloyds Banking Group is a long-standing partner of MITRE, contributing to ATT&CKcon and MITRE’s collaborative research programs on the application of ATT&CK across the global cybersecurity community. 

About MITRE ATTACK

MITRE ATT&CK® is a globally accessible knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations. The ATT&CK knowledge base is used as a foundation for the development of specific threat models and methodologies in the private sector, government, and the cybersecurity product and service community. With the creation and management of ATT&CK, MITRE brings communities together to develop more effective cybersecurity. ATT&CK is open and available to any person or organization for use at no charge. Learn more: https://attack.mitre.org/

About Lloyds Banking Group

Lloyds Banking Group is the largest U.K. retail and commercial financial services provider with around 27 million customers and a presence in nearly every community. It's proud to support British businesses, with close to one million U.K. businesses supported by its leading digital and relationship banking services. LBG's main business activities include retail and commercial banking, general insurance and long-term savings, provided through well recognized brands including Lloyds, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows.

LBG has served Britain through its products and services for more than 320 years, across every community, and millions of households. Its success is interwoven with the U.K.'s prosperity, and it aims to help Britain prosper by operating responsibly, sustainably, and inclusively.

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