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Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (2)

How InTREx-CU Will Affect Your 2022 NCUA Exam

In January 2021, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published their 2021 Supervisory Priorities which stated, "The agency has reprioritized away from performing facilitated Automated Cybersecurity Evaluation Toolbox cybersecurity maturity assessments, to piloting the Information Technology Risk Examination for Credit Unions (InTREx-CU). […] ACET will become a self-assessment resource for credit unions, supported by the NCUA." 

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Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM)

In October 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published NISTIR 8286 over Integrating Cybersecurity and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM). The document provides an overview of ERM and how cybersecurity should be integrated with ERM to ensure the organization is better able to recognize, assess, and control risk across the organization.

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What Sets Tandem Apart?

At Tandem, we recognize there are a few GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) solutions on the market. So, why should you pick Tandem? Based on feedback from individuals who have chosen Tandem, here are 10 reasons, in no particular order, why over 1400 organizations have chosen Tandem over other solutions.

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ACET vs. InTREx-CU: Expected Changes in the NCUA Exam Process


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This article contains outdated information regarding what to expect in future exams. Please refer to our new article How InTREx-CU Will Affect Your 2022 NCUA Exam.


In July 2020, the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) published their updated 2020 Supervisory Priorities. In the "Information Systems and Assurance (Cybersecurity)" section, the NCUA stated:

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How is the NCUA ACET different from the FFIEC CAT?

In 2018, the NCUA began piloting the use of the Automated Cybersecurity Examination Tool (ACET) based on the FFIEC's Cybersecurity Assessment Tool (CAT) to review credit unions. While the ACET mirrors the CAT in content, ACET provides additional features and details to help credit unions and the NCUA examine and benchmark the industry's cybersecurity preparedness.

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