by Zach Duke | Mar 26, 2026 | Finosec Platform, Community Banking, Cybersecurity, Data Access, Data Access Governance, Governance, Information Security, Information Security Governance, User Access, User Access Reporting, Vendor Management
How Finosec Keeps Your Data Working Harder So You Don’t Have To At Finosec, we believe cybersecurity governance should be simple, and that starts with not asking you to enter the same information more than once. Whether you’re reviewing access, managing vendors,...
by Zach Duke | Feb 23, 2026 | Finosec CAT, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Assessment Toolkit, FFIEC
Cybersecurity is no longer just an IT concern. For community banks, it is a core part of risk management, regulatory compliance, and board level governance. Yet many institutions still struggle to answer two basic questions: Are we doing enough? Can we prove it? These...
by Zach Duke | Nov 25, 2025 | Finosec CAT, Community Banking, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Assessment Toolkit, FFIEC
Why Inherent Risk Still Matters Even if You’ve Already Chosen Your Framework Many community banks have already selected a cybersecurity framework to replace the FFIEC Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT). NIST CSF 2.0 is one of the most popular choices, and for good...
by Zach Duke | Nov 20, 2025 | Finosec CAT, Community Banking, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Assessment Toolkit, FFIEC, Financial Institutions, Risk Assessment
After the August 31st sunset of the FFIEC CAT, community banks have either started to transition away or are confirming their plan and evaluating frameworks such as the Cyber Risk Institute (CRI) Profile, NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF 2.0), or CIS Controls. Each...
by Zach Duke | Oct 23, 2025 | Vendor Management, Community Banking, Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT, IT Security
In today’s banking landscape, risk doesn’t just come from inside the building. Third-party vendors are now central to how financial institutions operate. They provide everything from core processing to cybersecurity tools. But with that reliance comes responsibility....
by Zach Duke | Oct 9, 2025 | Community Banking, Cybersecurity, Information Security, IT Security, Risk Management, Vendor Management
Information Security Officers wear a lot of hats: compliance coordinator, risk watchdog, IT translator, and sometimes the voice of reason in a room full of competing priorities. One of the toughest challenges? Convincing senior leadership that vendor management...
