IT controls to protect customer information
Is this legally binding?
Binding, sectoral. Binding, but only for a defined population: one regulated sector, or the federal government and the vendors it buys from.
Binding obligation (FSM-N05 para 9 and equivalents): implement IT controls to protect customer information from unauthorised access or disclosure. Binding on FIs only.
From the source
“A Bank must implement IT controls to protect customer information from unauthorised access or disclosure.”
Notice FSM-N05, para 9
What this connects to
2 relations. Official relations are the ones the source documents state; anything marked GAGE analysis is our reading, not an agency's.
Applies to1
- ConceptFinancial services sector (Singapore)Guidance
Binding obligation on FIs
Cites1
- SectionNotice FSM-N05 Technology Risk Management (banks)Binding, sectoral
Obligation stated in Notice FSM-N05 (equivalent provisions in the other sectoral notices)
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