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The Savvy CISO

Cybersecurity management insights, tips, and trends for security leaders, CISOs, vCISOs, and MSSPs who want to work smarter, not harder.

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How to Spot a Phishing Email in 2023

With phishing email attacks more prevalent than ever before, it’s imperative that you brush up on your detection skills. In February 2021, the FTC reported that more than $3.3 billion was lost by consumers due to fraud in 2020. This number is “up...

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Cybersecurity in 2023: 5 Principles For Financial Institutions

Welcome to our in-depth blog series, "Cybersecurity in 2023: The 5 Principles For Financial Institutions." In today's fast-paced digital landscape,...

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FedLine: Streamline Your Assessment

We hope you found our last blog, "FedLine Assessment 101: A Step-by-Step Guide," informative and helpful in understanding the basics of the FedLine...

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FedLine Assessment 101: A Step-by-Step Guide

The FedLine Solutions Security and Resiliency Assurance Program is a critical component for financial institutions to ensure the security and...

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How to do an IT Risk Assessment | Rivial Data Security

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Complete Guide to IT Risk Assessments

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, financial institutions face a multitude of cybersecurity challenges. Protecting sensitive data and...

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PCI DSS Compliance Checklist & Requirements

What is PCI DSS 4.0? The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard was established in 2004 as a collection of information security standards...

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How Encryption Helps to Keep Your Data Secure

Often referred to as disk encryption, this keeps data safe by encoding all storage drives on a computer into ciphertext. You can encrypt hard drives...

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4 Steps for Handling HIPAA Violations

In a recent post, we covered HIPAA Compliance, and everything your business needs to know if it is handling any kind of data related to patients...

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GDPR vs. CCPA Comparison

The General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Protection Act, GDPR and CCPA respectively, are two landmark judgments passed in...

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FinTech Risk Management Framework & Regulation

Financial technology companies, more commonly referred to as FinTechs, are now facing potential disruption risk from industry regulators. The key to...

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