Chris Bedel

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How to Manage a CISO to Avoid Burnout

This blog post is intended for anyone managing a chief information security officer (CISO) or looking to fill the CISO role. This might also be helpful if you're a CISO, and you feel like this is something you want to share with your manager or...

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5 Steps to Utilizing Key Controls

Recently we’ve received a number of requests for “Key Controls” from auditors or examiners for the financial institutions we work with. Fortunately,...

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5 Things I Learned at a Bank IT Conference

I recently had the opportunity to attend, and speak at, the Southeast Community Bank I.T. Rightsourcing Conference in Georgia. It was a great 1-day...

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The Fiduciary Role of the CISO

A few months ago I was listening to a podcast. The business owner being interviewed wasn't in cybersecurity but had a consulting business. And he...

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Cyber Insurance is Broken. How Do We Fix it?

I've been asked about the state of cyber insurance multiple times over the past couple of months.

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The Risk Based Audit

We have a meeting every Monday morning to do a status update on each of the 40 financial institutions we serve as their virtual Information Security...

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5 Lessons I Learned From Interviewing A Crypto Expert

Last week, I had the chance to interview Wes Spencer, from FifthWall Solutions, on cryptocurrency in community banking. We’ve had so much good...

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