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.
US clearers move to dole out losses besides default
ICC wants members to chip in on investment and custodial losses
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
Push harder on cyber intel sharing, Apac regulators told
Regulators must work with banks to foster trust on cyber threat intelligence sharing, say execs
Singapore tech risk guidelines spark scramble for IT talent
Watchdog asks banks to demonstrate tech expertise among board and senior management
Banks grapple with social media risk
In shadow of Metro Bank WhatsApp episode, panellists warn banks need to deftly handle social media blow-ups
Life’s a breach: banks settle uncomfortably into GDPR
A year into exacting data privacy regulation, ramifications are becoming more tangible
Modelling cyber losses could get easier – study
Cyber losses behaved much like non-cyber losses when grouped by severity, so perhaps less data is needed
The future of operational risk management
As the efficiency of operational risk management remains a top priority and pressure to maximise value increases, emerging technology could prove crucial. Nitish Idnani, leader of oprisk management services at Deloitte, explores how the oprisk management…
Q&A: Blockchain in commodities – a solution in search of a problem?
Competitors must work together if technology is to harness its potential, say three industry leaders
Top 10 op risks 2019: theft and fraud
Rogue employees are costly, but the thought of cyber mayhem dominates managers’ concerns
Top 10 op risks 2019: outsourcing and third-party risk
Perfecting internal controls is meaningless when lax oversight of outsourcing offers back-door vulnerability
Top 10 operational risks for 2019
The biggest op risks for 2019, as chosen by industry practitioners