Chris Bedel

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Got Ransomware? An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: 5 Things You Can Do

Ransomware is a very scary thing for community banks. I have a couple clients that have had to go toe-to-toe with it and were fortunate enough to...

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The 1 Thing that is Getting Overlooked by Banks on Secure Email

Dan Hadaway, with Infotex, goes into great detail on the risks associated with misconfiguration of "secure" email in one of his recent blog posts. He...

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Hackers are Leveraging Previous Breach Data to Attack Banks

Ever wonder why social engineering attacks are on the rise?

Is Facial Biometric Authentication Just Around the Corner for Community Banks?

Mastercard will be launching an app that uses a 'selfie' to authenticate the user later this year. Will community banking apps follow suit in the...

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Quick Tip: Protect Yourself From Phishing Emails by Learning How to Spot Bad URLs

In my years of doing security awareness training, I’ve always taught users to hover over links embedded in emails before clicking on them. When...

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Should Banks Expect New Cybersecurity Guidance?

That is a question that I see continually asked in various articles and websites. This article by Tracy Kitten at bankinfosecurity.com tries to...

Is Dridex the Most Dangerous Banking Trojan?

Think spam is an ineffective way of spreading malware? Think again. Researchers at security firm Symantec say the moneymakers behind the banking...

Hospital pays $17,000 ransom to get access back to its encrypted files

A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that will likely rekindle a...

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FDIC Article Provides Insights on Where to Focus Your Efforts on Cybersecurity

It’s no secret that Governance, Threat Intelligence, Security Awareness Training, and Patch Management are all part of a solid cybersecurity program,...