Recently we’ve received a number of requests for “Key Controls” from auditors or examiners for the financial institutions we work with. Fortunately, for those that have our Risk Management module,...

Community financial institutions face a wide range of cybersecurity threats, but one of the most concerning is insider threats. Insider threats refer to employees or contractors who intentionally or...

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All organizations have (or should have) a firewall that blocks unexpected communications from the Internet to internal network hosts. But what about blocking unexpected communications from Internal...

Small financial institutions, such as community banks and credit unions, face unique challenges when it comes to cybersecurity. One of the biggest challenges is the shortage of cybersecurity...

I recently had the opportunity to attend, and speak at, the Southeast Community Bank I.T. Rightsourcing Conference in Georgia. It was a great 1-day event with speakers representing various areas of...

I want to talk about something that’s been on my mind a lot lately: corporate account takeover (CATO). As someone who has worked in the cybersecurity space for most of my career, I know firsthand...

The Bedel Security Team is excited to welcome our new Administrative Manager, Savannah Halstead! Savannah brings over 7 years of administrative and operations management expertise to the table. Her...

Since the pandemic and the rise of work at home, we have become very familiar with Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). Typically, this is implemented as a One-Time Password (OTP) delivered via an...

If you are new to managing cybersecurity for a financial institution, I’m sure you’ll have a lot of questions. More specifically, “Where do I start?” Managing cybersecurity for a financial...