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Meet the Newest Member of the Bedel Security Team
The Bedel Security Team is excited to welcome our newest vCISO Senior Advisor, Vance Monical, CISM, CISA!
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The Policy Labyrinth
You started with an Information Security Policy that covered the basics. Then one day an auditor walked in and asked to see your Data Destruction...
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Independent Collaboration Part 1: A Concept for Outsourcing IT in Financial Institutions
It sounds like a total oxymoron: Independent Collaboration. On the Predictive Index, those two words are on opposing ends of the spectrum when it...
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Learning Not to Trust
Most of our IT infrastructures were built to trust. From the time users sign on in the morning until they log off at the end of the day, the network...
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Managing Cybersecurity: Get Away From “No”
I was having a conversation with a colleague this past week (a bank auditor to give you some context). As we were talking about cybersecurity and the...
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Considerations for Securing Online Meeting Software
It’s safe to say that remote work is here stay. While we are on the verge of opening back up after COVID, people have loved the flexibility that...
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What is "Best Practice"?
Over the years, I have become wary of the term “best practice” when it is applied to technology and cybersecurity. The term “best practice” is...
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Vodka Pairings and FinTech
Several weeks ago, I was out with the rest of the Bedel Security staff on a strategic and team building exercise. During our meal we discovered a...
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Qakbot Malware
Qakbot (also known as Quakbot or Qbot) is a malware strain that has been used to attack financial institutions since 2008. It’s primary target is...