CUs Warned About New Wave OfCyber-Attacks

LAS VEGAS - (05/31/04) Credit unions are being warned they canexpect an increase in credit union-specific cyberattacks. "The wordis out and credit unions are targets," according to Brent Huston,president of MicroSolved. "Just like banks, knowledgeable attackersgo to where the money is." Huston made his remarks during the CUInfoSECURITY Conference held here and sponsored by William Rogers& Associates. "More worms are coming along with more viruses.Spyware continues to be at the top of the charts," said Huston."Risks of denial of service (DoS) will remain the same. Complexitywill increase. More worms will impact your network."

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