ARLINGTON, Va. — A U.S. Treasury official who spoke at a symposium on credit union cybersecurity reiterated that credit unions should be doing more to defend their operations against attacks.

Roughly 100 credit union, league and corporate executives and officials from state and federal agencies took part in the inaugural NASCUS/CUNA Credit Union Cyber Security Symposium Nov. 13-14 in Washington, D.C.

"The idea can seem daunting, but securing your data and your member's data is becoming steadily more important," Julia Philipp, deputy director for cyber intelligence in the Office of Critical Infrastructure Protection and Compliance Policy at the U.S. Treasury Department, said. "We believe all financial institutions need to begin to get a handle on defending their networks and information."

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