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What CISA’s Updated CPGs Mean for Financial Institutions

CISA’s recent update to the Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) marks an important evolution in how organizations should approach cyber resilience. While the CPGs continue to emphasize strong technical controls across Identify, Protect, Detect,...

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Case Study: First National Bank of Pulaski

Introduction Community banks face a unique challenge: balancing compliance demands with limited resources. As regulators place greater emphasis on...

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Lessons Learned from 2025 And What Financial Institutions Should Prepare for in 2026

As 2025 comes to a close, one theme stands out for community financial institutions: cybersecurity is no longer about reacting to individual threats....

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Welcome to The Bedel Security Team Grace & Ryan

The Bedel Security Team grew by two members this month with the addition of two new Specialists, Grace Kim and Ryan Otto.

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The Top Five Ways AI Powers Hacks

Several breach report studies have reported the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in breach statistics. As of the 2024 report, 16% of breaches...

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Thankful

Thanksgiving is a perfect time to remember that behind every project, deadline, and meeting is a team of people with stories, traditions, and...

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How to Approach Third Party Reviews

One of the most important processes in cybersecurity for financial institutions today is third-party due diligence. However, it is also one of the...

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Vendor Data Sharing: Why “Need to Know” Is a Must for Financial Institutions

Vendors play a crucial role in helping financial institutions deliver modern, efficient, and client-focused services. But with every data exchange...

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MFA Prompt Bombing: When Multi-Factor Authentication Becomes a Nuisance — and a Risk

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is widely considered one of the best affordable controls for preventing account takeover. But like every security...

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