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 institutions. The idea is to share what I’ve seen work over my years of working with multiple institutions....

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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...

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