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  NCUA Nominee’s Long and Winding Road: Editor/Publisher's Column

  By Sarah Snell Cooke  |  May 16, 2013

  If recent history is any indicator, nomination to the NCUA Board is no assurance of joining the NCUA Board, at least not quickly.

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  Securing Email is Idea to Bank On

  By Andy Coutts  |  May 15, 2013

  This Opinion piece looks at the reasons for securing email in the financial services enterprise.

• DDoS Attack Fizzles After Elaborate Threats

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 15, 2013

  A U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo that said the May 7 distributed denial of service attacks threatened by the so-called “hacktivist” collective Anonymous against government and financial websites would be more bark than bite prove to be true.

• Theresa Portillo Sentenced to 6½ Years in Prison for Looting Feminist CU

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 10, 2013

  Former CEO sent to prison after embezzlement forced collapse of Women's Southwest Federal Credit Union.

• Experts Urge IT Due Diligence Despite No May 7 Attacks

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 8, 2013

  Hacktivists Anonymous threats failed to materialize but that doesn't mean DDoS attacks won't follow, and they could go beyond the website.

• Anonymous May 7 Target List Includes 12 Large Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  May 6, 2013

  Tuesday's the day hackers Anonymous promised to take down sites.

• NCUA Bans Ex-Managers Who Were ‘Home Alone’ Managing Tiny CUs

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 30, 2013

  Four of five hit this week with agency bans stole from credit unions where they were the sole employees.

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  Threat of the Week: The Enemy Within

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 29, 2013

  All eyes may be on DDoS and Advanced Persistent Threats, but that may be ignoring a far bigger threat.

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  Threat of the Week: TDoS Will Hang Up On You

  By Robert McGarvey  |  April 8, 2013

  Phone attacks resulting in system shutdowns, extortion demands.

• NCUA Bans Former Employees of Looted, Failed Credit Unions

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 1, 2013

  Three of four bans involved thefts that took down the small institutions.