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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

International Training and Assistance (ITA)
for Bank Supervisors

Information Technology ConferenceFederal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and Other Agency Courses

Type of Participant Targeted

The Information Technology (IT) Conference is directed at IT examiners and safety-and-soundness examiners with IT examination responsibility.

Course Overview

The Information Technology (IT) Conference is designed to update financial institution examiners on current and prospective developments in the area of IT, systems controls, and security. Speakers for this program are nationally recognized industry leaders and, occasionally, senior staff members from regulatory agencies.

Course Objectives

At the completion of the course, a participant should be able to

  • identify the risks, advantages, and disadvantages of emerging technologies;
  • assess the risks inherent in leading-edge financial institution and data processor hardware and software, including security issues; and
  • evaluate effective risk management of current trends in IT operations, data security, and cybersecurity in a financial institution.

Length

The Information Technology Conference length may vary, but is likely to be three days. The event may be followed by separate regulatory agency breakouts organized by the respective agency. The normal conference day is eight hours of lecture and discussions.

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Last update: February 2, 2017