Bank executives have a lot competing for their attention. They’re responsible for their customers, employees, continued growth, risk, compliance, operations, and the overall direction of thebank. One area that continues to move up the executive priority list is cybersecurity.
When we think about cybersecurity, we often think first about technology: software, systems, passwords, networks, and the IT teams responsible for keeping them secure. For community banks, though, cybersecurity reaches beyond the IT department and into the executive conversation.
Leaders don’t need to become cybersecurity experts, but understanding where leadership fits into preparing for and managing cyber risk is increasingly important.
That’s where our speaker, Chris Bedel, CISM, Founder, President, and CEO of Bedel Security, comes in. Chris doesn’t approach this topic solely as a cybersecurity consultant. He also understands these challenges from a community banker’s perspective. Before founding Bedel Security, he served as an information security officer at a community bank, giving him firsthand experience with the security and regulatory responsibilities institutions navigate.
But Where Does the Executive Team’s Responsibility Begin?
As cybersecurity continues to evolve, so do the questions facing bank leaders. How involved should executives be? Where does the responsibility of the IT team end and leadership begin? And what does it really mean for a community bank to take a proactive approach to cybersecurity?
Those are questions worth asking before your bank is forced to answer them.
During What Can the Executive Team Do to Proactively Manage Cybersecurity?, Chris will bring his community banking and cybersecurity experience to a conversation focused on this increasingly important responsibility for bank leaders.
Cybersecurity isn’t something community banks can afford to think about only after something goes wrong. Being prepared starts with understanding the questions your leadership team should be asking.
Join Chris at this year’s Executive Management and Young Bankers of Iowa Innovation Conference on Friday, October 16, as we continue the conversation around proactive cybersecurity management for community banks.