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IMF Country Report No. 20/262

NORWAY

FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL NOTE—CYBERSECURITY RISK SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT

August 2020

This Technical Note on Cybersecurity Risk Supervision and Oversight for the Norway FSAP was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on July 7, 2020.

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NORWAY

FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM

TECHNICAL NOTE

CYBERSECURITY RISK SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT

July 24, 2020

This Technical Note was prepared in October 2019, before the global intensification of the COVID-19 outbreak. It focuses on Norway’s medium-term challenges and policy priorities and does not cover the outbreak or the related policy response, which has since become the overarching near-term priority.

Prepared By

Monetary and Capital Markets Department

This Technical Note was prepared by IMF staff in the context of the Financial Sector Assessment Program in Norway. It contains technical analysis and detailed information underpinning the FSAP’s findings and recommendations. Further information on the FSAP can be found at http://www.imf.org/external/np/fsap/fssa.aspx

Contents

  • Glossary

  • EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • INTRODUCTION

  • CYBERSECURITY RISK SUPERVISION AND OVERSIGHT

  • A. Threat Landscape, Information Sharing, and Cyber Network

  • B. The FSA’s Supervisory Practice

  • C. Norges Bank’s Oversight Practice

  • D. Response and Recovery Capabilities

  • REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS

  • A. Threat Landscape, Cyber Network, and Information Sharing

  • B. The FSA’s Supervisory Practice

  • C. Norges Bank’s Oversight Practice

  • D. Response and Recovery Capabilities

  • TABLES

  • 1. FSAP Key Recommendations

  • 2. FMIs Subject to Supervision and Oversight

  • FIGURES

  • 1. Simplified Structure of Norwegian Regulatory and Threat Intelligence Landscape

  • 2. Key Threats Identified in the 2018 Risk and Vulnerability Analysis

  • 3. Structure of Draft Financial Sector Map Produced by Norges Bank

  • 4. Organizational Chart of the FSA

  • 5. Organizational Chart of Norges Bank

Glossary

BCBS

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

BCM

Business Continuity Management

BFI

Financial Infrastructure Crisis Preparedness Committee

CCP

Central Counterparty Clearing

CERT

Computer Emergency Response Team

CS GRC

Cybersecurity Governance, Risk and Compliance

COBIT

Control Objectives for Information and Related Technologies

CPMI

Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructure

CLS

Continuous Linked Settlement

CSOC

Cybersecurity Operations Center

EBA

European Banking Authority

EEA

European Economic Area

ENISA

European Union Agency for Cybersecurity

ESRB

European Systemic Risk Board

EU

European Union

FI

Financial Institution

FIRST

Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams

FMI

Financial Market Infrastructure

FSA

Financial Supervisory Authority (Finanstilsynet)

FSB

Financial Stability Board

FS-ISAC

Financial Information Sharing and Analysis Center

IBO

Interbank Settlement Function

ICT

Information and Communication Technology

IMF

International Monetary Fund

IOSCO

International Organization of Securities Commissions

ISAE

International Standard on Assurance Engagements

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IT

Information Technology

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

NBO

Norges Bank Settlement System

NFCERT

Nordic Financial Computer Emergency Response Team

NIST

National Institute of Standards and Technology

NorCERT

Norwegian National Computer Emergency Response Team and Cyber Center

NorSIS

Norwegian Center for Information Security

NSM

Norwegian National Security Authority

OSSAT

Operational Security Situational Awareness Telco

PFMI

CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures

RAV

Risk and Vulnerability Analysis

RTGS

Real-Time Gross Settlement

SARC

Security Architecture Function

SLA

Service Level Agreement

SREP

Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process

SRM

Sectoral Response Institution

SRV

General Risk Assessment (= simplified SREP)

VDI

National Warning System for Digital Infrastructure (VDI)

WOCS

Workshop Operational Cyber Security

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