BOG establishes Centre to address cyber security challenges
Dr Ernest Addison, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, says the Financial Industry Command Security Operations Centre (FICSOC) is a key component of the systems to address the challenges of cyber security.
He said the Centre would help provide real-time visibility into cyber threats and attacks targeting the banking sector.
Dr Addison was speaking at the commissioning of the FICSOC Project in Accra.
He said in October 2018, the Bank of Ghana issued the Cyber and Information Security Directive for banks and other Bank of Ghana-regulated financial institutions to implement the required Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) controls.
He said it was to ensure the delivery of a safer digital financial Industry.
The implementation of the Directive was phased over 36 month...
