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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There's a new monitoring and penetration testing product available specifically for CUs. CU-B-SAFE, offered by Financial & Technology Resources, is designed to assist CUs in monitoring the ports available on their Internet services and firewalls. CU-B-SAFE services are performed once a day on a random...

WASHINGTON - NAFCU Services Corp. has selected Xacta as its preferred partner for enterprise risk management (ERM). Xacta's ERM solutions aid CUs in safeguarding member information through a proactive approach that is in compliance with Gramm-Leach-Bliley, NCUA's Part 748, and national and internationals information security standards (BS ISO/IEC 17799.) "As...

TAMPA, Fla. - One size does not fit all when it comes to security. Dan Juneau, SVP for information security firm CastleGarde said security is a process not a product and credit unions should be wary of cookie cutter products. "People are spending thousands of dollars on policy templates that...

EDISON, N.J. - An IT staff may be good at launching and developing new technology systems, but in most cases security is not its forte, said Rachelle McLure, national director of solutions at security firm RCG Information Technology. "You can't do it all. I think when you get into the...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - eFunds Corp., a provider of fraud and risk management products recently held a Webcast on demystifying the USA Patriot Act, which is designed at thwarting potential terrorist attacks. Approximately 2,200 financial institution execs viewed the Web cast held on August 9. A replay of the event can...

NCUA is hoping some newly created public service announcements will give consumers a little better name recognition with NCUA and the funds it insures. Page 3.