In case of leakage of customer data, top managers of Russian banks in charge of information security may be personally liable. The Central Bank’s (CB) leadership’s plans to implement this measure were announced by the vice-president of the currency regulator, German Zubarev. opens Interfax agency.
“The top managers of banks responsible for information security should be personally responsible for the protection of customer information. Violations and leaks will be punished up to and including disqualification, Zubarev said at the Cybersecurity in Finance forum.
He also added that the Central Bank has specific professional requirements for vice presidents of security. In case of leakage of citizen data, an employee of a financial institution whose immediate task is to monitor the security of personal databases will no longer comply with the standards. In this case, the organizer may reserve the right to issue an appropriate order to replace him with a more qualified employee.
28 January Roskomnadzor reported Nearly 150 major personal data leaks following last year’s results. For 12 months, department employees conducted 78 unplanned inspections, and the fact of leakage was confirmed in 87% of cases. The courts, according to the results of the evaluation of the materials, imposed a total fine of about 1 million rubles and issued 9 warnings.