The Compass

2009 Editorials

October
Assuring Compliance - Comprehensive Building Blocks to an Effective Information Security Assessment

September
Ensuring Email Compliance – Key Considerations for Security and Regulatory Compliance

August
Customization is the New Standard – Ensuring Your Vendors Are Aligned With Your Needs  Through RFPs and SLAs

July
The Importance of DR Planning and Testing

June
Being Prepared – Tools to Weather Any Storm

May
Your Service Providers Are Not Immune to the Current Economy – Now is the Time to Check Into the Health of Your Key Vendors

April
Your Biggest Security Threat May Already Be On Your Network

March
Your Email Server Has Left the Building – Reducing the Cost of Information Technology and Increasing Efficiency Through Hosted Solutions

February
Virtualization Takes Center Stage – How Your Financial Institution Can Benefit From This Cost Saving Technology

January
Your Bailout Plan – Simple Solutions to Reduce Costs

2008 Editorials

December
Picking Your Investments – Building a Business Case for Your Strategic Technology Investments

November
Managing Your IT Audit/Compliance Program:
5 Steps to Improve Effectiveness and Lower Overall Cost

October
Vulnerability Management -
Your Best Weapon in the Fight to Keep Your Infrastructure Secure

September
IT Strategic Planning -
Finding a Competitive Advantage in Today’s Market

August
A Need to Know –
The Basic Why’s and How’s of Critical Systems Management

July
New Business Continuity Guidance Issued by FFIEC:
Build an Enterprise-Wide Business Continuity / Disaster Recovery Program

June
From the Eyes of a Technology Provider:
Mid-year Financial Services Industry Assessment and Client Trends

May
What's New with Core Business Applications?

April
Risk-Focused Information Technology Examinations

March
The Fight for Strategic Technology Alignment

February
Outsourcing Commodity Based Technology Functions is a Best Bet for 2008

January
Pass the Word on Passwords