Randy Lindberg

Randy Lindberg is the founder and CEO of Rivial Data Security. He has more than twenty years of experience in information security and started Rivial to fix the issues he saw as an Information Systems Security Officer in the U.S. Air Force and Information Security Manager at a $4 billion dollar financial institution.

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Information Security Program Maturity at Financial Institutions

When I get questions about the name “Rivial” I tend to cringe a little. Way back in 2008 when the idea was born, the concept was this: information security is not a trivial matter, but managing it should be. If you take the word ‘trivial’ and remove...

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The End of IT Audits for Financial Institutions

If you are responsible for cybersecurity at a financial institution, chances are you’ve had to participate in at least one annual IT Audit. There is...

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How to Oversee Cybersecurity as a Board Member

You’re a Board Member. You have been elected to a Board seat based on your communications skills, business acumen, and ability to think...

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Office 365 Security Best Practices

Banks and credit unions invest hundreds of thousands of dollars every year protecting the storage of their customers’ and members’ most sensitive...

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Apple Shield

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Keep Yourself Protected: Turn On Your Apple ID's Two-Step Authentication

At Rivial, we strive to keep both our partner’s personal and professional data private too. In keeping with that theme I wanted to talk about the few...

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protect your atms

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How To Protect Your ATMs - 4 Easy Steps

Rivial has learned through our threat monitoring that ATM malware attacks are spreading and we need all of our partners to take action to ensure they...

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IT Security Practices For A Smooth Year-End

It’s October and the leaves and the weather are turning a golden brown. We are beginning to embrace the first few weeks of Autumn and usually a...

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GLBA Risk Assessment Requirements

Last week I received a call from one of our partners (known to the outside world as clients) about a recent audit of their GLBA Risk Assessment....

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