Company
Born out of a University's Excellence
Secure Banking Solutions is the consulting spin-off from the National Center for Information Security at Dakota State University, a federally sponsored center for information security and the only center in the country dedicated to the protection of the financial infrastructure! Dr. Kevin Streff is the Director for the Center and also the founder and owner of SBS.
SBS offers comprehensive information security consulting to financial institutions. SBS is the general contractor helping institutions design and build their information security program. Other firms act like subcontractors taking on only pieces (e.g., IT audit, penetration testing, etc.). However, SBS takes responsibility for ensuring that financial institutions develop and implement strong information security programs. The SBS goal is to bring strategic guidance to equip clients to build their information security programs. We aim to fill the void on the management team where no one has IT security expertise. SBS understands that each financial institution is unique, but all desire to maintain and grow market share and serve their customers. Technology is an important factor in accomplishing those two objectives. As financial institutions use technology to meet their own unique personality and market, information security becomes increasingly important. Numerous high-profile information data thefts over the last year highlight how vital our country views this area.
SBS takes the time to get to know the management teams of their clients and how those teams seek to use technology to meet their marketplace needs. At the same time, SBS understands that having successful IT examinations from regulators is very important. These two needs guide our efforts. SBS assigns a team of consultants to each financial institution, which is headed by a lead consultant. When the team makes recommendations to management, they do it with an understanding of the institution’s culture and personality.