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Curriculum Descriptions

Information Security Curriculum

Governance & Management:

The fundamentals of information security at a banking institution, including how to conduct risk assessments, incident response and security awareness programs for employees and board members.

• Information Security Risk Assessments: Understanding the Process
• Incident Response Essentials: Regulatory Compliance, Vendor Management, and Customer Communication
• Information Security Awareness Program Development

Compliance:

Financial institutions are driven by regulatory mandates, and these sessions provide the building blocks for complying with major regulations such as GLBA, BSA and the new Identity Theft Red Flags Rule.

• GLBA Privacy Requirements; Building a Program That Meets Compliance Mandates & Ensures Customer Privacy
• Massachusetts Privacy Law: A Guide to Understanding and Complying with this New Data Protection Standard
• How to Prepare for Your First Identity Theft Red Flags Rule Exam

BSA/Anti-Money Laundering:

Anti-money laundering is one of the classic threats to a financial institution, and fighting this threat is a key component of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) compliance. Learn how to conduct an AML investigation, as well as how to write an effective Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) and spot the latest trends.

• BSA Compliance: How to Conduct an Anti-Money Laundering Investigation
• Expert's Guide to Suspicious Activity Reports (SARS): Tips to Avoid Regulatory Pitfalls & Penalties
• Money Laundering Update: The Latest Threats to Your Institution

Vendor Management:

Each of the major regulatory agencies is now stressing the need for financial institutions to improve vendor management. In this new series of webinars, learn the vendor management basics, how to assess your vendors, and then the latest improvements to the BITS Shared Assessments Program.

• Vendor Management Part I: FDIC Explains How to manage Your Outsourcing Risks
• Vendor Management Part II: Assessing Vendors - the Do's and Don'ts of Choosing a Third-Party Service Provider
• Responding to a Privacy Breach: Protect Yourself and Your Vendors

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery:

Natural disasters, man-made threats and pandemics - they all threaten financial institutions. Learn the fundamentals of preparedness, including how to conduct a business impact analysis and how to create a pandemic response program to meet regulatory standards.

• Business Continuity Planning Best Practices
• Business Continuity Risk Assessment & Resource Allocation
• Business Impact Analysis - How to Get It Right

Technology:

Information technology is at once the backbone of an effective banking institution - and one of its biggest vulnerabilities. Our experts lead you through sessions ranging from testing your own internal security controls to piloting a mobile banking program.

• Encryption: What, Why, and Especially How
• How to Launch a Secure and Successful Mobile Banking Platform
• Preparing for an Information Technology Regulatory Exam