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FFIEC Guidance: Significant Changes to the Management Booklet
by Geoff Yeagley on November 18, 2015 at 10:00 AM
On November 10th, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) issued a revised Management booklet which is a part of the IT Examination Handbook. This is considered a major revision of the booklet and the first one to take place since 2004. As just a quick overview, …
The Top 5 Reasons You Should Have a Vendor Management Program
by Geoff Yeagley on November 10, 2015 at 10:09 AM
Last week we talked about what Vendor Management is and really why you should care about it for your organization. This week we are going to outline the top 5 reasons, in no particular order, of why your organization needs to have a Vendor Management Program implemented and that makes …
What is a Vendor Management Program and Why Should You Care?
by Geoff Yeagley on November 3, 2015 at 10:00 AM
Vendor Management is a term that is thrown around all the time, but what does it really mean? If we look at it on the surface, it is a method for managing your vendors and third party service providers. That's a little obvious of course, but let's look at the definition of Vendor Mana …
IT Security vs. Regulatory Compliance: Which One Came First?
by Geoff Yeagley on October 1, 2015 at 2:03 PM
Security or Compliance. Which one should we focus on? On the surface, this almost sounds like the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg. But if we dig deeper, we start to see that while they are similar and have similar goals, they can be very different in how they are …
IT Risk Assessments: Why Don't Companies Conduct Them?
by Geoff Yeagley on September 23, 2015 at 9:58 AM
Data breaches are everywhere! Every time you read the news online or watch the news, there is some form of Cybersecurity problem that has taken place somewhere in the world. Whether it is a credit card data breach or a healthcare data breach, there is no doubt that the security of our …