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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...
Outsourced CISO
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How to Change Your Virtual CISO (or how to avoid it to begin with)
There’s been an interesting trend in the virtual CISO industry over the last several months.
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Tools to Check Out in the Cybersecurity Resource Guide
Last week, we saw the Federal Financial Institutions Council (FFIEC) announce an update to its Cybersecurity Resource Guide. It was originally...
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Preparing for a Security Incident
The worst time to develop an Incident Response Plan for dealing with a security incident is during an actual incident. It’s not a matter of “if” but...
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Does It Align With Our Mission?
We intend to change the way community banks manage cybersecurity. We intend to build an amazing company where our people can thrive. We intend to...
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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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Checking the Box
I recently participated in an executive meeting at a bank where we discussed the real value of “checking the box” also known as the bare minimum,...
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A Platform Won’t Change Your Culture
“A platform won't change your culture.” This was a great quote by our COO, Stephanie Goetz, at our last offsite team meeting.
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Change, Conflict and Culture
We have many institutions either going through or coming out of a large amount of change. It seems like there’s always some new guidance, product, or...