Press Release
December 18, 2020
Agencies propose requirement for computer security incident notification
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
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Federal financial regulatory agencies today announced a proposal that would require supervised banking organizations to promptly notify their primary federal regulator in the event of a computer security incident. In particular, alerts would be required for incidents that could result in a banking organization's inability to deliver services to a material portion of its customer base, jeopardize the viability of key operations of a banking organization, or impact the stability of the financial sector.
The proposed rule is intended to provide the agencies with an early warning of significant computer security incidents and would require notification as soon as possible and no later than 36 hours after a banking organization determines that an incident has occurred.
In addition, the proposal would require service providers to notify affected banking organizations immediately when the service provider experiences computer security incidents that materially disrupt, degrade, or impair certain services they provide.
Comments on the proposal must be received within 90 days of its publication in the Federal Register .
Federal Register notice: Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers
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Federal Reserve (2020, December 17). Press Release. Press Releases, Federal Reserve. https://whenthefedspeaks.com/doc/press_release_20201218_federal_reserve_board_releases_second_round_of
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