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Bank of England disaster protocol questioned

Bank of England's cyber safeguards questioned after IT failure shuts down vital payment system

Mark Carney
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Questions were raised about the integrity of the Bank of England's disaster recovery processes after an IT glitch halted a crucial payment system for an unprecedented 10 hours on October 20.

Thousands of payments were delayed after the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system was paused due to a "technical issue related to some routine maintenance", according to a statement.

David Canham, a

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