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Peru: Cybersecurity Strategy for the Financial Sector

By Tanai Khiaonarong, Emran Islam, Terry Goh

June 17, 2025

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Tanai Khiaonarong, Emran Islam, and Terry Goh. "Peru: Cybersecurity Strategy for the Financial Sector", High-Level Summary Technical Assistance Reports 2025, 026 (2025), accessed June 22, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229014540.029

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Summary

Cyber risk is recognized by authorities as posing a significant threat to the financial sector and overall financial stability in Peru. With further digitalization expected, authorities have plans to develop a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy for the financial sector. Guided by the G7 Fundamental Elements of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector, this covers: cybersecurity strategy and framework; governance; risk and control assessment; monitoring; response; recovery; information sharing; and continuous learning. There could be challenges in implementing the cybersecurity strategy, which could be overcome with sector coordination and collective action [88 words].

Subject: Cyber risk, Economic sectors, Financial Sector, Technology

Keywords: Cyber risk, Cybersecurity, Financial sector, Financial sector, Peru, Strategy, Supervision

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