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Data Breach Laws: A State-by-State Framework as of September 2023

What you need to know for compliance coast-to-coast. Back in 2020 we posted an article containing links to data breach laws from each state, and it has proven to be one of our more popular posts.  Because laws surrounding the use (and abuse) of technology are always evolvi...

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 process...

Cyb3rP0e+ 2023

Our 2023 CyberPoet Recipient Nothing other than Vigilize! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . “I can have that for you yesterday.” – Matt Jolley, Vigilize, 2023 Cyb3rP0e+ Recipient Pres...

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 faces...

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, the ...

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 gimmick,...

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 po...

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 background…...

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 organizatio...

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 trend...