This year has been unlike any other. The financial services industry has not only navigated through unprecedented volatility, it has also adjusted to remote working conditions while continuing to operate “business as usual”.
As the industry continues in this virtual environment, 存 remains focused on protecting the seamless operations of the capital markets. This includes the efforts of several 存 teams who are tasked with testing 业务连续性 and disaster recovery plans required by Regulation Systems 合规 and Integrity (Reg SCI).
During a Reg SCI exercise, 存 simulates a data center outage, 数据恢复, and client access enablement. 存 has successfully completed this annual exercise for the past five years; however, this year presents unique and new challenges, testing the continuity and resiliency of our systems while most 存 staff are working from home.
Specifically, Reg SCI is designed to:
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Established in 2014, Regulation Systems 合规 and Integrity (Reg SCI) was adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to securities markets being increasingly dependent on technology and automated systems. This annual exercise is completed to strengthen the technology infrastructure of the U.S. securities markets by testing and validating capacity and redundancy to continue processing transactions, no matter what unexpected events come our way.
- Reduce the occurrence of systems issues;
- Improve resiliency when system problems do occur;
- 加强U.S. Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) oversight and enforcement of securities market technology infrastructure.
对存, this means that groups such as operations, 业务连续性, and IT must work together with testing and resiliency teams at client firms to ensure the safety and soundness of our systems. More than 125 individuals across 存, along with staff from nearly 30 of our largest clients, will work together on the 2020 Reg SCI testing. Two weekends of testing were executed in August and September, with one more scheduled in October. This type of exercise will also occur across a dozen U.S based organizations as part of this exercise.
As 存 President and CEO Mike Bodson says, every 存 employee plays a critical role in protecting the industry, 并最终, the investing public. All employees — regardless of their department, title or role — contribute to our collective efforts in safeguarding the financial system.