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The Future of Data Privacy in Credit Unions: Trends and Predictions

People expect that their personal data and financial information will remain protected at all times, especially when it comes to the data they provide to credit unions, banks, and other financial institutions. It’s easy to see why this is the case.  A single data breach can send massive volumes of extremely sensitive personal and financial… Continue reading The Future of Data Privacy in Credit Unions: Trends and Predictions

AI can Help You Turn Digital Risk Management into Strategic Advantage

In any organization, digital risk has rapidly emerged as one of the most pervasive and rapidly growing risks. A recent survey by Gartner indicates that digital risk is the foremost strategic business priority for corporate directors in 2022 and 2023. The dependence on digital technologies has accelerated, driven by investments made during and after the… Continue reading AI can Help You Turn Digital Risk Management into Strategic Advantage

How to Evaluate and Choose a Data Privacy Management Solution for Your Credit Union

Data often represents a credit union’s lifeblood — its most valuable asset, so to speak. A financial institution’s data may be directly linked to mission-critical operations, ROI, and overall profitability. Credit unions collect a diverse variety of data points, including personal data and financial data. These data types can be quite valuable and members of… Continue reading How to Evaluate and Choose a Data Privacy Management Solution for Your Credit Union

How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Credit Union’s Internal Audit Process

Credit unions — like banks and other financial institutions — are subject to strict regulatory oversight which carries significant reporting and auditing requirements. These regulations are intended to maximize efficiency and improve accountability in an industry that was largely unregulated until the early 2000s when a number of major banks failed. Internal Audits can go… Continue reading How to Measure the Effectiveness of Your Credit Union’s Internal Audit Process

The Importance of IT Governance in Mergers and Acquisitions for Investment Banks and Brokerage Firms

Brokerage firms and investment banks are subject to strict regulatory oversight and a host of legal requirements. This makes for a rather complex equation when it comes to risk management and IT governance. But things get even more complicated when you add mergers and acquisitions into the mix.  This complex nature leaves many business leaders… Continue reading The Importance of IT Governance in Mergers and Acquisitions for Investment Banks and Brokerage Firms

IT Governance and ITIL Framework for Investment Banks and Brokerage Firms

Investment banks and brokerage firms are subject to strict legal and regulatory oversight, which means these companies must implement measures to ensure that their technology meets all of the established guidelines. Enter IT governance and ITIL frameworks for investment banks and brokerage firms. But when it comes to ITIL frameworks and IT governance software solutions,… Continue reading IT Governance and ITIL Framework for Investment Banks and Brokerage Firms

How to Build a Business Case for Implementing Enterprise Risk Management Software?

Enterprise risk management software can be a challenging sell when it comes to convincing company leadership, stakeholders, and other decision-makers to make an investment in this technology. You’re dealing with a threat or vulnerability that, to date, hasn’t caused any major issues and so, there is the hope that the status quo will prevail and… Continue reading How to Build a Business Case for Implementing Enterprise Risk Management Software?

How to Evaluate the Return on Investment for ERM?

Enterprise risk management software — or ERM — has gained an ever-increasing amount of popularity amongst companies in all industries and business sectors in recent years. Many point to the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary impetus for the rise of enterprise risk management software, alongside technologies such as the cloud, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and… Continue reading How to Evaluate the Return on Investment for ERM?

Policy Management Tools and Technologies for Credit Unions: A Comprehensive Guide

Financial institutions such as credit unions and banks are tasked with maintaining extremely strict policies and operational protocols. This uniformity and standardization make it far more difficult for “insiders” to commit crimes such as theft and fraud. But actually implementing and maintaining these policies, processes, and protocols is much easier said than done. Enter: policy… Continue reading Policy Management Tools and Technologies for Credit Unions: A Comprehensive Guide

How to Budget for Enterprise Risk Management Implementation?

Enterprise risk management software has seen increasing popularity in recent years and for good reason. Many business leaders seriously re-evaluated their company’s risk management strategy amidst the COVID-19 pandemic — an event that laid bare countless vulnerabilities and risk factors. Before the days of the COVID-19 pandemic, these risks, vulnerabilities, and threats were unrealized or… Continue reading How to Budget for Enterprise Risk Management Implementation?