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Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Nov 23, 2020 Risk Assessments, Business Continuity Planning, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

What is Business Continuity Planning?

What is Business Continuity Planning? In its simplest form, business continuity planning (sometimes referred to as business continuity management) is…

Russ Horn Published Date: Nov 21, 2020 Risk Assessments, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

State Banking Departments Announce New Ransomware Assessment (R-SAT)

NOTE: This article may contain outdated information. See the updated article for details: Updated Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT 2.0).

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Nov 03, 2020 Business Continuity Planning, Financial Institutions

Business Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

If your organization operates in an area which could be affected by hurricanes, your Business Continuity Plan (BCP) should include steps to help your…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Oct 26, 2020 Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions, Phishing

Phishing Spotlight: COVID-19 SBA Scam

In August 2020, the US-CERT Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency published an alert regarding a malicious actor using COVID-19 as an…

Leticia Saiid Published Date: Oct 21, 2020 Business Continuity Planning

Simplifying Business Impact Analysis for BCP

To have an effective Business Continuity Plan (BCP), recovery plans must be based on a Business Impact Analysis (BIA). According to the FFIEC's…

Russ Horn Published Date: Oct 17, 2020 featured, Credit Unions Risk Assessments Security and Compli

Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT): What Banks and Credit Unions Need to Know

NOTE: This article may contain outdated information. See the updated article for details: Updated Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT 2.0).

Samantha Torrez-Hidalgo Published Date: Oct 08, 2020 Vendor Management, Identity Theft Prevention Program, Business Continuity Planning

5 Tips for Performing Vendor Due Diligence with Ease

Creating a step-by-step system to evaluate and review your vendor due diligence documentation can ease the burden of vendor oversight while ensuring…

Russ Horn Published Date: Sep 09, 2020 Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Credit Unions, Financial Institutions

ACET vs. InTREx-CU: Expected Changes in the NCUA Exam Process

STOP! READ THIS FIRST! This article contains outdated information regarding what to expect in future exams. Please refer to our new article How…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Sep 05, 2020 Risk Assessments, Policy Management, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

5 IT Controls to Consider for Your Remote Work Environment

In the process of conducting a work from home risk assessment, once you have identified reasonably foreseeable threats to your organization and data,…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Sep 04, 2020 Risk Assessments, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

Developing Accurate Remote Work Risk Management Plans

Once you have identified reasonably foreseeable threats to your organization and data, and you have implemented controls to reduce the risk of those…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Sep 04, 2020 Risk Assessments, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

3 Reasons to Conduct a Remote Work Risk Assessment

Securing customer, member, and organization data while employees work remotely is a timeless topic, but it takes on a unique angle when organizations…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Sep 04, 2020 Risk Assessments, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

5 Threats to Consider in your Work from Home Risk Assessment

If you have decided to conduct a work from home risk assessment, the first step in the process is to identify reasonably foreseeable threats. In the…

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What is Business Continuity Planning?

State Banking Departments Announce New Ransomware Assessment (R-SAT)

Business Hurricane Preparedness Checklist

Phishing Spotlight: COVID-19 SBA Scam

Simplifying Business Impact Analysis for BCP

Ransomware Self-Assessment Tool (R-SAT): What Banks and Credit Unions Need to Know

5 Tips for Performing Vendor Due Diligence with Ease

ACET vs. InTREx-CU: Expected Changes in the NCUA Exam Process

5 IT Controls to Consider for Your Remote Work Environment

Developing Accurate Remote Work Risk Management Plans

3 Reasons to Conduct a Remote Work Risk Assessment

5 Threats to Consider in your Work from Home Risk Assessment