Data breaches are on record pace this year, both in the numberof breaches and records exposed. And with cybercriminals strikingcredit unions and their supporting business partners, building astrong defense against breaches is more important now thanever.

To help give members of the credit union community a leg up inprotecting their personal data, CU Times is hosting acomplimentary virtual event, “DataBreach Defense,” in its interactive learning center from 9:30a.m. to 5:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Attendees will have the chance to weigh their credit union’sliability and risks, as well as discover key security measures forwarding off cybercriminals. Plus, we’ll cover the latestlegislative and regulatory news in regard to cybersecurity and howit could affect credit unions.

The all-day event will feature insights from top security andregulatory experts and CU Times staff members,including:

• Jim Stickley, CEO of Stickley on Security
• CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle
• Tim Segerson, deputy director of the NCUA Office of Examinationand Insurance
• Sue Landauer, forensic accountant for Wojeski & CompanyCPAs
• Ann D. Davidson, vice president of risk consulting for AlliedSolutions, LLC
• CU Times Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah SnellCooke
• CU Times Executive Editor Heather Anderson

The day will begin with an opening keynote, "Know YourVulnerabilities: Credit Unions Are Only as Secure as Their WeakestLinks," and will then move on to three Hot Buttonpanels: "Understanding Government’s Role in Thwarting CyberAttacks," "Lessons Learned: How One Credit Union Now Combats CyberThreats" and "Identifying the Threats From Within."

Attendees will also benefit from an interactive exhibit hallshowcasing business partners’ tools that can help keep creditunions safe, and a communications and resource center forinteracting with presenters, show sponsors, peers and other showattendees in real time.

Register for “Data Breach Defense” here, and be sure to spreadthe word!

Full agenda on the next page

10:00-10:45 ET

Know Your Vulnerabilities: Credit Unions Are Only AsSecure As Their Weakest Links

Opening Keynote

The term data breach strikes fear in the hearts of businessesand consumers alike. The bad news is that they are growing infrequency and complexity. As a credit union, where do you begin tokeep up on the growing trends? Are your technology and othersecurity measures keeping pace with the latest ventures ofcybercriminals? What do employees at every level of the creditunion need to know to actively prevent an attack? Attend thisopening keynote and gain valuable insight into the very realthreats out there and how to strengthen your overall ITdefenses.

Show intro: Elliot Markowitz

Moderator: CU Times Publisher/Editor-in-ChiefSarah Snell Cooke

Speaker: Jim Stickley

11:00-11:45 ET

Gold Sponsor Presentation: Cybersecurity Lessons We MustLearn

The security of member information is a critical success factorfor all credit unions. This session provides a unique perspectiveon an old problem. To be successful in thwarting attacks, we mustcontinually advance our skills and methods as threats continue tomorph. Attend this informational session to learn state-of-the-artprevention methods based on emerging threats and gain insightsrelating to the future of data security.

Speaker: Gene Fredriksen, vice president, chief informationsecurity officer, PSCU

12:00-1:00 ET

Understanding Government’s Role in Thwarting CyberAttacks

The government seems to want to be engaged in every aspect ofyour credit union, but what about stopping data breaches? It’s acomplex issue, and Congress has been characteristically slow to actlegislatively. Learn about the legislative and political climateconcerning cybersecurity. The NCUA is working on cybersecurityissues affecting your credit union. Join this hot button panel andfind out what the federal regulators have been doing, what NCUAexpects from credit unions, and what’s to come for credit unions aspart of the agency’s oversight mission.

Moderator: Elliot Markowitz

Speakers:

CU Times Executive Editor Heather Anderson

CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle

Tim Segerson, deputy director of the NCUA Office of Examinationand Insurance

2:00-3:00 ET

Lessons Learned: How One Credit Union Now Combats CyberThreats

Credit unions have been victims in the myriad data breaches overthe last couple of years. There are financial implications, andreputational and other risks associated with a data breach. Jointhis hot button panel and hear directly from a credit unioncolleague who’s been there. Learn with what happened, how ithappened and the lessons learned. Attend this session and gain abetter understanding about the types of attacks occurring and whata credit union can do to minimize their chances of beingbreached.

4:00-5:00 ET

Identifying The Threats From Within

Despite all of the focus on the latest breaches, sometimes thedata isn’t manipulated by some evil cybercriminal and the crimehits a little closer to home. This summer CU Timesreported on a former credit union manager who stole $2 million over13 years by simply putting cash in her purse from the vault andmaking it look like the money was on deposit at a correspondentbank. In another instance, loan officer stole $118 million byboosting friends’ loan amounts and just taking it from theirdeposit accounts. Join this live hot button panel and discover thesteps credit unions need to take to protect their information andassets from internal attacks.

Moderator: Jack Sweeny, contributor, strategic content, ALMMarketing Solutions

Speakers:

CU Times Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Sarah SnellCooke

Ann Davidson, vice president of risk consulting for AlliedSolutions

Sue Landauer, forensic accountant for Wojeski & CompanyCPAs