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    CFCRI v1.0 — Operational Resilience Intelligence

    Cyber Financial Contagion Risk Index

    Model systemic cyber risk transmission across interconnected financial infrastructure. Adjust seven structural risk factors to estimate composite contagion probability and scenario outcomes.

    Composite Contagion Risk Score

    50
    Elevated Risk

    Material contagion pathways active. Enhanced monitoring and contingency activation recommended.

    Cloud Provider Concentration

    65

    Degree of financial sector dependency on a small number of cloud infrastructure providers

    LowWeight: 20%Critical

    Payment System Dependency

    55

    Reliance on interconnected real-time payment rails (SWIFT, FedNow, SEPA) with limited fallback capacity

    LowWeight: 18%Critical

    Third-Party Vendor Exposure

    50

    Number and criticality of outsourced technology vendors serving multiple financial institutions simultaneously

    LowWeight: 15%Critical

    Market Stress Level

    45

    Current financial market volatility and liquidity stress indicators

    LowWeight: 15%Critical

    Cyber Threat Intelligence

    40

    Active threat landscape intensity from state and non-state actors targeting financial infrastructure

    LowWeight: 15%Critical

    Supervisory Readiness

    60

    Regulatory preparedness, cross-border coordination capability, and incident response maturity (higher = more prepared = lower risk)

    UnpreparedWeight: 10%Highly Prepared

    AI System Integration Depth

    35

    Extent of autonomous AI decision-making embedded in trading, lending, and risk management systems

    LowWeight: 7%Critical

    Scenario Outcomes

    Contained Incident

    0 to 30

    A single cloud provider outage or payment rail disruption is isolated within hours. No cascading effects. Markets absorb the shock with minimal volatility.

    Regional Disruption

    31 to 60

    A coordinated cyber event impacts multiple financial institutions in one jurisdiction. Payment delays persist for 24 to 72 hours. Cross-border settlement is temporarily impaired. Regulators activate contingency protocols.

    Current Scenario

    Systemic Contagion

    61 to 100

    Cascading failures across interconnected cloud, payment, and trading infrastructure. Multiple jurisdictions affected simultaneously. Liquidity freezes, settlement failures, and forced market closures become necessary.

    Institutional Context and Citations

    This tool draws on frameworks from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Cyber Resilience reports, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) operational resilience guidance, the European Union Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Technology and Cyber Risk Management Guidelines.

    Cloud concentration risk modeling references the BIS Working Paper on "Cloud services in financial infrastructure" and the Bank of England Discussion Paper on Critical Third Parties (2023). Payment system dependency factors incorporate CPMI-IOSCO Principles for Financial Market Infrastructures.

    This calculator is for educational and analytical purposes only. It does not constitute financial, legal, or regulatory advice.

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