Development of a cyber threat intelligence apparatus in a central bank

Boris Giannetto () and Pasquale Digregorio ()
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Boris Giannetto: Bank of Italy
Pasquale Digregorio: Bank of Italy

No 517, Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) from Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area

Abstract: The present work defines the development of a cyber threat intelligence (CTI) apparatus in a central bank. Such a system aims at promoting a preventive posture against constantly evolving threats such as cybercrime, cyber espionage, hacktivism, cyberterrorism and state-sponsored APTs. Central banks are targeted by a gamut of threat actors. Cyber-attacks against financial institutions are on the rise: Those directed against strategic data, infrastructures and platforms of a central bank, could have momentous repercussions on the vital ganglia of the financial system as a whole. CTI operates on a three-level scale: Tactical/technical, operational and strategic. As to the latter, geopolitical and context analysis is key. The proposed CTI apparatus - designed to cope with multifarious cyber threats - aims at spurring systemic prevention and resilient reaction.

Keywords: cyber threat intelligence; cyber intelligence; geopolitical analysis; complex adaptive systems; cybersecurity; cyber resilience (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F50 G38 K24 L50 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-10
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