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Credit unions have never had to worry about as many electronic threats as they do today - fortunately there are plenty of solutions and techniques to keep systems secure. Pages 22-24.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Securing the enterprise also means locking down the laptops at Capital Communications Federal Credit Union. The $372 million CU now has portable computers used by staffers in the office and beyond secured by SecuriKey, a two-factor authentication solution from Griffin Technologies in Lawrence, Kan. SecuriKey combines a...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. - Xerox Federal Credit Union is keeping a constant watch on its IT security with a broad-based solution that's also found its way into high-end users such as the Pentagon and the U.S. Treasury. Xerox FCU is using IT risk assessment software from Xacta Corp. to get...

INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn. -Combining technology with a personal touch is a way Liberty Identity Theft Service can help victims of identity theft among members of credit union customers of Liberty Enterprises. That includes the 10,000 members of Heartland Credit Union in Inver Grove Heights, one of the first to...

STAMFORD, Conn. - As credit unions continue outsourcing various parts of their technology and business process infrastructures, they need to make sure their new partners are keeping things secure. Before they sign. "The key to successful and secure outsourcing agreements is understanding the security and privacy risks for a business...

STAMFORD, Conn. - Management oversight as well as a good understanding of the stage of development of the available technology before and after deploying it, are keys to secure electronic messaging such as e-mails. That's the essence of a research report from Gartner Inc. that examines issues credit unions may...