IMF Staff Country Reports

Norway: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical Note-Cybersecurity Risk Supervision and Oversight

Publication Date:

August 12, 2020

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Norwegian financial system has a long history of incorporating new technology. Norway is at the forefront of digitization and has tight interdependencies within its financial system, making it particularly vulnerable to evolving cyber threats. Norway is increasingly a cashless society, with surveys and data collection suggesting that only 10 percent of point-of-sale and person-to-person transactions in 2019 were made using cash.1 Most payments made in Norway are digital (e.g., 475 card transactions per capita per annum)2 and there is an increase in new market entrants providing a broad range of services. Thus, good cybersecurity is a prerequisite for financial stability in Norway.

Series:

Country Report No. 2020/262

Subject:

Banking Cyber risk Economic sectors Financial institutions Financial sector Financial sector policy and analysis Financial stability assessment PFM information systems Public financial management (PFM) Securities Technology

Frequency:

regular