Brian Petzold

Bank executive reading the Bedel Security blog on her desktop.

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What is "Best Practice"?

Over the years, I have become wary of the term “best practice” when it is applied to technology and cybersecurity. The term “best practice” is supposed to mean that what is being described aligns with the actions of the best in the industry. The...

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Guidance on Obsolete Encryption Protocols

Networks rely on encryption to ensure that data is kept private and cannot be changed while at rest or in transit. In most cases this encryption...

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The Powerful GLBA Board Report

When the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was implemented, each regulatory agency adopted a set of interagency guidelines and regulations required for...

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Asset Management Lessons Learned from Morgan Stanley

Asset Management is one of the foundations of a sound Information Security Program, but it is also often neglected in the rush to replace or...

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Typ0squatting

We recently have seen an increase in “typosquatting” activity targeting financial institutions. Typosquatting is when someone registers a domain with...

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Understanding Your Information Security Layers

Information security programs are like onions. They have layers. Understanding the control layers of an information security program helps management...

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