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T7: The Trend of Trends 2023

Top 7 Trend Articles of 2023. . .  . . . For ISOs of Small Financial Institutions. Welcome to our annual T7 article:  a list of our favorite trend articles from the past year.  Our intent: help you organize your thoughts as you work through your strategic planning proc...

I saw the news today, oh boy

about artificial intelligence . . . And who will protect us from it . . .  Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Just watched some press on the the Senate hearings over regulating AI. The normal senator fa...

Keys to the Kingdom

. . . and the importance of segregated response. The latest edition of Executive Vice President, Michael Hartke’s article series! In 2007 when I first joined infotex, coming from small to medium sized business general IT support into the world of cybersecurity, t...

ChatGPT & AI: The Good, The Bad, and The Evil

A new Team member’s first article! In today’s news cycle, it is difficult to miss all the fuss about AI, or more specifically, ChatGPT. So many differing opinions on the matter can make it hard to decipher what the future looks like. Few people think AI is a gimmi...

Wolves, Risk, and Banking

Banks Blaze Trails by Taking Risk Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Well, I am fully into my new role as speaker, writer and coach. I want to start posting at least once a week and for my first weekly...

The Onion of Security

Community Banking and their layers of security. . . Michael Hartke’s first post as Executive Vice President! Thinking back to my first talk to security professionals in community banking almost 10 years ago, the question continues to this day. First some backgrou...

Integrating XDR into your Organization

An option for increasing security for ALL organizations. . . The threat landscape is evolving daily, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for even large organizations providing cyber defense services to keep up. As Brandao (2021) notes, it is important for organiza...

The Magnificent Seven 2023

Seven Trends . . . …that small bank Information Security Officers face in 2023 Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Welcome to the Magnificent Seven, my annual predictive article about the seven tr...

The Four Basic Truths of System Security

System Security and Cybersecurity are not the same thing. . . Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Regarding “information security,” the last thirty years have seen an evolution of frameworks, laws, and ...

Watch Where You Click: Google Ads May Spread Malware

Google Ads, Gitlab and OneDrive have been used to distribute the BATLOADER malware… An article review. We’ve always believed that “watch where you click” has always been good advice when it comes to security online, however Microsoft is tracking...