The Central Bank of Egypt hosted a three-day technical visit by a cybersecurity team from the Bank of Tanzania to share Egypt’s financial-sector cybersecurity experience, with a particular focus on Egypt’s Financial Computing Incident Response Team (EG-FinCIRT), and to strengthen collaboration between the two countries’ incident response capabilities. The Tanzanian delegation responsible for the Financial Sector Computer Emergency Response Center (TZ-FinCERT) received a detailed overview of EG-FinCIRT’s activities and services, including incident response mechanisms for managing cyber threats. The programme also covered Egypt’s wider approach to sectoral cybersecurity oversight, including issuance of the first edition of the Financial Cybersecurity Framework, assessments of banks’ and financial institutions’ cyber readiness, and the inspection, audit and approval processes for digital solutions and FinTech applications prior to licensing and accreditation in the Egyptian market.
Central Bank of Egypt 2025-03-16
Central Bank of Egypt hosts Bank of Tanzania cybersecurity delegation to support TZ-FinCERT capacity building and cooperation
The Central Bank of Egypt hosted a visit by the Bank of Tanzania's cybersecurity team to share insights on Egypt’s Financial Computing Incident Response Team (EG-FinCIRT) and enhance bilateral incident response collaboration. The Tanzanian delegation received an overview of EG-FinCIRT’s cyber threat management and Egypt’s broader cybersecurity oversight, including the Financial Cybersecurity Framework and assessments of financial institutions' cyber readiness.