STREAM Technology Lab Presentation

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• The Technology Lab
• Presentation for
• CSBS Technology Seminar
• September 29, 2008
• Jeffrey Kvistad, Senior Examiner

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Christopher Olson, FRB ChicagoJuan Carlos
Castro, FRB Minneapolis
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Why States have an interest in Tech Lab

• Be competitive in technology supervision
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• The Cubs The Sox!

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IT Classes

• E-banking
• Network Security
• IS Vulnerability Management
• Operating Systems
• IT Supervisory Themes Emerging Topics

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Software Tools

• Operating Systems
• Windows 2003, Vista, Windows Server 2008, Unix,
  OS/400, and Virtualization
• Bank Operations
• Core package with Loan and Teller platforms
• ALM Model
• Two software packages
• Network Security/ISVM
• Patch Mgmt, Intrusion Detection, Penetration Test

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Bank In a Box
Starting in 2006, applied technology courses were
added to the IT curriculum to simulate common
banking functions.

• Technology Application Curriculum
• Bank Operations Simulation
• Asset Liability Management Modeling
• Bank Secrecy Act / Anti-Money Laundering

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2009 Build-out Space Optimization

• Current
• Classroom Single classroom for 16 participants
• JIT Products Quick Briefs and Podcasts
• Future (2009)
• Two classrooms with greater capacity and AV
  systems
• Movable partition
• Seating for 30
• Server room updates
• New Blades Servers
• New network devices and network design
• Remote Deposit Capture Hardware/Software
• Instructor Resource Facility
• Course preparation, topic research, analytics,
  demos
• Audio-visual links to classrooms

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Class Room and Instructor Facility
Current Classroom
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Course Attendance 2000-2008
Course attendance continues to increase. 2007
and 2008 shows continued overall growth with
near-capacity attendance in each of the three IT
Application courses.
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Course Participant Affiliations
Course participants have diverse affiliation from
across the Federal Reserve System, FFIEC
agencies, state regulators and international
central banks.
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Outreach and Partnerships
District, Federal Reserve, FFIEC, States,
International and Industry outreach.

• Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Districts,
  Center for Online Learning, SDS, Compliance and
  Consumer Affairs, Payments
• FFIEC FDIC, OTS, OCC, NCUA
• States CSBS, 17 States
• International Liaison program through Board of
  Governors, International IT Steering Group
• Industry Financial Crimes Task Force,
  FBI/Infragard
• Academic DePaul University

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New Instructors SMEs

• We proactively identify and recruit technical
  experts as instructors and SMEs.

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Why we need YOU!

• Your knowledge experiences
• States-only dedicated classes??
• Details
• See course schedules
• Instructing experience or FFIEC Instructor
  Training
• Minimum 2 weeks of time in first year
• Instructor Conference week of Feb 2, 2009

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Course Registration Logistics

• Register through your local Reserve Bank SR
  Training Director.
• Reserve Banks have priority on seats, but after
  that its first come-first served.
• Classes begin at 1 pm Monday.
• Make your own travel and hotel arrangements.

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Questions and Comments?
Reach me at Jeffrey.m.kvistad_at_chi.frb.org