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Compliant is NOT Always Secure

May. 26, 2017

By Heath Stanley

We are PCI Certified! How did we get hacked?!?!? We have a 1 on our FFIEC exam and still had this data breach? There were no exceptions on their SOC report, but our vendor still ...

Proactive Compliance

May. 11, 2017

By Brad Garland

We understand the budget restraints and "rabbit hole" you can get yourself into regarding compliance and security. How much do I do before the cost outweighs the benefit? ...

Why a Virtual CISO is the Best-Kept Secret in Information Security

Jun. 14, 2016

By Brad Garland

The twin gas pedals of globalization and technology have increased the speed of business to the point where you can blink and suddenly not recognize the landscape around you. This ...

A Helpful Guide to SOX Compliance for Financial Institutions

Oct. 26, 2015

By Brad Garland

The Sarbanes-Oxley (“SOX”) Act of 2002 is a crucial piece of legislation aimed at protecting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information that impacts a ...

Maximizing your Enterprise Business Impact Analysis

Sep. 12, 2014

By Brad Garland

The most extensive undertaking of any Enterprise environment is the creation of the Business Continuity Plan and the Recovery Procedures from a disaster. In order to effectively ...

Millennials & Their Data Security Habits

Mar. 12, 2014

By Brad Garland

I read this article 'Do Millennials Believe in Data Security?' from Harvard Business Review (http://blogs.hbr.org/2014/02/do-millennials-believe-in-data-security/) and found it to ...

Webinar - Vendor Management & Information Risk

Feb. 10, 2014

By Brad Garland

Are your vendors walking a tight rope and risking the information you share with them? This topic of Vendor Management seems to be very popular these days.....we had a tremendous ...

Improved Vendor Management

Oct. 14, 2013

By Brad Garland

With a recent breach at core provider FIS, banking executives are asking why more examination information is not shared up front with community bankers. This article in ...

ATM - ADA Requirements

Aug. 26, 2013

By admin

Hey everyone! I attended a compliance luncheon today, and wanted to share a quick note that I found interesting. There was a banker there who stated that they have received a ...

1 Nite 2 Unite

Jul. 11, 2013

By Brad Garland

Moreno Valley is located in northern New Mexico near the towns of Angel Fire and Eagle Nest. For many years, the local churches met the needs of their own congregations but never ...

IBAT Leadership Conference - God, Family & Ducks

Jun. 27, 2013

By Brad Garland

A couple of weeks ago some of us Garland Heart'ers were able to attend the IBAT Leadership conference. We had a great time, learned a lot, and enjoyed seeing some of our clients ...

Webinar - Compliance Management Systems

Jun. 10, 2013

By Brad Garland

Garland Heart's new Regulatory Compliance Specialist, Chrysti Petersen, presented a very informative webinar this month. Learn more about examiner expectations and the program ...

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Compliant is NOT Always Secure

Proactive Compliance

Why a Virtual CISO is the Best-Kept Secret in Information Security

A Helpful Guide to SOX Compliance for Financial Institutions

Maximizing your Enterprise Business Impact Analysis

Millennials & Their Data Security Habits

Webinar - Vendor Management & Information Risk

Improved Vendor Management

ATM - ADA Requirements

1 Nite 2 Unite

IBAT Leadership Conference - God, Family & Ducks

Webinar - Compliance Management Systems

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