Data security
Banks frequently breach appetite for top op risks
Op Risk Benchmarking: Five G-Sibs breached appetite in past year across four risk types, new research reveals

Citi cyber chief says AI providing new weapons in hacking wars
Barron-DiCamillo also urges regulators to work with industry best practice, not against it

Banks’ internal watchdogs bark back at ChatGPT
Generative AI has plenty of uses in finance, but banks must first overcome compliance headaches

Hurdles to cross-border data sharing impede AML fight
Expansion of national initiatives hampered by data-privacy and information-security fears
Financial firms rethink after cyber insurance premium spike
Brokers say there are signs pressure is easing, but quantum hacking threat could transform market
Top 10 operational risks for 2022
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Big banks seek solace in quantum-proof encryption
Barclays, JP Morgan and SocGen act to counter threat from next generation of computing
Clouding the issue: blurred lines divide banks and servicers
Banks clash with big three cloud service providers over data security and configuration errors
Cyber optics: are banks downplaying SolarWinds hack?
In wake of watershed breach, banks eye supply chain risk while talking down hack’s impact
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.
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
Archegos shows up US swaps reporting shambles
Problems with existing data mean SEC’s pending TRS reporting rules won’t bring the issue to order
Top 10 operational risks for 2021
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Esma calls for full audits of cloud providers
Regulator says firms must negotiate access rights to books and premises of providers
Top 10 op risks 2020: regulatory risk
New technology and reams of red tape make non-compliance fines more likely
Top 10 op risks 2020: data compromise
Hackers, thieves and wobbly in-house data management keep this category near the top of the list
Cyber risk tops EBA poll of operational risks
Bank analysts say money laundering, conduct and legal risk are pressing challenges, too
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
Life’s a breach: banks settle uncomfortably into GDPR
A year into exacting data privacy regulation, ramifications are becoming more tangible
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: data compromise
Big data provides big target for hackers, as banks wrestle with risk of monetary and reputational loss
Obstacles and opportunities in adopting cloud computing
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