Experts conduct cross-border financial cyber attack exercise
The G7 Cyber Expert Group said Tuesday it had completed a cross-border coordination exercise that would ensure its effectiveness in a widespread financial sector cyber incident. Authorities with the group said they routinely practice to ensure their effectiveness, and that the primary objective of the April 17 exercise was to strengthen the ability of G7 financial authorities to communicate and coordinate their responses during a crisis. The exercise built on previous simulations focusing on cy...
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