The 2019 FFIEC Business Continuity Management Handbook represented a significant change in how bank and credit union examiners will assess your business continuity planning efforts going forward....
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Tell Us More...In response to the Coronavirus pandemic, many financial institutions have implemented new technologies and made modifications to their IT infrastructure to better serve customers, members, and...
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Banks and credit unions of all sizes experience some level of turnover or unexpected absence that can affect internal positions. When the IT administrator role is impacted, it can cause the most...
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has drastically reshaped the way banks and credit unions operate today. While financial institutions value face-to-face interactions with their customers and...
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Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. On April 16, 2019, Oracle (who owns Java and its development) changed its client-based Java model...
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When an incident occurs, it is critical for financial institutions to have proper logging tools in place to contain and control the incident and provide evidence to key external stakeholders such...
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What's NextIf you think a cyber incident won’t impact your financial institution, you are seriously underestimating the lengths cybercriminals will go to steal your customers’ or members’ non-public...
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In 2020 we’ve learned a lot about ourselves, and whether the general population realizes it or not, they have learned a lot about something often relegated just to banking: Risk Tolerance. And...
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In today’s security environment, it’s not if a cybersecurity incident will impact your institution, but when and how big? That’s why having an effective and compliant incident response plan (IRP)...
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From the beginning of the pandemic, the financial sector has seen a rising number of security threats. With more employees working remotely and increasing their online activity, cybercriminals are...
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Refer Someone NowThe ISO is tasked with multiple simultaneous activities; supervising the financial institution’s business continuity planning, project management, vendor management, cybersecurity, exams and...
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Management should designate at least one information security officer responsible and accountable for implementing and monitoring the information security program. – FFIEC Information Security...
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Technical Level: Beginner/Intermediate TLDR: Microsoft recently released the GA version of their Exchange Online V2 module for PowerShell. In order to configure some of the more advanced settings...
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We'll contact you!Technical Level: Beginner TLDR: Microsoft has decommissioned Baseline Conditional Access Policies and has replaced them with the new Security Defaults as of the end of February 2020. If you have...
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Mergers and acquisitions can present significant operational challenges for information security officers (ISO) who are tasked with ensuring a smooth transition of the information security...
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Of the many roles within a financial institution, the information security officer (ISO) is the most critical for the protection of confidential and nonpublic personal information and maintaining...
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As banks and credit unions continue to work to keep all employees and customers/members safe during the pandemic, information security should be a top priority. Because many businesses and...
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In today’s security landscape, business email compromise (BEC) is one of the most prolific online crimes, and these attacks are often aimed at financial institutions.
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In a previous post, we discussed the role of the ISO in a pandemic and how he or she must make sure all routine tasks are still being completed; help the institution adapt to the new...
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Get My White PaperAccording to the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council’s (FFIEC) Information Technology Examination Handbook, “ISOs are responsible for responding to security events by coordinating...
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