It’s been a few years since the FFIEC updated its BCM IT Examination Handbook and expanded its focus from “business continuity planning (BCP)” to “business continuity management (BCM).” While most...
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Tell Us More...Even the best-laid plans can go awry—especially after a disaster. Our real-life stories from actual community financial institutions underscore the importance of having an effective disaster...
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Organizations can be impacted by a natural or manmade disaster at any time. Having an effective approach to disaster recovery (DR) can help banks and credit unions meet their regulatory...
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As part of business continuity management (BCM), banks and credit unions must ensure they can maintain and recover their operations after a catastrophic event happens. Their BCM strategy should...
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In early March 2021, Microsoft published some cumulative updates for different versions of Windows 10, including KB5000802. Unfortunately, the new updates and patches caused a variety of problems,...
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Like many other professional industries, the financial sector of business was forced to work from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With an unprecedented number of employees still working...
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SKIP AHEAD: Importance of Being Secure Malware and Ransomware Internet of Things (IoT) Attacks Phishing Scams Lack of Third-Party Vendor Security Insider Threats Lack of Employee Training and...
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Financial institutions and other organizations face a head-spinning number of information security risks—and the threats are becoming more complex and difficult to detect. In 2020, the FBI’s...
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One of the key lessons financial institutions learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is that regardless of new challenges and seemingly constant change, they were expected to ensure their customers...
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Phishing—the practice of using fake emails and other schemes to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords, or credit card details—continues to be one of the most prevalent...
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Refer Someone NowIt’s essential that banks and credit unions maintain segregation of duties between their information security officer (ISO) and network administrator to ensure network security, regulatory...
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Information security officers (ISOs) at financial institutions typically have myriad responsibilities on their plates, and each of those responsibilities comes with one or more forms of...
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We’re back with part two of our IT Exam Prep blog series. Picking up where we left off, there are five key areas where we expect you’ll likely be scrutinized closely at your next exam cycle:...
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We'll contact you!While sometimes the IT examination is separate, most of the time it’s incorporated into the Safety & Soundness exam. Regulatory examinations like Safety & Soundness are designed to assess the...
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With organizations in virtually every industry employing cloud computing to enhance their infrastructure, cloud adoption is becoming mainstream. But is your bank or credit union ready to make the...
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A traditional firewall can only do so much to protect a network against the invasive security threats that financial institutions are facing. Add to that, cybercriminals are becoming more...
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In 2020, 80 percent of firms experienced an increase in cyberattacks, and the pandemic was at the root of a 238-percent spike in attacks on banks, according to Fintech News. In a world of...
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De novo banks have enough to be concerned about as they struggle to get established: raising capital, selecting a core system and products, getting enough personnel in place—and keeping everything...
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As we mentioned in our previous blog, the Pandemic dominated the regulatory landscape early in 2020, and cybersecurity dominated the last few months of the year. This double-whammy forced...
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Get My White PaperThe COVID-19 pandemic dominated the regulatory landscape early in 2020, with cybersecurity dominating the last couple of months. Here is a look back at important regulatory changes and trends in...
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