Enhancing Resilience: The Role of DORA in Business Continuity and Operational Resilience

In today’s regulatory landscape, navigating various regulations related to risk management can be a daunting challenge for financial institutions. However, the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) offers a unique perspective. DORA not only aligns with existing best practices and regulations but also presents opportunities for financial organizations to elevate their operational resilience. In this article, […]

From Data Protection to Trust Elevation: The Role of Cybersecurity

In the initial instalments of our series “Cybersecurity: The Unsung Hero of Revenue Protection,” we highlighted the pivotal role cybersecurity plays as a strategic business asset and underscored the significant financial implications of cyber threats. This third part brings into focus a crucial factor in today’s interconnected world—customer trust. As our global society continues to […]

DORA : Les enjeux de la résilience opérationnelle pour le système financier européen

Le Digital Operational Resilience Act («DORA ») fait partie du paquet législatif relatif aux services numérique présenté en 2020 par la Commission de l’Union Européenne (« UE ») et voté fin 2022 par le Parlement. Ce règlement (UE) 2022 /2554 vise à assurer la stabilité et le sain développement du secteur financier à l’heure de […]

Interview with Dan Elliott about Risk Management, Resilience, Cybercrime, and More

“What I’ve found is that there’s a large swing from groups where the IT and IS divisions and information security groups are not speaking the same risk language as the traditional risk management and insurance groups…” CyAN Comms Chief John Salomon recently sat down for a discussion with one of our newest members, Dan Elliott. Over the course […]

CyAN’s New Board Announced

CyAN is delighted to announce our new board for 2023-2024! This new board possesses a genuinely exceptional depth of knowledge, experience, and talent. Geographically, they are spread out across the key regions CyAN is active in and will continue to help grow these regions alongside others. Importantly, this is CyAN’s largest and most diverse board […]

CyAN joins Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers

Dr Gergely Dzsinich has successfully applied as member, representing CyAN, of the Europol Cybercrime Centre (EC3) Advisory Group on Communication Providers. In 2013 the Programme Board of Europol’s European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) had identified the need for establishing Advisory Groups to provide guidance to EC3. In 2013, Advisory Groups were established in the areas of Financial Services […]

CyAN, for a more open vision of cybersecurity

[Press release] CyAN is an initiative by 9 independent consultants with diverse backgrounds (legal and public affairs, information security and operational risk management, law enforcement, investment) committed to provide a simple answer to a complex question: how to foster cybersecurity and the fight against cybercrime: Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, Christian Aghroum, Monika Josi, Kourosh Teimoorzadeh, Fabrice […]

CyAN, pour une approche plus ouverte de la cybersécurité

[Communiqué de presse] Au départ ce sont 9 consultants indépendants d’horizons divers (juridique et affaires publiques, sécurité de l’information et risques opérationnels, police, conseil en investissement) qui ont à cœur de trouver une réponse simple à une question complexe : comment favoriser la cybersécurité et la lutte contre la cybercriminalité : Jean-Christophe Le Toquin, Christian Aghroum, Monika […]

Opening words from the President

You may wonder : why yet another association of cybersecurity experts? Well, actually, we created CyAN because nothing similar existed! Of course there are a number of very active and efficient organisations out there, which promote the importance of cybersecurity and represent the views and interests of their knowledgeable members. Some groups bring together professionals which are on the […]