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Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Jul 08, 2021 Business Continuity Planning, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

FFIEC Releases New Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations Booklet

On June 30, 2021, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) released a new Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO)…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: May 14, 2021 Vendor Management, Risk Assessments, Business Continuity Planning, Cybersecurity Assessment Tool, Security and Compliance, Phishing

What Sets Tandem Apart?

At Tandem, we recognize there are a few GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) solutions on the market. So, why should you pick Tandem? Based on…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Apr 29, 2021 Vendor Management

Bank Service Company Act (BSCA) Frequently Asked Questions

In recent months, there has been a noted increase in the number of questions and conversations about the Bank Service Company Act (or "BSCA"). In…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Apr 08, 2021 Phishing

Phishing Spotlight: Tax Season Scams

In February 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published an alert regarding a new tax phishing scam. According to the alert, the malicious…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Mar 30, 2021 Incident Management, Phishing

Incident Management: Seven Best Practices to Prepare for Security Incidents

According to the Tandem State of Cybersecurity 2020 Survey Report, the top three incidents experienced in 2019 by financial institutions were social…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Mar 18, 2021 Incident Management

The Six Phases of an Effective Incident Response Plan

Incident response planning can be risky business. It requires you to consider what could happen in the future, so you can best plan for it now.…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Mar 04, 2021 Vendor Management, Incident Management

Third-Party Incident Response Playbook

Organizations partner with third parties when the benefit to the organization is perceived to be greater than the risk of outsourcing. With access to…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Feb 23, 2021 Incident Management

7 Steps for Building a Successful Incident Response Team

When a potential incident occurs, it can be difficult to know who should be notified. Should the incident be reported to someone in IT, the…

Russ Horn Published Date: Jan 05, 2021 Risk Assessments, Social Media Management

Social Media Risk Management for Financial Institutions

Social media is seen as an important part of many modern business plans, including those of banks and credit unions. Social media sites enable…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Dec 15, 2020 Business Continuity Planning

Difference Between Business Continuity Management and Business Continuity Planning

We recently received a question from one of our Tandem Business Continuity Planning software users.

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).

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