Pub. 15 2020-2021 Issue 1

WWW.NEBANKERS.ORG 22 TECH TALK Virtual IT Audit – Not a Novel Idea Nick Podhradsky, EVP — Sales, SBS CyberSecurity and Clinton Watkins, CISA, CCBSP — Senior IT Auditor, SBS CyberSecurity S ECURITY AND IT PROFESSIONALS ACROSS THE WORLD HAVE invested a large amount of time and effort transitioning to a remote workforce. At the start of this transition, much of the time was spent on getting the technology up and running, securing remote access, and finding a way to conduct business as normal (or as close to normal as possible). Now that the initial shock to the system is somewhat behind us, it is time to shift our mindset back to proactive security. It’s important to keep in mind that cybersecurity risks grow significantly during a time of uncertainty. In fact, we have seen a massive increase in cyber incidents in recent weeks stemming