APA OTS News: OENB and FMA implement mandatory protective measures against cyber attacks in the financial sector
“Ethical hacker: inside” simulate cyber attacks to
Weak points in critical IT systems from financial companies
to recognize
Vienna (APA -OTS) – The Austrian National Bank (OENB) and the
Austrian
Financial market supervision (FMA) today have the starting signal for the
Mandatory implementation of simulated cyber attacks with help
From “ethical hacker: inside” as protective measures for selected
Financial company in Austria. With this step
OENB and FMA another significant contribution to strengthening the
Financial market stability in an increasingly networked and
digitized environment.
With the publication of the updated Tiber-AT
Implementation Guide set the OENB and FMA a significant requirement of the
Digital Operational Resilience Act (Dora). Tiber stands for Threat
Intelligence-Based Ethical Red Teaming and is one of the European
System of central banks (ESZB) developed framework for
Combating cyber risks. In doing so, “ethical hackers: inside”
Cyber attacks on the IT systems of financial companies.
With the applicability of Dora and the technical
Regulatory standards of the European financial supervisory authorities
This so-called threat-Led penetration testing (tlpt) is the
Implementation of simulated cyber attacks for systematic
Financial companies that offer central financial services in
In principle, the EU mandatory in a three-year cycle. Included
it is about real cyber attacks under strictly controlled
To simulate conditions and thereby weak points in critical IT
-systems of financial companies.
With the publication of the Tiber-AT implementation Guide im
November 2023 was the European Tiber framework (Tiber-EU)
implemented for the first time in Austria and as part of a pilot phase
applied. There were already some financial companies with
your voluntary participation in a Tiber-At Test valuable
Gain experience and strengthen your cyber resilience. Due to the
New regulatory requirements according to Dora were both that
Tiber-EU framework as well as the Tiber-AT implementation Guide
Updated.
The Tiber Cyber Team Austria (TCT-AT) of the OENB will
Accompany cyber resilience tests closely and thus their consistent
and ensure that the rules are carried out. After the test is completed
If an official certificate is carried out by the FMA or the
European Central Bank (ECB), which also includes the conformity of the tests
is confirmed with the legal requirements.
Further information can be found on the FMA and
The Oenb.
Retailing:
FMA media spokesman
Boris Gröndahl
Telephone: +43 1 24959-6010 / +43 676 8824 9995
Email: [email protected]
Digital press kit: http://www.ots.at/pressemappe/694/aom
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