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CCSS as a Regulatory Tool: A Framework for VASP Cybersecurity Supervision

When a bank applies for a licence, regulators know exactly what to look for. Capital reserves, liquidity ratios, governance structures, AML programmes, credit risk management, operational resilience: decades of supervisory practice have produced detailed assessment methodologies for each of these areas. The examiner arrives with a well-defined list of evidence to collect. However, when a […]

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Applying Zero Trust Architecture to CCSS Trusted Environments

Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA) has gained significant traction across cybersecurity since NIST formalised the concept in SP 800-207 in 2020. The principle of “never trust, always verify” has been widely adopted in government, financial services, and critical infrastructure as a replacement for the traditional perimeter-based model, which extends implicit trust to anything within the network

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CCSS v9 Threat Modelling and Risk Management

Every virtual asset service provider (VASP), whether operating as a custodian, an exchange, or a wallet infrastructure provider, holds cryptographic key material that adversaries actively seek to compromise. The threat actors range from organised criminal groups and state-sponsored operatives to malicious insiders and supply chain intermediaries. Acknowledging that these threats exist is insufficient; what matters

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