The banking industry is entrusted with safeguarding the financial stability and security of the nation, said Kazi Sayedur Rahman Chairman, BIBM Executive Committee and Deputy Governor, Bangladesh Bank on Thursday.
He was addressing as the Chief Guest at a roundtable discussion on “ICT Incident Response Management in Bangladeshi Banks: Current Status and Challenges” organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Bank management (BIBM) at its office, Mirpur in the capital.
“The world we live in today is increasingly digital, and with the digital landscape comes a multitude of challenges. As the banking sector continues to evolve and modernize, it finds itself at the intersection of technological advancement and the ever-present threat of cybersecurity breaches”, he added.
Central bank plays a very prominent role in developing our country’s online banking structure. Besides, due to prompt growing of state-of-the-art e-banking products and services, banking community anticipates more contributions from Bangladesh Bank, he said
He said BIBM has taken the initiative of exploring the overall status of ICT Incident Response Management in Bangladeshi Banks by conducting a research that will help all the stakeholders such as the academicians, bankers, regulators and technology partners.
Dr. Ashraf Al Mamun, Associate Professor & Director (Research, Development & Consultancy) of BIBM delivered welcome address. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman, Director General of BIBM chaired the program.
A paper “ICT Incident Response Management in Bangladeshi Banks: Current Status and Challenges” was presented in the program by Md. Mahbubur Rahman Alam, Associate Professor of BIBM. Other members of the research team are Kaniz Rabbi, Associate Professor of BIBM; Md. Mushfiqur Rahman, Head of IT and Vice President, ICT Division, First Security Islami Bank Limited.
Md. Abdus Salam Azad, HFF, Supernumerary Professor of BIBM & Former Managing Director & CEO of Janata Bank Limited; Debdulal Roy Executive Director, of Bangladesh Bank; Md. Shah Alam Patwary Deputy Managing Director of Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited made comments as designated discussants.
