CYBERTHREATS TOOK A NEW TURN

If a single theme dominated the Credit Union InfoSecurity Conference that was held in Las Vegas in May 21 – 23 this year (2014) at the beautiful Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa in Las Vegas, it was Cyberthreats are multiplying and the criminals are getting better at their jobs. One of the key questions before the nearly 50 credit unions in attendance at the confab was are they taking the necessary steps to win the battle?

Opening speaker Andy Robbins, a network penetration expert...

The number of Cyberthreats has been increased rapidly for the past one year. We have witness a very big number of attacks across nations. The most recent attack that capture our attention was "THE HOME DEPOT", which had a months-long data breach through malware similar to the one used against Target.

 According to "FORBES", Thieves stole sensitive data from as many as 110 million people. The United States has 333 million people. Obviously, that means one out of every three people had...

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