Chris Bedel
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Independent Collaboration Part 2: A Framework for Outsourcing IT in Financial Institutions
This article is the second of a 2-part series on building an effective outsourcing strategy for the various components of IT for financial...
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Independent Collaboration Part 1: A Concept for Outsourcing IT in Financial Institutions
It sounds like a total oxymoron: Independent Collaboration. On the Predictive Index, those two words are on opposing ends of the spectrum when it...
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Managing Cybersecurity: Get Away From “No”
I was having a conversation with a colleague this past week (a bank auditor to give you some context). As we were talking about cybersecurity and the...
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Vodka Pairings and FinTech
Several weeks ago, I was out with the rest of the Bedel Security staff on a strategic and team building exercise. During our meal we discovered a...
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SolarWinds: 5 Points to Communicate to Your Board
As most SolarWinds investigations have stabilized, it’s a good time to give the full report to your Board of Directors. They’ve hopefully been...
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Thankful
It’s easy in a year like 2020 to focus on what went wrong, what should have been, and what we’ve lost. I get caught in that trap more than I like to...
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The Perfect Meeting Agenda to Improve IT & Cyber Governance
One of the first things we do when working with a new client is to establish recurring monthly meetings with a set agenda for every meeting. Having...
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Your Information Security Program Needs Focus
I recently had the chance to speak with Cyrene Wilke, SVP Operations & Technology at Investors Community Bank in Wisconsin on the need for community...