November 4, 2015 | Privacy, Risk, Risk Management, Security
By Brad Reimer, Deluxe Corporation Reposted with permission. Originally posted on Deluxe Blog I recently attended the 2015 Privacy. Security. Risk. (P.S.R.) conference presented by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). The keynote speak ....
October 13, 2015 | Compliance, Corporate Culture, Payments, Risk
Last week I outlined ideas on implementing appropriate best practices in structuring effective compliance programs. Leveraging program management disciplines can streamline the logistics of compliance management. However, process alone is not sufficient without the right “tone at the top” to foc ....
September 22, 2015 | Business Continuity, Risk, Risk Management
For many businesses, they are nothing more than words. Business Continuity is more than simply having a slightly modified template version of a Business Continuity Plan (BCP) that took a few hours to complete in order to satisfy your Manager or an outside entity. Instead, it is a never-ending proce ....
June 26, 2015 | Certification, Certified Third Party Risk Professional (CTPRP), Data Breach, Risk, Risk Assessment, Risk Professionals, Third Party Risk, Third Party Risk Management
Hacker data breaches that exploit vulnerable third party vendors dominate news headlines, boardroom discussions, and C-suite meeting agendas. As a result of the proliferation of such attacks, it has become increasingly imperative for organizations to ensure successful evaluation, monitoring, and man ....
May 29, 2015 | Collaborative Onsite Assessment, Program Tools, Risk, Risk Management, Supply Chain, Third Party Risk Management, Tools & Templates
Today’s companies are outsourcing more critical functions as part of their business operations in today’s complex environment. Every member of the supply chain must be evaluated to ensure they are properly protecting systems and data. With hackers specifically targeting third parties as a way to ....
May 26, 2015 | Cyber Risk, Cybersecurity, Data & Cybersecurity, Risk, Risk Management
As a follow up to the 8th annual Shared Assessments Summit, the themes of governance continued to focus on third party risk, when I conducted a webinar hosted by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Governance services and sponsored by Prevalent. The focus on third party risk has shifted from a line ....