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Changing Regulatory Landscape: What “Material Financial Risk” Means for IT and Cybersecurity Late in 2025, all three federal banking regulatory agencies released notices announcing a renewed focus on “material financial risks.” I understand why....
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Over the past year, I’ve had more than a few community bank leaders ask me the same question: “How can we explore innovation without putting the bank...
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With the upcoming sunset of the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) in less than three months, community banks are beginning to get nervous...
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Introduction As most bankers know by now, the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT), first released in 2015, will officially sunset on August 31,...
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Artificial intelligence, quantum computing, cryptocurrency, banking as a service - there’s no shortage of new technology shaking up the financial...
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Ten years ago, Bedel Security was nothing more than an idea—a vision for how we could help community banks and credit unions address a critical gap...
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When I was first asked to join John Iannarelli (aka “FBI John”), a former FBI agent, for a discussion at the Indiana Bankers Association Annual...
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If you keep up with the banking industry, then you’ve certainly heard about the significant events in the past several months bringing a lot of...
