I recently participated in an executive meeting at a bank where we discussed the real value of “checking the box” also known as the bare minimum, just to satisfy an auditor or examiner. Financial...

The Bedel Security Team is excited to announce the promotion of our very own Trisha Durkin to Senior Advisor! Trisha joined the Bedel Security Team in March of 2020 as a vCISO Specialist. Prior...

“A platform won't change your culture.” This was a great quote by our COO, Stephanie Goetz, at our last offsite team meeting. While I can't remember the exact conversation that spurred that quote, I...

We have many institutions either going through or coming out of a large amount of change. It seems like there’s always some new guidance, product, or environmental change we find ourselves up...

A few weeks ago, in my life outside of cybersecurity, a person said to me: “You are always thinking three steps ahead of the rest of us”. I am not sure if it was meant as a compliment or not. I...

The Bedel Security Team is excited to welcome our newest vCISO Specialist, Jordan Rosiak! Jordan began his Information Technology/Information Security (IT/IS) career working as a Financial...

As cybersecurity budgets increase, I’ve been posed with the question of “When will it ever be enough?” In my opinion, we are either getting better or getting worse as there is no “standing still” in...

A culture of security is one of the most important things that you can have in your bank or credit union. It will make it easier to mature your cybersecurity program and will make it more effective...

A culture of security is one of the most important things that you can have in your bank or credit union. It will make it easier to mature your cybersecurity program and will make it more effective...

It’s been a long and crazy two years since Covid showed up and changed the world. Yes, a lot of things are different now, but I’d like to take a few minutes to discuss the impact as it relates to...