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A checklist that saves you from stressing

We are halfway through the fourth quarter and I want to see a show of hands for everyone who feels like they're scrambling to get things done in time. And let's face it, no one likes to realize they've left something out or forgotten it entirely....

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Bank Technology: Opposing Views

This week's post is a slightly different perspective than what we've covered as of late. The idea came from a question that one of our newer...

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To Click or Not to Click? The 5 Laws of Links

We're all human. Which, for better or worse, means that we are far from perfect. Now we can look at that one of two ways: Accepting the way things...

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Equifax Deserves the Corporate Death Penalty

Interesting perspective from Ron Fein over at Wired. If this happens, what is the precedent for other industries like healthcare or banking? Are you...

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7 Things You Should Know About WPA2 KRACK Vulnerability

Announced over a week ago, weaknesses found in the WPA2 wi-fi protocol has the news and social media in a stir. In all the chatter that has come out...

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Preparation puts you ahead in incident response

You know it's common sense, but is it common in your workplace? I had the opportunity to attend a webinar covering incident and breach response and...

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Want stronger passwords? Understand these 4 common password security myths.

Fahmida Y. Rashid at CSO online recently wrote an article on passwords that's worth a look at. She takes the approach of disrupting our current...

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If Everything is Important...

"If everything is important, then nothing is." ― Patrick Lencioni We’ve all seen this concept applied to time management and other decision-making...

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Comparing your Cyber Risk Appetite to Motorcycle Racing - WHAT!?!

How do you communicate cyber risk to management and the board at your organization? Has it been effective? Is everyone on the same page from a risk...

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What to do about Equifax Breach?: Freeze your Credit (and how)

We've had clients, friends, relatives, etc. ask us what they should do about the recent Equifax breach and the answer is pretty simple: get a credit...

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