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The Policy Labyrinth
You started with an Information Security Policy that covered the basics. Then one day an auditor walked in and asked to see your Data Destruction...
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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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What is "Best Practice"?
Over the years, I have become wary of the term “best practice” when it is applied to technology and cybersecurity. The term “best practice” is...
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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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The Powerful GLBA Board Report
When the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was implemented, each regulatory agency adopted a set of interagency guidelines and regulations required for...
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Does your Change Management Process Need a Conversion?
We are seeing findings related to change management cropping up in several audit reports this year. Appropriately scoping change management can be...
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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...