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• NAFCU Confab to Include UFCU Cyber Attack Session

  By Marc Rapport  |  February 7, 2013

  Some timely hometown lessons in international cybercrime have been added to the agenda of NAFCU’s Technology and Security Feb. 26-28 in Austin, Texas.

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  Cyber Fighters’ DDoS Hits Two Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 6, 2013

  The bland name hides the lethal intent of DDoS when aimed at financial institutions, an event that has become increasingly common as dozens of large banks have recently found their online operations crippled, sometimes for days by highly skilled cyber-attackers.

• Quit Messing With Twitter and Stop DDoS Attacks: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  February 6, 2013

  DDoS attacks have been confirmed that have taken down two credit unions and several large banks’ websites. It’s been proven our entire financial system is vulnerable. While stealing personal information doesn’t seem to have been at play, this is a critical concern for the entire financial services industry.

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  Threat of the Week: What's Really Keeping You Up At Night

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 5, 2013

  DDoS getting the press but fraud's getting the attention in the executive suite.

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  Quit Messing With Social Media, Stop DDoS Attacks: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  January 31, 2013

  Regulators fiddle while Rome set to burn.

• Patelco Confirms Five-Hour DDoS Takedown

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 29, 2013

  California credit union second to confirm attack from Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters, purportedly Iran-based.

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  Threat of the Week: DDoS Gets Real for Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 28, 2013

  Temporary takedown of University FCU website in Texas shows credit unions not immune.

• Texas Credit Union Hit by DDoS Attackers

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 25, 2013

  Website claims Al-Qassam Group is responsible for taking University FCU's website down for 2 1/2 hours on Thursday.

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  Threat of the Week: Corporate Credit Unions Should Bolster Defenses Against DDoS

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 22, 2013

  Question: How well protected against swarming, potentially crippling DDoS attacks are the corporates?

• Study: Most FIs Have Only Baseline Security

  By Robert McGarvey  |  January 16, 2013

  ThreatMetrix takes a look at what's in place and what needs to be.