Posts Tagged ‘Compliance’

Implementing an IT Disaster Recovery Plan That Works (Part 2)

August 17th, 2010 Bill Murphy

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A larger credit union client of mine said to me: “Bill, we have all this stuff and my staff if good. How do we pull all this software and hardware together into a comprehensive Disaster Recovery program?” Over the past two years, the credit union had acquired the following:

Fatpipe load balancers
VMware
Backup software (Issue: tapeless versus traditional? They [...]

Implementing an IT Disaster Recovery Plan That Works (Part 1)

August 10th, 2010 Bill Murphy

So what does having a comprehensive IT recovery plan mean? Does it mean that you have a Business Continuity Plan? Maybe it means that you have a real chance of recovering IT systems that support employees and systems serving members?
The NCUA wants an action plan and actionable progress being made toward implementing a DR site, [...]

Educate Staff About Passwords: Use A New Corporate Training Tool, Flash Video

August 5th, 2010 LauraD

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This Flash video by Train in a Flash is a helpful tool for training your staff about the little words that the have biggest impact on your credit union’s security.
If you like what you see, email vidsales@itcustrategy.com for pricing and details. Any Train in a Flash video can be customized with your credit union’s name, [...]

Remote Access Flash Video: Fast Fantastic Tips For Staff On the Go!

August 3rd, 2010 CUuniversity

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For credit unions looking to utilize new communication tools and methods of training for staff, see the “Remote Access” Flash video. “Remote Access” features three self-help steps to connecting remotely, and it is packed full of tips related to network security. Think how easy it would be to use this video as either an introduction [...]

Email Encryption Iron Bubble for Data Protection

June 2nd, 2009 Bill Murphy

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Email Encryption, Privacy, and Security – read about Zix Corporation and their approach to securing email

From the Field – A Hackers Story

May 30th, 2009 Bill Murphy

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Enterprise Risk Assessments in the Enterprise – read about the very interesting Social Engineering test

SonicWall 10 Things a Firewall Must Do Today

May 26th, 2009 Bill Murphy

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I am excited about UTM firewalls. UTM firewalls are great for credit unions because they allow one to use 1 device to consolidate threat management. In today’s economy this is good for lowering the security budget and being more efficient with security spending. The areas that are not covered with UTM firewalls and that I recommend using other devices and approaches for is Email Hygene (Anti-Spam and Anti-phishing) protection and Email encryption. Both of which I will discuss shortly.

Pandemic Planning and Readiness

May 20th, 2009 Bill Murphy

I have received a ton of questions recently about Pandemic preparedness. This is a great topic now because 3 years ago when FFIEC started discussing this, credit unions didn’t know how to respond. Well I think it is best to be prepared with technology so let’s discuss what the ‘so called’ experts FFIEC in particular [...]

Managed Services for Credit Unions – What a Great Idea!

October 15th, 2008 Bill Murphy

Over the past few months, I have been hearing a similar complaint from a number of my clients. One after another, they have observed that “just can’t keep up the pace.” IT overload, in a sense. 
Frankly, I was amazed to hear this, especially since I kept hearing it over and over. These are very smart [...]

Red Flag Identity Theft Alert – Not Such a Big Deal to Solve

July 1st, 2008 Bill Murphy

The Deadline for compliance of 12 CFR part 717 is November 1, 2008.
A very good client of mine brought this to my attention recently. I see very little forward momentum within my clients in terms of implementing solutions that satisfy compliance requirements. The following is a passage taken from www.thefederalregister.com:
Section .90(b)(9) Red Flag. The proposed [...]