Cyber security
WHAT IS THIS? The aim of cyber security is to protect computer systems from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. Regulators have stated banks and other financial institutions should be able to return to normal operation no more than two hours after suffering a cyber attack.
Bank disruptors: Barclays finds blockchain nirvana
USC could transform financial markets. But first, backers must prove it is secure
Cyber risk tops EBA poll of operational risks
Bank analysts say money laundering, conduct and legal risk are pressing challenges, too
Death, taxes and technology risk
Exchanges must plan for the certainty that their technology will fail, sometimes
CCPs, margin ease and equity option freeze
The week on Risk.net, November 23–29, 2019
Clearing house power-downs raise fears among members
Banks question CCP resilience to system outages, as debate swirls over non-default losses
Industry-led op risk taxonomy launches
Scheme aims to complement Basel classifications, ease peer comparison
Industry to take up Fed’s white paper on cyber risk
Workshop will delve into definitions and classifications of the most chameleon of risks
Robo-raters help banks vet vendors for cyber risk
Specialists tout service for monitoring third parties amid tougher rules on outsourcing risk
FBI sees steep rise in state-sponsored cyber theft
Risk USA: Impact of US sanctions driving theft “to fund coffers”, says special agent
NY Fed CRO urges banks to improve risk controls
Risk USA: Tangled web of controls threatens ability to recover from attacks, says Rosenberg
LCH leads top CCPs on operational failures
London-based clearing house said core systems were down for over seven hours in 12-month period
US clearers move to dole out losses besides default
ICC wants members to chip in on investment and custodial losses; the OCC, on the whole op risk enchilada
A behavioural lens could help manage human risk
Human decision-making needs careful watching. For that, behavioural science can help
Deploying agile analytics in the fight against fraud
Financial firms are under pressure to tackle the widespread problem of financial fraud. As the speed, scale and sophistication of fraudulent activity grows, a panel of financial crime experts reveal how firms can develop an agile analytics capability to…
Cloud solution provider of the year: Eze Castle Integration
Asia Risk Technology Awards 2019
Banks queasy over idea of building cyber trust
They agree that sharing intel on cyber threats is a good thing. But that doesn’t mean they want to
Risk Technology Awards 2019: Making machines more helpful
Machine learning can be too efficient; now, vendors are looking for ways to make it more accurate. Clive Davidson looks at the stories behind this year’s Risk Technology Awards
Ex-Huawei tech security chief on steeling UOB’s cyber defences
Singaporean bank overhauls penetration testing and scenario analysis, with Tobias Gondrom leading the effort
Basel set to update op risk and resilience principles
Op risk working group to issue core ‘indicators of resilience’ proposal as update to 2011 principles
Industry should work together on operational resilience – BoE
Regulator to “shortly” issue report highlighting opportunities for op risk collaboration
New applications in Asia’s financial crime analytics
Financial crime is a fast-growing problem for Asia‑Pacific financial services firms. Working with outmoded systems and patched-up processes to detect, monitor and eliminate potential threats, banks are spending millions on sophisticated new solutions to…
Singapore banks ramp up cyber scenario analysis
StanChart building out scenario library as dealers up use of technique to gauge spending on defences