There’s been an interesting trend in the virtual CISO industry over the last several months. I've had conversations with three banks who were looking for a new virtual CISO due to their existing...
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Last week, I had the chance to interview Wes Spencer, from FifthWall Solutions, on cryptocurrency in community banking. We’ve had so much good feedback from that webinar – if you didn’t get the...
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 help those less fortunate than us. A while back, a...
“A platform won't change your culture.” This was a great quote by our COO, Stephanie Goetz, at our last offsite team meeting. While I can't remember the exact conversation that spurred that quote, I...
A culture of security is one of the most important things that you can have in your bank or credit union. It will make it easier to mature your cybersecurity program and will make it more effective...
A culture of security is one of the most important things that you can have in your bank or credit union. It will make it easier to mature your cybersecurity program and will make it more effective...
Ahh, springtime. I love it. The birds, the flowers, the warm sunshine, the BankDirector.com Risk Survey Report. Wait, what? Yeah, call me a nerd. I always enjoy that report, and it usually releases...
I love community banking. I didn't know that when I started my career in this industry back in 2007, but I fell in love with it very quickly. Community banks invest in small businesses and make up...
Everyone is on high alert right now because of Russian ransomware attacks as a part of the conflict in Ukraine. We’ve been getting asked about this a lot at Bedel Security here lately. The alerts...
On October 27, 2021, the FTC published revisions to Part 314: The Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. It outlines a set of requirements that “financial institutions” must adhere to in...