One of the biggest problems we see in banking is privileged accounts that nobody’s really tracking anymore. An employee changes roles, an old admin account never gets disabled, somebody has way more access than they actually need. That’s how small issues turn into serious security problems. A lot of banks are still relying on shared Read More

So when it comes to preparation or failover or business continuity, there’s always dealing with the budget. So the one way that we always discuss about budget is what’s the cost to a business when they can’t operate? You still have to pay your employees to sit at a desk to work, right? But if Read More

So the other thing we’ll bring up when it comes to multiple lines is, is today’s technology with firewalls and so, they can handle multiple lines. So you’re not just keeping a line as a failover, you’re you’re using it, right? So you have multiple ISPs coming in, multiple lines coming in. You have load Read More

The lesson that we picked up from Wilma is you gotta have a plan. It has to be tailored to your individual business. And, you know, the three scenarios that’s so important is you have to be able to communicate with your people, have your employees ready, you have to be able to get access Read More

You practice for those scenarios just like what a pilot does. A pilot practices for those scenarios. What happens if you lose an engine? What do you do? What if you lose your instruments? What if you do that? You do the same thing in IT. You follow that. What happens if I lose my Read More

I have a private pilot’s license. So you know, when you learn to fly, you know, airplanes have come a long way. You sit in a little Cessna today and there’s all glass cockpits and stuff, but it’s all electric, right? So if, if you lose that glass cockpit, you still have to be able Read More

Very few of our clients don’t have two internet providers, right? It’s not just for storms or, or disaster scenario. The reality with that is it, it takes so little to take down the, the data, right? I’ve had a scenario probably about a year ago, we had construction going on, and they cut a Read More

So we had one that was off of I-75, and I just happened to have a friend who lived across the street from I-75. The credit union was completely down, and they had no internet or anything. And I was like, but my buddy had internet at his house. So he literally took a pole, Read More

At its core, compliance is about trust. Customers choose financial institutions because they believe their money and personal information will be safe. Meeting and exceeding regulatory requirements shows clients you take that responsibility seriously. It’s not just about avoiding fines or passing audits, it’s about demonstrating integrity, transparency, and respect for your customers’ data. In Read More

A regulatory audit can be stressful, but with preparation, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Start by keeping your documentation organized and up to date policies, incident reports, training logs and test results should be easy to access. Conduct internal reviews to spot and fix gaps before the auditors arrive. Make sure your staff knows Read More