Justin Kirsch

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Why Credit Unions Can't Afford Cheap Microsoft 365 Licenses

In the first year after NCUA's 72-hour cyber incident reporting rule took effect, credit unions reported 1,072 incidents. A single ransomware event in 2024 disrupted more than 60 credit unions through one shared vendor. These are not hypothetical...

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Zero Trust Device Security BYOD Gap

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Zero Trust Fails Without Device Security: Closing the BYOD Gap

In This Article The Confidence Gap: Why Secure Scores Mislead How BYOD Breaks Zero Trust at the Device Layer The Scale of the BYOD Problem in...

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Your Security Score Is High, But Your Business Is Still at Risk

What You'll Learn Your Scorecard Isn't Your Security Personal Devices Are the Unmanaged Back Door A Security Gap Is a Business Problem Cyber...

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Zero Trust's Blind Spot: The Unmanaged Endpoints Undermining Your Security

Your organization spent six figures on security last year. MFA is enforced. Conditional Access policies are active. The Microsoft Secure Score looks...

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Split-screen comparison: chaotic IT helpdesk with red outage alerts and frazzled staff on the left (cheap reseller) versus a calm executive dashboard with Guardian Security Insights on the right (ABT Tier-1 CSP licensing).

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The Real Cost of Cheap M365 Licenses for Financial Institutions

Prefer to watch? The cheapest Microsoft 365 license on paper is almost always the most expensive one on the balance sheet. Twenty seconds on the four...

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Why CIOs Are Choosing ABT for Microsoft 365 Licensing

A CIO at a financial institution doesn't pick a Microsoft 365 licensing partner the way someone picks a phone plan. The license SKU is identical from...

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Breaking the Mortgage Data Bottleneck: Patelco Credit Union’s Integration Success

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Breaking the Mortgage Data Bottleneck: Patelco Credit Union's Integration Success

In the first full year of mandatory cyber incident reporting, credit unions filed 1,072 incidents with the NCUA. Seven out of ten involved a...

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Bridging the LOS-Servicing Gap: First Citizens Bank’s Empower ↔ Phoenix Integration Boosts Efficiency

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Bridging the LOS-Servicing Gap: First Citizens Bank's Empower-Phoenix Integration Boosts Efficiency

A community bank closes a mortgage loan. The lending team has done its work. But for the operations staff, the real grind is just starting. Every...

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Closing the Loop: How CFCU Community Credit Union Fixed Its Mortgage Data Disconnect

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Closing the Loop: How CFCU Community Credit Union Fixed Its Mortgage Data Disconnect

When Closing Day Wasn't the End For members at CFCU Community Credit Union, closing on a mortgage should have felt like the finish line. Instead, it...

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Lafayette Federal Credit Union Integrates Corelation Keystone and Calyx Path with MortgageExchange

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Lafayette Federal Credit Union Integrates Corelation Keystone and Calyx Path with MortgageExchange

Lafayette Federal Credit Union had a problem most credit unions would recognize. The $2.15 billion institution had just finished converting to...

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