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The FDIC InTREX Gets Audited
While the FFIEC has released three major guidance updates since July 2019, the FDIC has not updated its examination program to include the newer...
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The What, Why, and How of Complementary User Entity Controls
Reviewing Complementary User Entity Controls (CUECs) is an important part of any financial institution’s third-party management program. However, we...
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Discussions Triggered from the LastPass Breach
Over the past month, many have written about the latest LastPass breach. If you have not kept up with the breach, you can see the disclosure from...
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Self-Assessing Authentication & Access Risk
A little over a year ago, banking regulators released the “Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems” guidance. Since...
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Effective User Access Reviews
What exactly is a user access review? In its simplest form, this review is a process that certifies that users’ (including vendors’) access within...
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Where Does Managing Aggregator Risk Belong?
A little over a year ago, bank regulators published new proposed guidance on managing third-party risk. One of the more controversial topics in this...
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What You Can do About the Okta Compromise
News this week brought us word of something very disappointing, a breach in a large player in the identity services company, Okta. If I’m being 100%...
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Is Your Risk Assessment Authentication & Access Ready?
In August, the FFIEC released new guidance titled “Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems”. Because the guidance...