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Be Cyber Safe: 4 Tips to Secure Your Credit Union During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Risk Management

Be Cyber Safe: 4 Tips to Secure Your Credit Union During Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Earlier this year, we learned that millions, if not billions, of people were impacted by the National Public Data breach that occurred in December of 2023. Through this data breach, personal information like social security numbers, addresses and phone numbers were exposed to bad actors. In July, Ticketmaster released information

Security Review, Assessment, Audit: What's the Difference?

Risk Management

Security Review, Assessment, Audit: What's the Difference?

Football vs. football. They’re two different sports that share the same name (at least, in some places). They also have some skills and attributes that overlap, such as controlling the ball, teamwork, quick footwork and running, scoring points and so on. But, at the end of the day, American

New Guidance For Managing Cybersecurity Risks With NIST CSF 2.0

Risk Management

New Guidance For Managing Cybersecurity Risks With NIST CSF 2.0

NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is designed to help institutions of all sizes and sophistication levels manage and reduce their unique cybersecurity risks. With the release of CSF 2.0, the guidance provided by NIST has expanded the practice and controls that institutions can use to best understand, assess, prioritize

5 Reasons Why a Password Manager is Worth the Investment

Risk Management

5 Reasons Why a Password Manager is Worth the Investment

If you’ve spent any amount of time in the financial industry, you’re probably familiar with the dos and don’ts of passwords: DO: * Use various upper-case and lower-case letters. * Make sure it is at least eight or more characters in length. * Include special characters. * Create strong, hard-to-guess passwords.

Rising Cost of Eggs, Gas and…Cyberattacks?

Risk Management

Rising Cost of Eggs, Gas and…Cyberattacks?

Every time we go to the grocery store, we’re reminded about the rising costs of groceries. Meat, eggs and even butter prices have all suffered at the right hand of inflation. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index, eggs increased 70 percent

A Patch a Day Keeps the Vulnerabilities Away

Risk Management

A Patch a Day Keeps the Vulnerabilities Away

The old adage “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” speaks volumes about the importance of preventative measures that protect your health. In the risk world, apples won’t do much, but there is something that will…patch management. Patches are essentially playing the same role as an apple

The Internet of Things or the Internet of Risk? That Depends…

Risk Management

The Internet of Things or the Internet of Risk? That Depends…

Look around you. At quick glance, you might see a smart thermostat, smart phone, video doorbell or fitness tracker. These things tie you directly, whether knowingly or unknowingly, to the Internet of Things (IoT). But you’re not alone – Cisco estimates there will be an astounding 500 billion devices connected

The Good Enough Myth: How the “Swiss Army Knife” of Business Tools Can Fail You

Risk Management

The Good Enough Myth: How the “Swiss Army Knife” of Business Tools Can Fail You

Today I’d like to share a story from The Financial Times [https://www.ft.com/] that’s very near and dear to my heart: The Tyranny of Spreadsheets: How One of Our Most Powerful Tools Became One of the Most Misused. If you’ve been using spreadsheets to manage

Who’s Really Behind Your Email Account?

Risk Management

Who’s Really Behind Your Email Account?

Cloud-based servers can be extremely useful, wouldn’t you agree? You don’t have to worry about hardware maintenance, power consumption, redundancy or physical security. Not to mention, storage limits are more easily resolved with less down time. And how many of us have hit the “Save Password” button when

Anatomy of a Phishing Email – What to Reel In and What to Let Go

Risk Management

Anatomy of a Phishing Email – What to Reel In and What to Let Go

Everyone has a favorite pastime, right? For some it’s fishing. For hackers, it’s phishing. There may only be two letters of difference between the two, but their meanings couldn’t be further apart. We all know what fishing is, but phishing is a different animal entirely. It’s

A New Age of Cybersecurity: The Best & Worst of Times

Risk Management

A New Age of Cybersecurity: The Best & Worst of Times

When Charles Dickens published A Tale of Two Cities in 1859 and introduced us to the infamous opening line, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…,” there’s no way he could’ve known how those words would resonate 160 years later. With the COVID-19

Cracking the Password Code…So Hackers Can’t Crack Yours

Risk Management

Cracking the Password Code…So Hackers Can’t Crack Yours

Remember the sound of Charlie Brown’s teacher’s voice from Peanuts? If you concentrate hard enough, you can hear that “wah wah wah” all over again. Is that the same thing you hear when people start talking about passwords as well? It’s been drilled into our heads and