ARLINGTON, Va.—A U.S. Treasury Department official urged credit union executives attending a cybersecurity symposium here to utilize a federal standard to defend against cybersecurity threats.

Approximately 100 industry executives attended the NASCUS and CUNA sponsored event at the Hyatt Arlington.

The National Institutes of Standards and Technology framework doesn't require large amounts of technical knowledge and can provide credit unions with an avenue for starting the cybersecurity conversation, explained Julia Phillipp, deputy director for cyber intelligence in the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy at Treasury.

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