Management Awareness

Canaries in a Coal Mine

Recognizing early signs of trouble can save you from big issues later. A Jolley|Hadaway Article Maybe you’ve already seen some of the signs yourself. Your mouse cursor may move on its own, when you’re not touching it. Or you get notifications for a delivery, bu...

Goldilocks and the Three Posters

An Electronic Fairy Tale . . . The search for a poster that was “just right!” Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . WARNING: If you’re short on time, this article is rather silly. . . Once u...

Ransomware: Should You Pay or Should You Go?

Avoiding “The Clash” with Management! A Jolley | Hadaway article review. There are three things very unique about ransomware:  First, from a containment perspective, it’s a bit different than normal malware.  Second, from a response perspective, the way ...

Ten Must-Reads For Information Security Awareness

These titles should be on every professional’s list. An article review. If there’s one thing you can take away from the most recent installment of our annual T7 article, it’s that the threats we face when securing IT assets are a diverse and constantly e...

Four and Four – Questions to Simplify Vendor Management

Two sets of questions that can help start your vendor due diligence adventure. A quick Dan’s New Leaf Post, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . When you’re just starting to address the issue of vendor management, it can seem like a daunting t...

Proposed Bill Would Make Cybersecurity Disclosure The Board’s Responsibility

The Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 Would Make The Board Report on Its Own Expertise An article review. For those of you wondering if you should be adding a Cybersecurity expert to your board of directories, you may be getting out in advance of law.  We at infotex ha...

T7 – The Trend of Trends 2017

The seven best trend articles in 2017 . . . For ISO’s of small financial institutions. We’ve  identified a whole new set of trend articles in Information Security that those in the field should know about, and while our take on this year’s installment is...

New York to Impose New Cybersecurity Regulations

The controversial new regulations are the first in the nation, and may not be the last… An article review. On March 1 New York State became the first in the nation to impose its own cybersecurity regulations on banking institutions. Though banking institutions have ...

Financial Statement Review in Vendor Management

What are the expectations for Financial Statement Review? For banks and credit unions. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . I’m often asked, “what should we be doing when it comes to financial st...

Digital Security Standard Compliance: Is It Enough?

While the credit card industry-backed program has good aspects, it should not replace the SOC-2. With the number of different security standards–and ways to test those standards–out there, it can be difficult to stay on top of just what is required, compliance ...