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People marry for various reasons. Some for financial gain, companionship, and some I dare say for love. A select few marry because it just makes good business sense. When we introduced collaboration to our compliance solutions it was a match made in heaven. Research indicates that collaboration increases productivity by 99% and reduces expenses by 50 %. The alphabet soup of the FDIC, OTS, OCC, NCUA, SOX, and GLBA, all demand efficiency. Hmmph, an inevitable pairing.

Thanks to all of you who attended our webinar on June 3rd to hear Heath Stanley from Garland Group share what Hot Topics he is hearing about from Examiners in 2011. You did a great job Heath helping everyone prepare for their upcoming exams!

The latest round of security fixes to OpenSSL’s software was released on March 19th, and addresses a variety of issues. Here’s what you need to know about the updates:

Well for those that couldn’t make the 1st annual paintball event you definitely missed a good time. We had close to 20 people out to the event which most of those hadn’t even played before. We were all comparing battle scars this week at the office.

Hey everybody,

In the spirit of transparency, which this company is known for, The Garland Group would like to put the word out that we are looking for a few good men…(or women). At this time, we are looking to fill two positions for IT auditors. What better place to post a job description than our own blog??? Work has been flowing in at a steady pace, and we are stretching our team of “rock stars” (as Brad puts it) very thin.

One of the biggest questions we get asked is whether or not cyber insurance is a good idea or if it’s worth the cost. There are numerous breaches in the news lately, like Home Depot, Target, or the latest with Sony, that point to a good reason for getting cyber insurance.

It’s recently come to our attention that another new SSL/TLS vulnerability has been uncovered named FREAK.

Thanks to all of you who attended our webinar on May 6th to hear Becky Frederick from Deluxe speak on Reg E and FDIC Overdraft Guidance. We would also like to thank Becky for doing such a great job of covering a relevant topic.