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Cyber risk, FRTB and Solvency II
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CYBER is top of the worry list for op risk managers
FRTB final version is a mixed bag for banks
SOLVENCY II could make the insurance industry more pro-cyclical
COMMENTARY: Cyber is about error as well as terror
It should come as no surprise to anyone that operational risk practitioners picked the cyber threat as their top risk for 2016 in our Top 10 Operational Risks survey. Whether at banks or central counterparties, the danger of a systems failure or a data loss – either to accident, negligence or deliberate attack – is never far from the minds of risk managers.
Reporting requirements are ever-increasing, as are the penalties for non-compliance. Settlement timelines are tightening. Retail and business customers are becoming more intolerant of service delays or interruptions, and governments and regulators demand, at the same time, far better use of customer data for purposes such as anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism, and far better data protection on privacy and security grounds. The potential costs of a failure in a key IT system continue to grow.
But it's important to remember that many of the most damaging cyber risk loss events are not the result of attack by highly skilled criminals, terrorists or intelligence agencies – they are more likely to be the product of poor training, poor design or carelessness. Even when an outside attacker is involved, their job is often made easier by poor or inconsistent security standards at the financial firm. A botched upgrade can take down key systems or destroy vital data just as easily as an external enemy.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
"Some CCPs claim they can close out a client in one day; if you have a really large and complicated portfolio, I wonder if that's really possible" – Ulrich Karl, HSBC
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