Stopping fraud from the inside out
Research conducted by Clearswift shows that 42 percent of all data breaches are caused by internal security lapses. That’s a staggering percentage considering it only takes one data breach ...
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Financial marketers build banking brands piggybacking on social media power users
In every community of any size — online or off — there are influential voices. Some have a following and a reputation large enough that they monetize it — charging brands that want ...
This Vermont credit union is stealing the ‘member value’ show
Member value is a credit union industry term thrown around to try to define the value members receive from their CU. But value itself is a subjective term, meaning different ...
Congress, administration must address data privacy, CUNA says
The time has come for new federal protections regarding the use and security of data held by all businesses and entities, CUNA wrote to leadership of the Senate Commerce, Science ...
2019 NAFCU Board elections begin
NAFCU’s 2019 board election cycle is now open with four director positions available – one at-large position and one position each for the Eastern, Southern and Western Regions. Two incumbents ...
Tech Time: The step-by-step cyber incident response
We never think it will happen to us, that a cyberattack like February’s credit union phishing campaign will be successful. But what if is? By now, you are probably ...
Former CU teller, vault supervisor pleads guilty to $1.1 million embezzlement
Grace Garza, a former credit union teller and vault supervisor will be sentenced in May after pleading guilty to embezzling more than $1.1 million from the $83.3 million ...
How payment preference should dictate payment acceptance
Think back to a moment when you’ve left a restaurant, a hotel, maybe a store, and you witness a high-quality customer experience. It could’ve been a small detail ...