Central banks must evolve from stability keepers to resilience architects

Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour delivered a keynote address at the Central Banking Meetings in Kuala Lumpur on March 31, 2026, arguing that central banks must evolve beyond their traditional role as stability keepers to become architects of resilience. The speech addresses structural shifts confronting economies including geopolitical conflict, trade fragmentation, digital transformation, and climate change, asserting that resilience building is central to central bank mandates rather than an extension of it.

Little Time Left to Wake Up - Can We Reconcile Europe with Speed?

François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France, delivered his final speech at the Eurofi High Level Seminar, reflecting on European urgency and the need for faster policy delivery. The speech emphasized that Europeans know what needs to be done but must overcome institutional inertia to act with greater speed. Drawing on Stoic philosophy from Cyprus, the birthplace of Zeno, Villeroy called for lucidity about unchangeable circumstances and determination to change what must be addressed.

Bridge to the Future - Mobilising Europe's Savings in a Fragmenting World

Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, delivered a speech at the 2026 Eurofi High Level Seminar highlighting Europe's savings-investment gap. While euro area household deposits approach €10 trillion with savings rates around 15 percent, investment through European capital markets has not kept pace. The EU requires an estimated additional €750-800 billion annually by 2030 to meet investment needs. Makhlouf advocated for deepening the Single Market and strengthening the Savings and Investments Union to channel savings into productive investment.

Climate risk and sustainable finance - bridging policy, research and practice

Bank of Spain Deputy Governor Soledad Núñez delivered remarks at a joint BIS-NGFS conference on climate risk and sustainable finance, discussing how climate change creates physical and transition risks affecting financial stability. The speech highlighted increasing extreme weather events, their localized economic impacts, and the importance of long-term climate action for the financial sector.

Microsoft Azure critical vulnerabilities, CVSS 10.0, privilege escalation

Microsoft Azure critical vulnerabilities, CVSS 10.0, privilege escalation

Linux Kernel Multiple Vulnerabilities - CVSS 7.3 DoS Bypass

CERT-Bund issued a security advisory regarding multiple vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel affecting Microsoft Azure Linux azl3. The vulnerabilities carry a CVSS Base Score of 7.3 (high) and CVSS Temporal Score of 6.6 (medium), with remote attack capability confirmed. An attacker could exploit these flaws to execute denial of service attacks or bypass security mechanisms. Mitigation measures are available.

Critical Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CERT-Bund issued a critical security advisory regarding CVE-2026-0964 affecting Cisco Smart Software Manager On-Prem (versions prior to 9-202601). The vulnerability carries a CVSS Base Score of 9.8 (critical) and enables remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with administrator privileges. Organizations running the affected product are at immediate risk of complete system compromise.

Multiple Exynos vulnerabilities allow DoS, code execution

CERT-Bund issued security advisory WID-SEC-2026-0981 regarding multiple high-severity vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos chipsets (CVSS Base Score 8.6). Attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities to conduct denial of service attacks and potentially execute arbitrary code remotely. Affected products include Samsung Exynos mobile chipsets and processors.

Critical FortiClient EMS Vulnerability Enables Remote Code Execution

CERT-Bund issued a critical security advisory regarding a vulnerability in Fortinet FortiClient EMS software. The vulnerability, affecting versions prior to 7.4.7, carries a CVSS Base Score of 9.8 (critical) and enables remote anonymous attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication. Organizations using FortiClient EMS are advised to apply available mitigations immediately or update to the patched version.

Deputy Secretary Landau's Meeting with North Macedonia Foreign Minister Mucunski

Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau met with North Macedonia Foreign Minister Timčo Mucunski in Washington D.C. as part of the second U.S.-North Macedonia Strategic Dialogue. The meeting highlighted the strong and growing partnership between the two countries, emphasizing shared commitments to regional stability, economic cooperation, energy sector development, and NATO burden-sharing.