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When a Returned Wire isn’t Just a Returned Wire

[caption id="attachment_715" align="alignnone" width="672"] Recently, the Wire Department at a client of ours noted an unusual event where $5,000 had come in on a Thursday, and then was requested back by the originating bank on the very next day for...

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Why was it so Quiet in the Fourth Quarter?

[caption id="attachment_714" align="alignnone" width="672"] It’s good to be back on the blog. My last post was on September 28, 2016, which means I...

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Password Managers: Single Point of Failure, or a Necessity for a Secure Enterprise? (part 1)

Recently, I've been hearing many references to password managers in the various podcasts I listen to and blog posts I read.

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Announcing the Release of our First White Paper!

The Virtual CISO and Outsourced ISO service offering are gaining a ton of interest lately, as they very well should be. Community banks are in need...

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Hired Guns: The Rise of the Virtual CISO

I love this article by Michelle Drolet on Network World: The enterprise is facing a dangerous combination of mounting cybersecurity threats of...

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Coming to Your State?: New York Releases First-of-its-Kind Cybersecurity Regulation for Banks

Last week, New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo announced new proposed state regulation for banks, insurance companies, and other financial institutions....

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Is it Time to Take the Organization of Your Information Security Program to the Next Level?

The Information Security Program at Banks and Credit Unions is getting to be a pretty complex thing. Policies, audits, reviews, board reports,...

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Key to Successful Vendor Management Program: Walk Before You Run

[caption id="attachment_683" align="alignnone" width="1344"] I have some colleagues who disagree with this approach, but I’ve seen far too many of my...

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How do you measure success when it comes to stopping Phishing attacks?

An article on CSO Online this week caught my attention and raises an excellent question. That being, "what is a good success rate in your phishing...

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Don't Ditch SMS, But Change the Way You Use It

Banks are facing a dilemma in using SMS messages to help authenticate their customers. On one hand, fraudsters are targeting such systems more.

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