Cyber security
Police detain Polish central banker in Pegasus spyware investigation
Former spy chief said secret services should have access to cutting-edge surveillance
Cipollone calls for team spirit to combat cyber attacks
ECB board member says supervisors and industry will need to collaborate more to tackle growing threat
Cyber security goes beyond preventing attacks – panel
Policy-makers should shift focus to damage mitigation, say officials at Central Banking Autumn Meetings
Financial sector facing increased cyber risks – DNB official
Deputy governor says institutions’ dependence on vital infrastructure makes them vulnerable to attack
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2024
Central Banking’s seventh annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards showcase the ground-breaking projects undertaken within the central banking community
DNB tells banks to test ‘extreme but plausible’ political scenarios
Geopolitical risks become focal point of Dutch supervision strategy
Crashing the nth party: how third-party service provider risks compound
Cross-border collaboration may help deal with risks from multiple layers of outsourcing
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
The Bank Negara veteran speaks about leadership skills, lessons from the AFC and 1MDB crises, her scepticism of inflation targeting, and how the Asia School of Business' masters synthesises theory with practical realities
Geopolitics and cyber security remain top systemic risks – BoE
Respondents less worried about UK stability, but international tensions a growing concern
BoE calls for wider research into operational resilience
Most studies have focused on cyber attacks, though UK has been hit by varying types of incidents
MAS to conduct quantum security trials with major banks
Experiments on quantum key distribution aim to enhance financial sector’s cyber resilience
ECB sees ‘areas for improvement’ following cyber stress test
Experiment focuses on response and recovery from database losses on 109 banks
Norges Bank’s market operations fixed after global outage
Liquidity operations resumed on Friday following hourly calls with third-party service provider
More than half of US organisations ‘vulnerable to IT failure’
New research underlines cyber risks to central banks following CrowdStrike IT outage
Vietnam mandates biometric verification for many online transactions
Bank customers must provide face or fingerprint ID for transactions over $393
BIS predicts AI will be inflationary in long term
Expects accelerated inflation dynamics as firms adjust prices in response to shocks
BIS finds a third of jurisdictions not developing crypto regulations
Annual CBDC and crypto survey finds decline in expected retail CBDC launches by 2030
Non-banks in RTGSs: greater efficiency or more risk?
Policy-makers and practitioners from central banks in Brazil, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Rwanda and the US share their perspectives
Ransomware payments can be necessary, say panellists
Paying off hackers may be only way to safeguard financial stability, despite risks
ECB warns against AI market concentration in financial services
Using the same AI providers may amplify risks and threaten financial stability
Nigerian president orders central bank to suspend levy
“Cyber security levy” would have charged 0.5% of most electronic transactions