by Zach Duke | Feb 13, 2025 | Cybersecurity, Banking, Community Banking, Information Security Officer, Regulatory, Risk Assessment
In an industry where cybersecurity threats continue to evolve, community banks must ensure that governance and oversight processes are airtight. Yet, many still rely on spreadsheets to manage critical security tasks, compliance tracking, and risk assessments. While...
by Zach Duke | Apr 25, 2024 | Cybersecurity, Banking, Community Banking, Cyber Attack, FDIC, Governance, Information Security, Insurance, User Access, User Access Reporting
In the evolving state of cybersecurity, financial institutions grapple with the challenge of safeguarding their digital and financial assets against cyber threats. Cyber insurance has emerged as a critical component of risk management strategies. However, the...
by Beth Sumner | May 22, 2023 | AI, Banking, ChatGPT, Cyber Attack
Recently, I’ve been getting many questions on ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence in Community Banking. Should you implement it? Shouldn’t you? What are the risks? What’s my opinion on this hot topic?? One thing anyone who knows me can tell you, I am an expert in my...
by Zach Duke | Mar 7, 2023 | Banking, Cybersecurity, Finosec Forward, ICBA
One of the most difficult moments in my career happened several years back at an ICBA Live event in New Orleans. I can immediately go back to that moment… My wife called, distraught, telling me she was taking our then-8-year-old son to the hospital. Rick had been...
by Zach Duke | Mar 2, 2023 | Banking, Cybersecurity, Infosec
I am the classic visionary entrepreneur, clearly seeing the future of what can be, focusing on it, and creating a vision to implement. Since I am so focused on the future, transparently, I must be intentional about taking time to look back and reflect. One way I do...
by Zach Duke | Feb 16, 2023 | Banking, Cybersecurity, Information Security, Infosec
“The Customer is Why You are in Business” Allen Duke, Mentor & Father. Those who know me well have probably heard me talk about my father’s impact on me and business. For those of you who haven’t heard the passion I have related to these lessons I learned,...