FIRST BANK need . We help family businesses thrive across generations and in ways that go beyond traditional banking products .”
Issues in cybersecurity for smalland medium-sized enterprises Ransomware has been a big topic for most businesses in recent times , because of the potential destructiveness . According to Ashworth , even when companies have tried to pay the ransom , they may only get a limited amount back , and this exacerbates the need to build an infrastructure around that major threat , so that you can recover and be protected .
“ Ransomware in a lot of cases is a symptom of an overall breach , because there ' s lateral movement going on . So , for me , I ' m concerned about lateral movement . We protect against that and stop it or mitigate it as much as possible .”
Client Story Bob Brinkman , Brinkman Constructors
" It ' s just been a wonderful relationship . They ' re easy to deal with and they ' re a family-ownded buisness ; they ' re not a large bank corporaton like some of these people that we ' ve done business with . But it ' s been a great ride . We ' ll always be with First Bank ."
MARC ASHWORTH
TITLE : SVP , CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER
INDUSTRY : FINANCE LOCATION : GREATER ST . LOUIS , USA
Marc Ashworth , Chief
Information Security Officer at First Bank , is an esteemed security professional with over 30 years of experience in cyber security , fraud , IT / security , business strategy , project management , author , and a public speaker .
He is a board member of the St . Louis Chapter of InfraGard , Co-Founder of the State of Cyber Annual Security Conference , and a Lifetime member of FBI Citizens Academy . Possessing security certifications in CISSP , CISM , CRISC , and Security +, Ashworth currently oversees First Bank ’ s Information Security Department , Corporate Security , and the Network Services Department .
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