Central Bank Digital Currencies represent sovereign money in digital form — requiring the highest security standards. Security testing for CBDC platforms covers: ledger integrity (can the monetary supply be manipulated?), transaction privacy and auditability balance, wallet security for citizen-facing applications, inter-bank settlement security, offline transaction handling, and resilience against nation-state level attacks. CBDC platforms must maintain availability and integrity at national infrastructure scale.
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Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Security: Testing Digital Currency Infrastructure for Malaysian Enterprises
CBDCs are government-issued digital currencies requiring sovereign-grade security. Testing for the platforms that will handle national monetary systems. Guidance for MY market.