Cyber Security in Today's Credit Unions

"Credit unions and CUSOs that are quick to point to the strength of their firewalls are correct, said Stickley—those firewalls are excellent at keeping outsiders outside. The problem is the cybercrime is taking place due to insiders opening the door and letting scammers do their damage from the inside.

 “If you look at every single breach today--Anthem, Home Depot, Target–I guarantee you every one started with an email, and that started the ball rolling to get the breach to happen. Email is the bane of your existence. Email is extremely dangerous to you, your organization and all your members.”

So why email?

 “Attacking a network via the Internet is hard,” said Stickley. “And employees have access to everything.  If I can gain access to an employee’s desktop or credentials, breaking in becomes much easier.”"

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