ABT Blog

Read about mortgage technology solutions topics

microsoft

Microsoft 365 license comparison dashboard showing Business Premium, E3, and E5 tiers for financial institutions

14 min read

Microsoft 365 E3 vs. E5 vs. Business Premium: The Financial Institution's License Decision

In This Article What Your M365 License Tier Actually Determines Business Premium: Better Security at Lower Cost When M365 E3 Makes More Sense M365...

Read More
OCC IT examination readiness for community banks: URSIT framework, Microsoft 365 controls, regulatory readiness in 2026

14 min read

OCC IT Examination Readiness for Community Banks (2026 Guide)

In This Article How OCC Examines IT: The URSIT Framework Two Regulatory Shifts in 2026 Where Community Banks Get Findings Cloud Controls OCC...

Read More
Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention architecture for financial services showing GLBA sensitive information detection and Purview compliance monitoring for examiner readiness

14 min read

M365 DLP for Financial Services: The Configuration Guide Your Examiner Expects

In This Article Why Alert, Not Block Guardian's Two-Stack DLP Architecture The Four GLBA Sensitive Information Types The Configuration Guide Your...

Read More
Third-party AI connectors evaluated for Microsoft 365 tenant access showing Claude and ChatGPT integration governance decision framework for CISOs at financial institutions

11 min read

Should You Connect Claude or ChatGPT to Your M365 Tenant? A CISO Decision Framework

In This Article The Permission Models Are Not Equal Conditional Access Policies for Third-Party AI The 5-Question CISO Framework Data Residency and...

Read More
Microsoft Copilot prompt injection attack concept showing AI security warning with data exfiltration risk for financial institutions using M365

12 min read

Is Microsoft Copilot Safe? The Prompt Injection Risk Your Financial Institution Must Address

In This Article How Prompt Injection Works Against Copilot Why Prompt Injection Is an Industry Problem What Your Governance Team Needs to Do How...

Read More
Copilot governance dashboard showing AI usage monitoring analytics with Purview compliance metrics and security controls for financial institutions

13 min read

Copilot Governance Dashboard: How to Monitor AI Usage in Your M365 Tenant

Prefer to watch? Your examiner asks who is using Copilot and what data it has touched. Watch the 30-second version for the stakes, or the longer...

Read More
Entra ID security assessment concept showing identity management audit with seven queries and Microsoft Azure AD security posture visualization

11 min read

Entra ID Security Assessment: 7 Queries That Replace 2 Hours of PowerShell

In This Article 7 Queries That Run a Complete Entra ID Audit What to Fix First: Remediation by Priority Entra ID P1 vs P2 for Financial Institutions...

Read More

9 min read

Cloud Migration for Banks: The Integration Challenges Nobody Warns You About

In This Article Why Cloud Migration Matters for Banks and Credit Unions Right Now Understanding Banking Workflows Before You Migrate The Interface...

Read More
Featured image for Microsoft 365 Security Checklist for Credit Unions: 15 Settings Your IT Team Should Verify Today

12 min read

Microsoft 365 Security Checklist for Credit Unions: 15 Settings Your IT Team Should Verify Today

Prefer to watch? Microsoft 365 does not enforce strong security out of the box. That is the whole attack. Justin walks through the exact default gaps...

Read More

12 min read

Email Security for Banks: Stop Wire Fraud and BEC Before They Cost You Millions

In This Article Why Email Is the #1 Attack Vector for Banking Fraud Wire Fraud at Banks: How Attacks Actually Work Business Email Compromise: How...

Read More