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The Magnificent Seven 2022

Seven Trends . . . that small bank Information Security Officers face in 2022 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 trends in te...

Zeroing in on VPN Security

Has the security effectiveness of VPNs passed? Another Technical Article by Tanvee Dhir! Why under scrutiny? VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) have been a cardinal piece for secure internet browsing for decades. They offer a secure and encrypted tunnel to transfer your data...

Data Breach Laws: A State-by-State Framework as of September 2021

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...

A Network is a Network . . . NOT!

Four Conditions … …For Why a Network Can be Anything But a Network! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . I have to admit that infotex is being called into engineering meetings with larger organiz...

Pegasus Making You Mega-Sus?

If Zero days need Zero clicks, are there any secure devices in the mix? Tanvee Dhir explores the Pegasus spyware. Another technical post, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Introduction Over the past couple of weeks, we have seen multiple stories regard...

An Overview of the FFIEC Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations Booklet

Our Lead Non-Technical Auditor takes a look at the new AIO Guidance… Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations (AIO) is the latest booklet released by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) in their line of IT Examination Handbooks. It is a...

Sara Fultz and Dan Hadaway Published in Ohio Record Magazine

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BUSINESS NEWS Dan Hadaway and Sara Fultz co-wrote an article in the Spring 2021 issue of the Ohio Record, the Official Magazine of the Ohio Bankers League. Find out on page 20 and 21 of the magazine how tabletop testing strengthens ban...

Risk-Based Authentication Practices

A follow-up on Dan’s 2008 Password Manifesto On the NIST Publication on Digital Identity Guidelines Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . In June 2017, NIST released a special publication on digital identity...

As Ransomware Proliferates, Response Time Drops

A new study shows organizations are responding to cyber attacks faster than ever, so why is that bad news? An article review. When it comes to cyber attacks, the sooner an organization can begin to respond to an attack the better, so the results of a new study showing a d...

Where to Begin

…a Crash Course of Security Measures The first article by Sara Fultz, Creative Assistant of infotex! Introduction: As the managing partner of infotex, I am proud to introduce the “debut article” for Sara Fultz. I told Sara “write an article showing...

Articles

The Magnificent Seven 2022

Zeroing in on VPN Security

Data Breach Laws: A State-by-State Framework as of September 2021

A Network is a Network . . . NOT!

Pegasus Making You Mega-Sus?

An Overview of the FFIEC Architecture, Infrastructure, and Operations Booklet

Sara Fultz and Dan Hadaway Published in Ohio Record Magazine

Risk-Based Authentication Practices

As Ransomware Proliferates, Response Time Drops

Where to Begin

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