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Russ Horn Published Date: Jan 24, 2020 Vendor Management, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

Top Vendor Management Software Features to Consider Before You Buy

The overall success of an organization can be linked closely to the security, stability, and quality of their third parties. Therefore, vendor…

Alyssa Pugh Published Date: Jan 09, 2020 Vendor Management, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

What is Vendor Management?

In its simplest form, vendor management is the process of overseeing third-party service providers who work for your organization, from beginning to…

Leticia Saiid Published Date: Dec 14, 2019 Vendor Management, Security and Compliance, Financial Institutions

4 Steps to Simplify Your Vendor Due Diligence Process

What is the vendor management definition of due diligence? It's certainly a pillar of vendor relationship management. If you are going to outsource,…

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

If you are a vendor manager at a bank or credit union, you may be familiar with checking OFAC, but have you ever paused to ask why? Who exactly is…

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…

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