Setting and Achieving Realistic Information Security Program Goals for 2016
I love this article by Kevin Beaver on goals for your ISP. Although it's already the end of March, it is applicable at any time of the year because it discusses:
Read More
3 min read
More about the Virtual CISO (vCISO) Role
What is a Virtual CISO (vCISO)? Keeping your information security and cybersecurity programs up to snuff can be difficult for community banks. Having...
1 min read
Got Ransomware? An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: 5 Things You Can Do
Ransomware is a very scary thing for community banks. I have a couple clients that have had to go toe-to-toe with it and were fortunate enough to...
1 min read
The 1 Thing that is Getting Overlooked by Banks on Secure Email
Dan Hadaway, with Infotex, goes into great detail on the risks associated with misconfiguration of "secure" email in one of his recent blog posts. He...
1 min read
Hackers are Leveraging Previous Breach Data to Attack Banks
Ever wonder why social engineering attacks are on the rise?
Is Facial Biometric Authentication Just Around the Corner for Community Banks?
Mastercard will be launching an app that uses a 'selfie' to authenticate the user later this year. Will community banking apps follow suit in the...
2 min read
Quick Tip: Protect Yourself From Phishing Emails by Learning How to Spot Bad URLs
In my years of doing security awareness training, I’ve always taught users to hover over links embedded in emails before clicking on them. When...
1 min read
Should Banks Expect New Cybersecurity Guidance?
That is a question that I see continually asked in various articles and websites. This article by Tracy Kitten at bankinfosecurity.com tries to...
Is Dridex the Most Dangerous Banking Trojan?
Think spam is an ineffective way of spreading malware? Think again. Researchers at security firm Symantec say the moneymakers behind the banking...
Hospital pays $17,000 ransom to get access back to its encrypted files
A Los Angeles hospital has paid US$17,000 to cyberattackers who crippled its network by encrypting its files, a payment that will likely rekindle a...