Category: Compliance & Risk
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What Is a Fractional vCISO? And Does a Credit Union Under $500M Actually Need One?
A fractional vCISO gives credit unions under $500 million the strategic security leadership of a full-time CISO, part-time and at a fraction of the cost. Here is what a vCISO actually does, how it differs from a vCIO, what NCUA examiners expect, what engagements cost, and how to tell if your credit union needs one.
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Tempel Steel Data Breach Settlement: Incident Response Lessons for 2026
Tempel Steel confirmed its breach on March 25, 2025. Twenty days later it was named in a class action, and by 2026 it faced up to $175,000 in fees plus multi-year liability, for just 5,192 employee records. Here’s what the settlement teaches financial, healthcare, and education IT leaders about response timelines.
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2026 Cyber Insurance Requirements
Cyber insurance changed. The controls you check off are the ones you must prove were running before an attacker got in. What shifted in 2026, why claims get denied over MFA, and what it means for credit unions, healthcare, RIAs, mid-market firms, and schools.
