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Bedel Security graphic titled “No Tricks, Just Controls: A Community Bank’s Guide to AI Controls,” featuring glowing Halloween jack-o’-lanterns in a spooky graveyard.

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AI Controls for Community Banks: A Guide to the CSBS AI Supervisory Framework

Picture of Nick Podhradsky Nick Podhradsky: Oct 23, 2026

As community banks adopt artificial intelligence, understanding which controls are appropriate for different levels of AI risk is becoming...

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Bedel Security graphic about how community banks should risk-rate AI use cases, featuring a bank committee collaborating and reviewing documents during a meeting.

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How Should Community Banks Risk-Rate AI Use Cases?

Picture of Cory Poupore Cory Poupore: Oct 16, 2026

How Should Banks Assess AI Use Case Risk? Community banks should risk-rate AI use cases by evaluating four key factors: consumer impact, human...

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Chris Bedel Joins The FinTech Cowboys to Discuss Cybersecurity in Banking

Laura Zeck: Oct 13, 2026

How Can Community Banks Strengthen Cybersecurity Without Limiting Innovation? Community banks can strengthen cybersecurity by establishing...

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When Does Your Community Bank Need a CISO? Insights from Chris Bedel

Laura Zeck: Oct 13, 2026

When Does a Community Bank Need a CISO? A community bank needs dedicated CISO leadership when its cybersecurity risks, regulatory responsibilities,...

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Bedel Security graphic exploring quantum computing as a cybersecurity risk for community banks, featuring abstract blue digital waves and network connections.

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Is Quantum Computing a Cybersecurity Risk for Community Banks?

Picture of Andrew Hernandez Andrew Hernandez: Oct 9, 2026

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Bedel Security graphic about preparing community banks for AI questions during regulatory exams, featuring banking professionals in a business meeting.

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How Should Community Banks Prepare for AI Questions During Their Next Exam?

Picture of Jordan Rosiak Jordan Rosiak: Oct 2, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) is quickly becoming part of everyday banking. Employees are using generative AI to draft emails and summarize...

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Bedel Security graphic about 2026 proposed third-party risk management guidance for banks and credit unions, featuring a banker reviewing documents.

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What the 2026 Proposed Third-Party Risk Management Guidance Means for Banks and Credit Unions

Trisha Durkin: Sep 18, 2026

On September 11, 2026, the Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC, and NCUA jointly released proposed guidance that could reshape how banks and credit unions...

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Bedel Security graphic about strong cybersecurity governance at a community bank, featuring banking professionals in a leadership meeting.

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What Strong Cybersecurity Governance Looks Like At a Community Bank

Picture of Brian Petzold Brian Petzold: Sep 4, 2026

There is no such thing as a perfect cybersecurity program, as the threat landscape changes so quickly that new attack methods can appear overnight....

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Bedel Security graphic about the difference between IT and information security, featuring a banker working on a laptop.

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IT vs. Information Security: What's the Difference?

Picture of Errica Padgett Errica Padgett: Aug 28, 2026

When examiners, auditors, or the Board ask who is responsible for information security, the answer should not simply be “IT.” For many financial...

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Bedel Security Friday5 graphic on AI adoption without losing trust for community banks.

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AI Without Losing Trust: A Starting Point for Community Banks

Picture of Chris Bedel Chris Bedel: May 1, 2026

Let’s just say it out loud: AI makes a lot of us uncomfortable.

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