2025-04-16

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Cyber Incidents Watch: Guidance on Strengthening Protection Measures against Distributed Denial-of-Service Attacks

The regulator issued this guidance to strengthen protection measures against Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks for all authorized institutions. The document updates previous anti-DDoS guidance by aligning with the Supervisory Approach on Cyber Risk Management. It requires institutions to implement robust technical and operational controls to mitigate cyber threats effectively.

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Issue Date:

16 Apr 2025

20250415-1-EN.pdf (173.4 KB)

Topic:

Technology Risk Management - Cybersecurity

Group:

All Authorized Institutions

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SPM-SGL

Current

29 Nov 2024

TM-C-1 Supervisory Approach on Cyber Risk Management

CIR

Current

25 Nov 2022

Guidance on anti-DDoS protection

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SPM-SGL

Current

29 Nov 2024

TM-C-1 Supervisory Approach on Cyber Risk Management

CIR

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25 Nov 2022

Guidance on anti-DDoS protection

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