The Bedel Security Blog

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Backups vs. Retention

Brian Petzold: Nov 19, 2021

We often run into situations where different staff in an institution have different understandings of the goals and operations of their backup...

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Cyber New Year’s Resolution: Start with a Gut Check

Chris Bedel: Nov 12, 2021

Ever get that feeling that you don’t know what you don’t know about the effectiveness of your cybersecurity program?

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Keep an Eye on API Security

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, enable applications to exchange data and functionality easily with other applications and users in or...

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Introducing the Newest Member of the Bedel Security Team

The Bedel Security Team is excited to welcome our newest vCISO Specialist, Kenyatta Smith!

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How to Change Your Virtual CISO (or how to avoid it to begin with)

Chris Bedel: Oct 21, 2021

There’s been an interesting trend in the virtual CISO industry over the last several months.

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vCISO Questions and Answers 14: What do examiners say? What kind of due diligence should we do on a vCISO?

Chris Bedel: Sep 2, 2021

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vCISO Questions and Answers 13: What should you look for in a provider? What does a typical contract look like?

Chris Bedel: Aug 25, 2021

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vCISO Questions and Answers 12: Incidents and Pandemics

Chris Bedel: Aug 18, 2021

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Choosing a Cybersecurity Framework

Brian Petzold: Aug 13, 2021

It is a good practice to identify a cybersecurity framework as part of an institution’s Information Security Program. A framework helps to identify...

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vCISO Questions and Answers 11: How does a vCISO interact with other outsourced managed providers?

Chris Bedel: Aug 10, 2021