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The American Monkey Trap

Using technology in the new standard. Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Dan wrote a sequel to this article! You can find it here: Banana Trap Too. The Monkey Trap story may not be new to you.  I first enc...

The Sidebar!

The Sidebar, the Side of the Road, and the Road Rules! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Note from Legal Risk Assessment! Dan has already revised these rules twice.  They are still evolving and still not ...

The Importance of the Segregation of Duties

Insider threats are real, one way to mitigate is segregation of duties. . . A short Reynolds | Hadaway article What’s the renewed concern about the insider threat? With the rise of advance persistent threats and the fact that hacker organizations and ransomware gangs are a...

Information Overload 2017

2017 – Ten Guidance Releases and the Solution . . . A sidebar from our 2017 M-7 Article! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . We felt our M-7 article should inventory the new guidance you’ll need to g...

The Magnificent Seven – 2017

Alias: M-7 2017 Seven trends impacting Information Security Officers of Small Institutions! 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, affectionately dubbed “...

Protected: Cybersecurity Basics

Indiana Bankers Association Workshop Upon completion of the Cybersecurity Basics for Nontechnical Managers Workshop, infotex grants attendees permission to use these boilerplates and will turn over copyright of the resulting documents to your financial institution. By using ...

Alarming Recurring Finding

“Mal-Configured Secure E-Mail . . .” A new risk arises as Secure Messaging Enters the Late-Majority Adoption Phase! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . So we’re auditing a bank and they s...

The Magnificent Seven – 2016

Alias:  M-7 2016 Seven trends impacting small bank Information Security Officers! Another one of those Dan’s New Leaf Posts, meant to inspire thought about IT Governance . . . . Shhh . . . . . I’m sneaking this article in at the end of February!  Hopefully no one wi...