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How to Successfully Navigate Change in the Banking Sector

August 16, 2024 Does your bank often face significant hurdles when it comes to making major changes to your processes or offerings? Maybe you are unsure what type of changes need to go through the change management playbook or how to document your changes for compliance purposes. These challenges can leave you feeling overwhelmed, uncertain, and concerned about … Continue reading "How to Successfully Navigate Change in the Banking Sector" Read More

What Is Application Control?

August 12, 2024 Application control, or what some people call application safe listing, is a relatively new security method that we can put in place for many organizations that allows us a more discreet level of control at the device level. So, what is application control? It’s really a way for us to keep individuals or users on … Continue reading "What Is Application Control?" Read More

An Employee Clicked on a Malicious Link. What Do We Do?

July 18, 2024 A lot of times, an engagement with ImageQuest starts on a bad note. What I mean by that is that we get the call that it’s crisis management, the flag’s gone up, and the call might go something like this: Caller: “Oh my gosh! One of my employees clicked on a malicious link, and they … Continue reading "An Employee Clicked on a Malicious Link. What Do We Do?" Read More

Stay Competitive with the Latest in AI for Banking and Financial Services

July 17, 2024 Navigating the rapidly evolving pace of AI and FinTech can be daunting for boards and executives of small community banks. The pressure to stay ahead in a field that continuously reshapes itself often leaves one feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about the future of their financial institution. However, smaller financial institutions can survive and thrive in … Continue reading "Stay Competitive with the Latest in AI for Banking and Financial Services" Read More

What Is Vulnerability Management?

July 1, 2024 Many organizations rely on a vulnerability scan, or they might even be regulated or audited in such a way that they’re asked to do regular vulnerability scans. Their regular scan might be quarterly, annually, or—if you’re really ambitious—they might be monthly. But none of that is really vulnerability management. So, What Is Vulnerability Management? Vulnerability … Continue reading "What Is Vulnerability Management?" Read More

The Vital Importance of Your Board’s Grasp of Cybersecurity Infrastructure

June 17, 2024 Are you struggling to convey a need for a cybersecurity initiative to your board? Do your directors express concerns that they don’t grasp all this cyber hoopla? If you’re like many banks and institutions, the answers to these questions are a yes, and you may face problems in your next examination over cyber risk management. … Continue reading "The Vital Importance of Your Board’s Grasp of Cybersecurity Infrastructure" Read More

Could My Organization Move to the Cloud?

June 14, 2024 “Can an organization move to the cloud?” is a question that gets asked a lot. The simple answer is probably? Maybe? I don’t know? But the honest answer is we have to do some investigation to find out. The Cloud allows businesses to access a larger, more talented pool of potential employees through remote work. … Continue reading "Could My Organization Move to the Cloud?" Read More

Why ImageQuest Is a Great IT Partner for Community Banks

May 15, 2024 ImageQuest is a fantastic IT partner to work with your community bank because we understand your business. We have bankers on our team. We have former CFOs and COOs of community banks who are a part of our team. We understand what your technology is, how you operate, your labor pool, and how you think—and … Continue reading "Why ImageQuest Is a Great IT Partner for Community Banks" Read More

7 Ways to Tell if You Have the Right IT Partner

May 10, 2024 By Jay Mallory, Executive Vice President, ImageQuest Have you ever dreamed of – but not experienced – a business relationship in which a vendor helps your organization take the right steps to grow? You may be seeking a partner relationship with an entity that is really a supplier. A supplier sells you a product or … Continue reading "7 Ways to Tell if You Have the Right IT Partner" Read More

Is Using VPN Dead?

May 3, 2024 A lot of people ask me, “Is VPN still a viable technology? Or is using VPN dead?” And I will tell you that VPNs are not dead, but the way you probably use VPNs is probably obsolete. VPN has been replaced with a lot of new technologies, one of which is what we call Zero … Continue reading "Is Using VPN Dead?" Read More

5 Risk Management Points Examiners Want to See in 2024

April 23, 2024 Community banks, often at the heart of local economies, are at a crucial juncture. Their approach to risk management, particularly in cybersecurity and operational resilience, could determine their future success or vulnerability. Whether your regulator is the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Department of Financial … Continue reading "5 Risk Management Points Examiners Want to See in 2024" Read More

Why End User Security Training Is So Important

April 23, 2024 Whether you are a non-profit, insurance company, healthcare organization, or other type of company, you know that cybersecurity is of utmost importance. And while you may have firewalls, network monitoring, and multi-factor authentication in place, are you protecting yourself from your weakest links—your employees? The largest threat surface in almost every organization today is people. … Continue reading "Why End User Security Training Is So Important" Read More