Brian Petzold

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Assessing Risk: Outsourced Service Providers
It is common for community financial institutions to outsource some of their most critical systems, including their core system and Internet banking...

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Your Fax Machine Can Let In Intruders
Researchers at Check Point recently announced that they found a way to access a network by sending a fax. The vulnerability has been named...

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Essential Employee Training
Financial institutions are expected to provide some level of training to users. Between making sure the right topics are covered and that everyone...

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What is Credential Stuffing?
One of the fastest-growing types of cyberattack right now is called credential stuffing. Credential stuffing takes place when an attacker uses a list...

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Technologies to Consider During Cybersecurity Planning
Regulators want financial institutions to plan for cybersecurity upgrades, both in strategic planning and during the budgeting process. It is...

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Accepting Vulnerability Risk
Financial institutions are in the business of managing risk to an acceptable level. We do it every day when assessing whether to originate a loan or...