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<b><i>Online Extra:</b></i> FDIC Chimes In on Cybersecurity

By Marlisse Silver Sweeney

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is the latest entity to release a framework for cybersecurity. Its division of risk management supervision published the document in the most recent issue of its supervisory highlights. It outlines the risk to financial institutions and 'is helpful for understanding the FDIC's cybersecurity focus and the issues upon which it expects banks subject to its supervision to focus,”according to Timothy Tobin and Katherine Gasztonyi of Hogan Lovells. Here are some of the document's key passages:

  • Corporate governance:”A bank should evaluate and manage cyber risk as it does any other business risk,' according to the FDIC. It notes that boards play a key role in overseeing programs to protect data and highlights that it is up to them to create a corporate culture that prioritizes cybersecurity.
  • Threat intelligence:'The FDIC is encouraging financial institutions to actively gather intelligence about various security risks through public and private sources, such as the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center and the U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
  • Security awareness training:”Even the best-designed security controls cannot fully protect a financial institution from one uninformed employee, contractor, or customer,' warns the FDIC. It encourages financial institutions to train employees of all levels, from entry level to the board, on cybersecurity threats.

Marlisse Silver Sweeney'writes for'Corporate Counsel, an ALM sibling of'e-Commerce Law & Strategy. Follow her on Twitter'@MarlisseSS.

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