After numerous articles, comments, and post-incident analysis of the various cyber attacks cluttering our media headlines and social feeds, it doesn’t take one too long to conclude that our existing model for security is broken, backwards, and upside down. I’m a firm believer that, for...
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Some top internet headlines and articles surfacing over the past few months seem to suggest that completing a simple checklist of security items on a “to-do list” will solve the vast array of complex information privacy, security, and compliance issues facing the credit union industry....
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Recent research states that roughly two-thirds of companies say their executives get involved in security discussions, but for credit unions, it needs to be 100 percent of executives and, due to cyber threat risk, should extend beyond the executives directly to the board. Cyber attacks,...
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It's been months since the POODLE SSL 3.0 vulnerability has been discovered and many credit unions and even large banks are still trying to figure out how to mitigate the risk. Now, as of December 8th, 2014, a new twist on POODLE reveals even more...
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How much do you really know about phishing, smishing, and vishing? According to a recent article issued by the FBI, we have reached the point that given enough time, motivation, and funding, a determined adversary will likely be able to penetrate any system connected to...
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Ponemon Institute, an independent agency that conducts research on privacy, data protection, and information security policies, states that:51% of CEOs surveyed said their company experiences cyber attacks hourly or daily60% of employees circumvent security features on their mobile devicesIt doesn’t take qualified research or a...
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October is the kick-off of National Cyber Security Awareness Month and how fitting it is with the recent onslaught of security related news making headlines across the media. The official kick off event put on by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), will feature several leaders from...
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Yesterday, a security researcher released the details of a major security vulnerability in Bash, a.k.a. Bourne-Again Shell, a popular software utility. The vulnerability, known as Shellshock, will be a serious problem for many Linux, Unix, and Mac OS X users. In order to protect our...
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