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Five Findings from the 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report

I was reviewing the 2023 IBM Security Cost of a Data Breach Report this week and wanted to share some findings I found interesting. This report is published annually and that follows organizations of all industries and sizes to find threats and...

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What is a Good Password Length?

We are often asked what length passwords should be. The answer that we give in general is that we would like user passwords to be at least 14...

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month is around the corner, is your financial institution ready?

Cybersecurity Awareness Month1 is an annual campaign held in October to promote awareness about the importance of cybersecurity and encourage...

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5 Soft Skills Every CISO Should Have

Being the founder and CEO of a virtual CISO firm, I get asked questions about professional development from time to time.

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NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Draft Updates

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) was initially developed in 2014 and was intended to be a living document, dependent on feedback from...

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Congratulations Errica Padgett, vCISO Senior Advisor!

The Bedel Security Team is excited to announce the promotion of our very own Errica Padgett, CISSP to vCISO Senior Advisor!

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Is Your M365 Conditional Access Unconditional?

As attackers are finding new ways to get around multifactor authentication in Microsoft 365, conditional access is becoming more important....

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Banks, Credit Unions, and AI; OH MY: Beyond Cybersecurity AI Danger

Picking up from where we left off, while the cybersecurity aspects of Generative AI are paramount, the journey of understanding its integration into...

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