A Timeline Update as of 02/22/21 An update to our Newest Employee’s FIRST Technical Article Another interim post-mortem review . . . . A Note About Updates: We have decided to leave the original article as it was originally posted and to update this post with any changes that have been made. You can see […]

A Timeline as of 01/24/2021 Our Newest Employee’s FIRST Technical Article Another interim post-mortem review . . . . A Note About Updates: We are leaving this article as is, but for any updates to the timeline, check the Autopsy of the SolarWinds Hack Timeline Update article!      – Vigilize Introduction: As the managing […]

Welcome 2020 IBA Cybercon Attendees! You can download a zip folder that includes our Simplified Insurance Review Boilerplate! Download Here Also, if you are interested in Insurance Review check out our video!    

Welcome Webinar Attendees! You can download a zip folder with all three of the deliverables for this month’s FREE infotex webinar. Use these documents to shore up or improve your Vendor Management Program! Download Here      

Lessons Learned from Zoom’s Rise… The only constant is change. An illustration of impermanence in information security. Zoom’s popularity is in a large part thanks to its ease of use and low cost. How can you go wrong with an application that is popular, cost effective, and easy to use? Good question, easy answer: security. […]

A Webinar Back by popular demand! Based on what Dan is finding in reviews of several audits where Clients talked us into accepting shortcuts, Dan will review several shortcuts (that your auditor and/or examiner MAY agree with).  

A Webinar Short Small banks who outsource network supports have a conundrum on their hands: How do we ensure proper due diligence on a critical vendor, with possession of information, that cannot afford the standard audit regime? This webinar short attempts to answer that.

The firm edited workpapers ahead of examinations, and had employees cheat on certification exams… An article review. We rely on accounting firms to provide us with accurate, unbiased information, but it appears that KPMG—one of the largest firms in the world—has been engaging in misconduct that the SEC has called “astonishing,” according to an article […]

Product longevity and data privacy have been called into question… An article review. When Google announced it was absorbing smart thermostat maker Nest in 2018, many customers were concerned about the future of their internet-connected devices and the privacy of their data. Those fears were realized during Google’s I/O 2019 event, where several changes to […]

The nation’s largest core processor has been accused of multiple security lapses… An article review. For smaller banks and credit unions the resources needed to create and maintain their own online banking presence can be daunting. Even after the website is running and customers have a smartphone application they can use, maintaining those platforms and […]