Chris Bedel

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Is There Too Much Cybersecurity Technology?

by Chris Bedel | Jun 5, 2017

Businesses are suffering from an influx of too much security technology packaged into too many solutions offered by too many vendors, says former RSA Chairman Art Coviello, who's now a partner at...

Bank Management: 5 Ways a CISO Can Help Drive Innovation

by Chris Bedel | May 22, 2017

Banks Need Innovation Banks and credit unions are finding themselves in a very competitive landscape. Technology is moving faster than ever. Fintech companies are trying to disrupt the banking...

Patch your Microsoft Systems now to Protect Yourself from WannaCry Ransomware

by Chris Bedel | May 15, 2017

The WannaCry ransomware is bad news. It is known to spread like a worm over the LAN once a machine is infected. Microsoft is urging everyone to install critical patches immediately. What's different...

Are We Relying Too Much On User Awareness In Cybersecurity?

by Chris Bedel | May 15, 2017

Steven Chabinsky, former Deputy Assistant Directory of Cyber for the FBI, says that we do rely too much on user awareness and we need to do a "180" from our current approach. In a recent interview...

Cybersecurity in Enterprise Risk Management

by Chris Bedel | May 8, 2017

If you aren't familiar with Enterprise Risk Management, or ERM for short, you should take some time in the near future to do so. Audits and Examinations are already requiring this approach at many...

Cybersecurity And The Board

by Chris Bedel | May 1, 2017

Juliette Rizkallah recently wrote an article on forbes.com about the evolution of the involvement by the board of directors in cybersecurity. She outlines the 3 areas of involvement where board...

Implement Practical Policies and Processes to Improve Your Cyber Security

by Chris Bedel | Apr 24, 2017

Lately, we've been running into cyber security programs and information security programs (ISP) that are elaborate, lengthy, complex, and written with a technical person in mind. The structure of...

Use an ISP Checklist to Keep your Cybersecurity Program on Track

by Chris Bedel | Apr 17, 2017

How many times has an auditor asked for something that you thought was completed in the last year, only to realize that it was overlooked and hadn't been touched in 18 months? How often are you...

4 of Top 5 IT Certifications are Security Related

by Chris Bedel | Apr 17, 2017

PC Mag released their annual "Top 7 Paid IT Certifications" article in early April. It turns out that 4 of the top 5 highest paid IT certifications are security related, as was the case last year (in...

You Have 1 Year to Get a Qualified CISO on Staff... What do you do? (hint: think virtual)

by Chris Bedel | Apr 10, 2017

Imagine that a law just passed requiring you to have a qualified CISO assigned with managing and overseeing your cybersecurity program. Imagine that the deadline for having that in place is March...

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