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Leticia Saiid Published Date: Dec 11, 2019 Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

Why you should attend the KEYS Conference by Tandem

What is KEYS? The KEYS Conference is an annual Tandem user group and information security conference created to provide Knowledge Essential to Your…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Nov 18, 2019 Business Continuity Planning, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

FFIEC Releases Updated Business Continuity Management Booklet

On November 14, 2019, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released an updated Business Continuity Management (BCM)…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Nov 17, 2019 Business Continuity Planning, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

Why the FFIEC renamed the Business Continuity Planning booklet to Business Continuity Management

On November 14, 2019, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced they updated and renamed the Business Continuity…

Leticia Saiid Published Date: Nov 03, 2019 Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

2019 CUNA - Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool [VIDEO]

Russ Horn Published Date: Oct 26, 2019 Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Credit Unions, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

NCUA Developing Multi-Year Plan to Combat Cyberthreats

At the ninth National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) open Board meeting for 2019, the Office of Examination and Insurance and the special advisor…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Oct 15, 2019 Vendor Management, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

Vendor Management & OFAC: FAQs for Banks and Credit Unions

Update: The federal banking agencies published proposed third-party risk management guidance. Learn more in our blog: New Proposed Third-Party Risk…

Russ Horn Published Date: Aug 22, 2019 Identity Theft Prevention Program, Credit Unions, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

NCUA Alerts Credit Unions about Business Email Compromise Fraud

This month, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) issued a Risk Alert (19-RISK-01) describing the increasing frequency of and losses…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Jun 30, 2019 Risk Assessments, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

What is a Multifactor Authentication Risk Assessment?

The concept of a multifactor authentication (MFA) risk assessment has recently become a topic of conversation in the information security community.…

Russ Horn Published Date: Oct 19, 2018 Credit Unions, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

NCUA Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET) Frequently Asked Questions

If you are a credit union, you should expect to see the ACET during your next IT examination. The NCUA began piloting this new examination tool in…

Russ Horn Published Date: Sep 29, 2018 Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Credit Unions, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

How is the NCUA ACET different from the FFIEC CAT?

In 2018, the NCUA began piloting the use of the Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET) based on the FFIEC's Cybersecurity Assessment Tool…

Samantha Torrez-Hidalgo Published Date: Sep 18, 2018 Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions, Social Media Management

Achieving Social Media Goals with Security in Mind

The article was published in the September 2018 edition of the Kansas Banker Magazine.

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Aug 14, 2018 Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

How Colorado Financial Institutions Should Prepare for (HB 18-1128)

What is Colorado Cybersecurity Regulation (HB 18-1128)? On January 19, 2018, the General Assembly of the State of Colorado introduced House Bill…

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