The role of the community bank ISO has seen some changes over the years. The position at one time was thought to only be applicable to the big banks. Now no bank is too small to not need an ISO, and...
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Community Bank CISO: New IT Booklet Calls for More Strategic Role
by Chris Bedel | Dec 16, 2015
5 Ways to Avoid Health Data Breaches
by Chris Bedel | Dec 14, 2015
With healthcare contributing 3 of the 7 largest breaches in 2015, it might be an understatement to say that many healthcare organizations have been struggling to comply with HIPAA. This article by...
Why Regulatory Scrutiny of Banks Will Intensify in 2016
by Chris Bedel | Dec 13, 2015
Cyberattacks against U.S. banks will continue to increase in 2016, making cybersecurity oversight and enforcement of anti-money-laundering laws focal points for regulators, says Walter Mix, a former...
CISOs face challenges talking to boards about cyber risks
by Chris Bedel | Dec 13, 2015
While chief information security officers are increasingly getting the ear of board members, they are not necessarily communicating security risks effectively to the board. Read More on the Author's...
Gone are the days where the Board of Directors at a financial institution could assign the responsibility of Information Security (now called cybersecurity) to the IT Committee and get updates on a...
Hacker Leaks Customer Data After a United Arab Emirates Bank Fails to Pay Ransom
by Chris Bedel | Dec 7, 2015
The hacker, who calls himself Hacker Buba, breached the network of a bank in Sharjah last month identified as Invest Bank by The Daily Dot, and began releasing customer account and transaction...
Krebsonsecurity.com: Many readers wrote in this past week to say they’d finally been officially notified that their fingerprints, background checks, Social Security numbers, and other sensitive...
Cyber Resilience - New Focus in OCC Operating Plan for 2016
by Chris Bedel | Dec 2, 2015
The OCC included “Cybersecurity and Resilience Planning” as a focus for 2016 in the release of their most recent Operating Plan. They went on to more specifically state that they would be, “reviewing...
Lahey Hospital Fined $850,000 in HIPAA Case
by Chris Bedel | Nov 30, 2015
Federal regulators have announced a HIPAA resolution agreement with Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, Mass., stemming from an investigation into the theft of a laptop that was used to...
Threat Intelligence Lessons from Paris Attacks
by Chris Bedel | Nov 23, 2015
The unfolding investigation into the Nov. 13 Paris attacks carries lessons for any organization or agency that is attempting to share threat-related information. As anyone who's ever dabbled in big...