Baglai R. Cloud-Based Information Architecture of a Bank

The fesubility study for implementation of cloud technologies to support the activities of banking institutions and functioning of business processes is conducted in the dissertation. The problems and advantages of cloud technologies at different levels of the bank's architectural landscape are investigated, taking into account the specifics of regulatory activity of a financial institution. The purpose of the dissertation is to increase the efficiency of information processing in frames of end of day procedure of the Core Banking System by modernizing the information architecture of the bank based on cloud technologies implementation. Modern approaches to managing IT security of banking institutions to minimize threats, including those generated by cloud technologies, are considered. A modern approach to building systems with IT security mechanisms is proposed. The analysis of information technology security threats in the implementation of cloud computing has been conducted to ensure the smooth and efficient operation of banking institutions and measures have been proposed to minimize these threats. The proof of concepts for results of the study was included to the relevant projects, driven by the challenges and trends of the banking sector, market and regulatory changes.