Cybersecurity Shouldn’t Be Keeping You Up at Night

Benefits of Integrating Technology into Your InfoSec Program

Information security (InfoSec) is a critical aspect of keeping an organization’s computers, networks, sensitive information, and users safe from potential threats. Integrating technology into a...

Automating Your Information Security Program: How Technology Can Get Policies Off the Shelf

Working with paper-based information security policies can be limiting for financial institutions. Automation allows banks and credit unions to take their policies off the shelf and move them...

5 Areas to Outsource So Your IT Administrator Can Go on Vacation

It’s summertime. And COVID restrictions are finally being lifted. Maybe now your IT administrator can go on vacation—if there’s someone available to fill in. Third-party IT and security service...

Technology, Compliance, and Security Best Practices – All in One Place

A few years have passed since we launched the Safe Systems online Resource Center, which provides community banks and credit unions access to a centralized knowledge base of materials that help...

What CEOs Should Know about Disaster Recovery

Disaster recovery—the process of restoring IT infrastructure, data and systems in the aftermath of a major negative event—is a specialized area of technology that’s not always top of mind for...

Kids on Banking – 3 Years Later…

  It’s been almost 3 years since our 25th anniversary, and thus, the introduction of our Kids on Banking project. Designed to give us a refreshing perspective on banking from the minds of...

Is Your Financial Institution BCM Compliant?

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...

After the Disaster: Real Community Banking Recovery Stories

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...

The 4 “Rs” of Disaster Recovery

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...

Why a Comprehensive Disaster Recovery Service is Critical to Any Financial Institution’s BCM

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...

Latest Microsoft Updates Show Importance of Patch Testing

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,...

Proven Security Solutions to Keep Your Financial Institution Safe from Cybersecurity Threats

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...

Is Cybersecurity Your Weakest Link?

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...

The Security Evolution: The Integration of Security and Technology in Your Bank’s Infrastructure

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...

The ISO in 2021: New Challenges and Expectations Require a New Approach

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...

Top Phishing Scams and Emerging Trends Your Bank or Credit Union Staff Should Be Aware of

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...

Segregation of ISO Duties Critical to Network Security and Regulatory Compliance for FIs

It’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...

5 ISO Duties that Can Be Automated for FIs

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...