Pub. 7 2018 Issue 9

December 2018 25 L E A D I N G A D V O C A T E F O R T H E B A N K I N G I N D U S T R Y I N K A N S A S Snapchat. Coincidence or not, we should be mindful of what we allow our apps to access. • Devices have also started tracking Frequent Contacts. I have a group of friends I message on a regular basis, across multiple platforms. If I’m perusing my phone and navigate to the “Siri Suggestions,” Siri will suggest apps I should open, or people I should message. • Your mobile device also keeps track of your Daily Tasks. A personal example is when I leave for work each morning, my Maps pop up and tell me how long it will take to arrive at the office. It does the same thing at 5:00 PM each day, around the time I am leaving work for home. A colleague of mine has a similar situation. When she arrives at work, her phone suggests that she open the Music app and begin playing music. Advertising One final clever iOS setting is at the bottom of the Privacy page, there is a section called “Advertising.” This option allows you to limit ad tracking on your device. Essentially, your phone will stop suggesting ads to you based on your interests. However, there is an important note that also states turning off the advertising option will not necessarily show you less ads, but the ads you do see will be less relevant to you. Situations like the ones described above are a little unnerving, but they do not mean us any harm. If you would prefer for your mobile device to not make these kinds of suggestions to you, review the privacy settings on your phone to see which apps are watching you, and modify your preferences in bulk. On an iOS device, you can do this by navigating to Settings > Privacy and reviewing the options there. If Android is more your f lavor, go to Settings > Security & Location (or similar). Regardless of the kind of device you have, it is important to ensure we understand what our apps can access, not just for our own personal benefit, but for our friends and colleagues, as well. Samantha Torrez currently serves as a Senior Support Specialist for Tandem, an information security and compliance soft- ware suite provided by CoNetrix. She has been a member of the Tandem team for more than two years and has been part of the technology industry for five years. Samantha has achieved the ISACA Cyber- security Fundamentals certification and has presented webinars and live confer- ence sessions on a variety of information technology topics, including cybersecurity, business continuity planning, and risk management. 2019 Call Report Update Workshops E D U C A T I O N A L R E S O U R C E S w w w . k s b a n k e r s . c o m 7 8 5 - 2 3 2 - 3 4 4 4 C all Reports are an important tool used by regula- tors, investors, and industry professionals to gauge the health of a financial institution. It is critical that the reported data be both accurate and timely; therefore, employees responsible for generating the Call Report need a thorough under- standing of the preparation, content, revision, and data classification. P r e s e n t e d b y A N N L E A V E L L E T H OMA S T h o m a s C o n s u l t i n g F e b r u a r y 5 H a y s F e b r u a r y 6 L a w r e n c e