Ahh, springtime. I love it. The birds, the flowers, the warm sunshine, the BankDirector.com Risk Survey Report. Wait, what? Yeah, call me a nerd. I always enjoy that report, and it usually releases...

I love community banking. I didn't know that when I started my career in this industry back in 2007, but I fell in love with it very quickly. Community banks invest in small businesses and make up...

Everyone is on high alert right now because of Russian ransomware attacks as a part of the conflict in Ukraine. We’ve been getting asked about this a lot at Bedel Security here lately. The alerts...

On October 27, 2021, the FTC published revisions to Part 314: The Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. It outlines a set of requirements that “financial institutions” must adhere to in...

This post is intended to help community financial institutions appropriately prioritize their response efforts to the Log4Shell vulnerability. If you’ve been watching your threat intel feeds (or...

Ever get that feeling that you don’t know what you don’t know about the effectiveness of your cybersecurity program? You’re not alone. Trust me though, you are better off than those with blind...

Recently, I was presenting to a risk management forum at a banking association on cybersecurity and the question came up as to whether my company helps small businesses become more secure. When I...

Have you ever been in an organization where everyone can see the cause of an issue, but no one has the guts to say it out loud? Of course, we all have. It’s the type of organization that can harbor...

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