Financial-Cyber Resilience and Business Continuity Key Guidelines

The ongoing Coronavirus crisismight take long toresolve. Meanwhile, more and more homes become actual work places, as lockdowns challenge business continuity all around the globe.This fast-growing phenomenon directly impacts various infrastructures and infosystems that were originally designed to meet certain demands, which have probably been exceeded by now. However, it also calls for new action to be taken in the field of cybersecurity –such as adequate traffic monitoring, implementation of satisfactory security measures, etc.There are additional aspects of shifting daily routine that call for urgent modification, such as significant reduction of work force andtraffic restrictions, which imply social distancing and self-imposed isolation.Cyber criminalscan take advantage of the entire situation and increase penetration and fraud efforts.

This document’s purpose is to suggest guidelines in light ofthesemost exceptionaltimes focusingon manpower, processes and technology.