Today, I want to dive into a topic that’s been keeping me up at night: the AI (artificial intelligence) arms race happening right under our noses. Bad actors are increasingly exploiting AI to...
Demystifying Policy, Procedures, and Standards: Understanding the Differences Matters
by Trisha Durkin | Aug 4, 2023
In every aspect of life, from managing a company to navigating through traffic, guidelines play a crucial role in maintaining order and achieving success. When it comes to organizational management...
How to Manage a CISO to Avoid Burnout
by Chris Bedel | Jul 27, 2023
This blog post is intended for anyone managing a chief information security officer (CISO) or looking to fill the CISO role. This might also be helpful if you're a CISO, and you feel like this is...
Business Email Compromise: Attacks Immune to Multi-Factor Authentication
by Stephanie Goetz | Jul 21, 2023
They’ve come back around…those business email compromises, which were all too common in the late 2010s. Unfortunately, we have seen many of these in recent weeks, even with multi-factor...
Helping Board Members Sleep at Night
by Brian Petzold | Jul 14, 2023
If you are a board member of a bank or credit union, how do you know that the cybersecurity program of the organization is being managed effectively? I often try to put myself into the shoes of a...
“Banking” on Zero Trust: An Essential Shift in Cybersecurity
by Tony Bushong | Jul 7, 2023
Ever heard Rick Howard's analogy of networks being like M&M candies? Imagine a hard exterior shell but with a soft, less secure core. Traditional network security has been all about hardening the...
Cloud Security Challenges
by Vance Monical | Jun 30, 2023
As financial institutions increasingly embrace the benefits of cloud computing, the importance of cloud security cannot be understated. While the cloud offers numerous advantages, such as...
Addressing the MOVEit Vulnerability: Actions for Financial Institutions
by Trisha Durkin | Jun 23, 2023
Financial institutions rely on numerous third-party providers to support their operations and deliver essential services. However, these partnerships can introduce additional cybersecurity risks,...
On June 6th, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC released new interagency guidance on third-party risk management. The new guidance, based on existing OCC guidance from 2013 and 2020, calls for a...
Password Reuse
by Vance Monical | Jun 2, 2023
Today, I want to discuss a topic that often goes unnoticed but can have far-reaching consequences: password reuse. In this fast-paced digital age, convenience plays a significant role in our daily...