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.
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
Race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
US banks harbour concerns over agencies’ cyber risk rule
Lack of reporting template means “people can give the least amount of data possible”, warns CISO
Fed: banks may need AI risk systems to cope with smart devices
Tenfold increase in web-enabled devices via 5G and IoT means explosion in cyber threats, says official
Banks and Fed still stuck on cyber loss data sharing
OpRisk North America: Fed “trying to understand the best way to leverage cyber data”, says Curti
Cyber optics: are banks downplaying the SolarWinds hack?
In the wake of the watershed breach, banks eye supply chain risk while talking down the hack’s impact
Next-generation cyber risk for energy firms: tackling the energy sector’s latest threats
Digitalisation – already a key agenda item for energy firms – has become an even bigger priority as firms transition to low-carbon businesses. However, the benefits of digitalisation are accompanied by a huge rise in cyber risk.
Ex-intrusion corporate cyber risk: evidence from internet protocol networks
This study examines IP address footprints as a proxy for cyber risks in public firms.
Bank consortium seeks to cure post-trade data ills
Project led by Societe Generale uses privacy-enhancing technologies to tackle data management problems
New China data law threatens KYC efforts
Local banks will need permission to export any data that could end up in the hands of foreign law enforcement bodies
Stronger together: CLS’s chief risk officer on risk culture
Deborah Hrvatin discusses integrated risk management, mega-hacks and model risk
Mizuho EU CRO reveals his top risks – they may surprise you
Fears over technology dominate Wolfgang Koehler’s list of greatest risks for Mizuho’s EU unit
Cyber attacks top threat to US financial system – bank CEOs
Lawmakers signal readiness to act as finance chiefs warn of heightened cyber risks
US regulators seek to tighten cyber incident reporting
New federal rule, mindful of Covid, will force firms to report serious incidents within 36 hours
Top 10 op risks 2021: data compromise
Remote working elevates fears of data theft, misuse and abuse
Top 10 op risks 2021: theft and fraud
Changes in working practices since Covid shift angle of criminal attack on financial institutions
Top 10 operational risks for 2021
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
The spillover effect of the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist on banks’ cyber risk disclosures in Bangladesh
This study examines the spillover effect of that cyber heist on the cyber risk disclosures of the banking sector in Bangladesh.
Jumbo Goldman 1MDB fine upends 2020 trend to lower losses
Financial fraud and fat fingers loom large, but annual top 10 op risk losses still show fewer fails. Data by ORX News
Diginex chief on taming the Wild East of cryptocurrencies
Asia Risk 25: Singapore-based digital exchange wants to bring respectability – and regulation – to the sector
Regulators voice concerns over cloud risk
Risk USA: failure of big cloud service provider could cause “a very large shock”, says NY Fed exec
Op risk data: Firm-wide control fails cost Citi $400m
Also: Deutsche draws fire and AML fine over Danske trades. Data by ORX News
OCC warns on cyber and fraud control lapses during Covid
OpRisk North America: Covid-induced changes in operations and working practices creating openings for bad actors, says senior regulator
Banks warn of rise in ransomware attacks
OpRisk Europe: Banks must improve resilience of remote-working staff, says Wells Fargo financial crime expert