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Proposed NCUA Requirement for Cyber Incidents
In this special vlog post, Tom Hinkel weighs on a proposed NCUA notification requirement for cyber incidents.
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Vlog: Are Bank Regulators Considered Vendors?
In this special vlog installment of Ask the Guru, Tom Hinkel answers a question asked by an OCC bank examiner, “Are regulators considered vendors for banks?” Watch the video below to hear Tom’s thoughts on the matter.
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Ask the Guru: How Can I Best Determine My Cyber Risk Profile?
Hey Guru! We just completed the Cybersecurity Assessment, so now we have our current risk and control maturity levels identified. Can we draw any conclusions about our average risk and control levels? For example, most of our risks are in the Least and Minimal areas, but we do have a few Moderate as well. Can we…
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FFIEC Rewrites the Information Security IT Examination Handbook
In the first update in over 10 years, the FFIEC just completely rewrote the definitive guidance on their expectations for managing information systems in financial institutions. This was widely expected, as the IT world has changed considerably since 2006. There is much to unpack in this new handbook, starting with what appears to be a…
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FDIC Updates IT Examination Procedures
Starting immediately, all FDIC-examined institutions will be subjected to new IT examination procedures, the first major overhaul since December 2007. The new format is dubbed the InTREx program (Information Technology Risk Examination), and is designed to be a bit simpler in the pre-examination phase. In fact, the InTREx has only 26 questions vs. 59 for the 12/07…
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FDIC Targets Board Responsibilities
“A topic is at times of such significant interest to bankers and examiners that it warrants a special issue…” Whenever something from a regulatory body begins this way all bankers should take notice, and the latest Special Corporate Governance Edition from the FDIC is no exception. In fact the Guru did a little research and the last time the FDIC released…
