Checklist for Information Security Steps

The GAO report on information security at the FDIC contains a number of "best practices" for information security that are just as pertinent to financial institutions as they are to the federal regulator.We've studied the report and extracted information security steps from it in the categories of Access Controls and User Permissions, Network Security, and Computer Security Program and used the GAO's comments to construct a checklist that can be customized for your institution's needs to guide you in ensuring you have the bases covered.