Cyber
Cyber fraudsters starting to rethink tactics – report
Swift research shows hackers have switched to transferring smaller amounts during normal business hours
Cyber resilience hinges on collaboration, Nordic central bankers say
Central banks must ensure preventative measures are cost effective
FCA survey reveals significant increase in tech failures
Cyber incidents represented 18% of incidents reported to the FCA in year to October
Report highlights cyber vulnerabilities in securities market
Structure of the market and number of participants makes sector increasingly difficult to safeguard
Cyber attacks could lead to financial crisis – Cœuré
Security must improve both at core and periphery of financial markets, senior ECB official says
FSB finalises ‘cyber lexicon’
Common language seen as important step towards closer cyber co-operation globally
Bank of Mexico raises cyber alert to red after payment system breach
Mexico’s interbank payment system suffers second breach in less than six months
Ghana’s central bank ramps up cyber effort
Central bank launches new directive and security operations centre
Cyber security should become part of a firm’s culture – Irish deputy governor
Warnings must not get diluted as they pass up the chain, Sibley says
Report says financial firms may be ‘overconfident’ about cyber
Accenture’s research shows only around 20% of firms are making improvements to IT security
Cyber crime potentially biggest risk to Danish banks, central bank says
Central bank study finds most financial institutions have reinforced security since 2016
Sarb’s Groepe says cyber security must be adaptable to changing landscape
It is “essential” for financial institutions to have “agile and responsive” practices in place, deputy says
Kenyan central bank toughens cyber security standards
Regulator issues minimum standards for cyber security for payment system providers
The battle for cyber resilience
Are global central banks ready to change their approach to cyber security and refocus on contingency planning?
ECB unveils guidelines for hiring ‘ethical hackers’
“Tiber-EU” framework designed to help financial institutions toughen cyber defences
Central bank cyber security: a weak link in the financial system?
Disgruntled hackers are targeting central banks, whose cyber defences may not be up to the test
Bahamas central bank traces website breach to third party
Central bank says no personal data was taken in hack
FSB outlines ‘cyber lexicon’
Group hopes common language will aid cross-border efforts to tackle cyber threats
BoE to launch ‘cyber stress tests’
Firms will be expected to demonstrate they can recover from a breach within an agreed timescale
South African central bank puts cyber security on strategic agenda
Sarb says it has put “base infrastructure” for security incident technology in place
PRA official says financial system must become more cyber-resilient
Firms now view cyber as one of the biggest risks to their operations
Bank of Mexico admits $15.2 million went missing in cyber heist
Central bank says customers’ accounts were not penetrated
Central banks should create national cyber defence – Canada’s Dinis
Not enough for institutions to maintain their own “alarm systems”, Bank of Canada COO says
ECB presents ‘red team’ guidelines for simulated cyber attacks
Test will mimic the techniques of real hackers to better understand banks’ cyber defences