## Cyber Risk Supervision (CRSx)

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Cyber Risk Supervision (CRSx)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2023/crsxol23-197)

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## Bibliographic details
- Session: OL 23.197
- Location: Course conducted online
- Dates: May 1, 2023 - April 15, 2024 (50 weeks)
- Delivery method: Online Training
- Primary language: English
- Status: Deadline passed

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### Target audience and qualifications
- Targeted at financial sector supervisors who have no formal educational background in Information Technology or Cybersecurity.
- Participants are expected to have some experience in financial sector supervision but no particular background in information technology or cybersecurity.
- Access requirements: a computer with a reliable internet connection and a Google Chrome web browser are essential.

### Course description
- Rationale:
  - As the reliance of the financial sector on Information Technology and the interconnectedness of systems continue to rise, cybersecurity has become a financial stability risk.
  - Financial supervisors need to understand the nature of the risk, learn essential concepts of cyber risk management, and acquire basic skills needed for effective regulation and supervision.
- Coverage:
  - The course lays out the cyber risk landscape for financial institutions.
  - Core principles of sound risk management based on the understanding of IT architectures.
  - Approaches to regulations and effective supervisory practices.
- Development support:
  - Course developed with the financial support of the Financial Sector Stability Fund (FSSF) and the Government of Japan.

### Course objectives and learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of the cyber threat landscape.
- Identify key drivers of cyber risk.
- Explain approaches to cyber risk management.
- Assess risk management practices.
- Understand the concepts in framing cyber risk regulations.
- Learn elements of cyber risk supervision.
- Identify key situations that require expert supervision.

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## References

- [Online Training](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/delivery-methods)
- [Core Elements of Banking Supervision (CBS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2027/cbsat27-10)
- [Advanced Government Finance Statistics (GFS-A)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/gfs-ace26-45)
- [Fiscal Sustainability (FS)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/fsce26-38)
- [Safeguards Assessments of Central Banks (SAC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/at/2026/sacat26-30)
- [Macroeconomic Management in Resource Rich Countries (MRC)](https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ce/2026/mrcce26-44)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/capacity-development/training/icdtc/schedule/ol/2023/crsxol23-197_