The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a statements for financial institutions of the risks associated with cyber-attacks on Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and card authorization systems and the continued distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on public-facing websites. The statements describes steps institutions need to take to address these attacks and highlight resources institutions can use to help mitigate the risks posed by such attacks.
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OCC Report Focuses on Risks Facing National Banks and Federal Savings Associations
National banks and federal savings associations continue to face a number of risks as they seek to improve profits in the face of slow economic growth and a prolonged low interest rate environment. Banks are layering risk back into the system in ways that are difficult to quantify at this point in the cycle. That is why risk management must remain a top priority according to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s semiannual assessment of risk.