Information Security E-Newsletter: December 2020

A deep dive into spear phishing. So dangerous, yet so effective. We touched on phishing in last month’s Information Security E-newsletter, but this mo...

Another Ransomware Event

A ransomware attack has impacted community banks and mortgage companies across the nation and compromised critical customer data held on-site at banks...

Information Security E-Newsletter: November 2020

Black Friday may look very different this year. In fact, hackers are banking on it. The holiday rush will play out in the digital space this year and ...

Information Technology for Directors Q4 2020

Cloud delivering faster changes, improved cost-control. Cloud computing delivered when banks needed to quickly move to Work From Home (WFH) and make r...

Regulatory Update: FinCEN and OFAC Issue Advisories

Summary The US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) agencies both simultaneously relea...

FBI Ties Recent Bank Hacks to “Credential-Stuffing”

Insight from BankOnIT. The FBI is raising a sign of alarm about the rising number of credential-stuffing attacks targeting financial institutions.

Security Update: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency Issues an Emergency Directive

Risk Summary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) has released Emergency Directive (ED) 20-04 addressi...

Is Your CIO a Revenue-Generator?

Insight from BankOnIT. Bank chief executive officers have more than enough on their plates. From managing strategic and operational performance to kee...