Heath

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Relationship Managers

Apr. 24, 2012
By Heath
Back in January we referenced another enhancement to the services the Garland Group offers. We have been working with the ROC (RiskKey Operations Center) for a couple of months ...
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Common Confusions in our Audit Scope

Sep. 6, 2011
By Heath
I think by now everyone knows that we review every booklet of the FFIEC guidelines, but sometimes there is some common confusion about where our audit scope checklist ends and ...
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New FFIEC E-Banking Guidance

Aug. 5, 2011
By Heath
Everyone's got an opinion on the new guidance that was a long time coming. If you haven't reviewed it yet, you can find it here. Overall, the guidance is vague (like usual) ...
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No-Hack Web Filter Bypass

Mar. 11, 2011
By Heath
Most companies understand the value in a good web filter, and most employees appreciate the frustration that the web filter creates by blocking access to some of their favorite ...
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ACH Best Practices

Sep. 24, 2010
By Heath
If you've worked with us lately, you know we are really digging into ACH procedures due to all the fraud going around lately. We've often been quoted, "The only real compromises ...
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Virtualization? Why Not!

May. 17, 2010
By Heath
Well, I'll tell you. Let me start by saying I do think the overall benefits of Virtualization heavily outweigh the risks. Since I don't want this to be a doom and gloom blog, I'll ...
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Continuous Compliance FAQ's

Oct. 29, 2009
By Heath
Thanks to a successful launch and well developed program, we now have eight Continuous Compliance clients and several more pending approval from Audit Committees. When I am ...
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Should I Twitter?

Aug. 3, 2009
By Heath
So here's the deal. I really like Twitter but I also think it is a huge time waste. I'm gonna breakdown the pros and cons of it and see what I come up with. Cons Not many of my ...
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Cool Online Banking Features

Feb. 11, 2009
By Heath
1) True Multi-Factor Authentication: On my BofA account, I use SafePass to get text messages sent to my phone, that I have to input back into the website everytime I am paying ...
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