Malware

Malware — Software intentionally designed to disrupt, damage, spy on or gain unauthorized access to systems.

Why Malware matters in finance

Malware can affect confidentiality, transaction integrity and service availability.

Security is also a market-infrastructure question

In financial services, malware should be understood in relation to operational continuity, data integrity, payments, market infrastructure and interconnected dependencies. A control can be technically effective while still leaving material resilience risk if critical services cannot continue or recover during disruption.