Free Online Risk Web Seminar
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.-With online phishing scams projected by some to continue to grow at 15% per quarter, the Credit Union Journal, in conjunction with MarkMonitor, will host a free, one-hour web seminar on managing online risks on Feb. 28 from 1-2 p.m. (EST). The web seminar comes at the same time one new study has found that some of the best socially-engineered sites fooling over 90% of recipients, hurting not just the victims but also costing their credit unions in time and money. During the complimentary web seminar, discussion will include practical steps for managing online fraud risk, and certain technologies can help in mitigating and responding to phishing threats. The featured presenters are Michael Adame, Director of Information Security with Texans Credit Union, and Carolyn James Vice President-IS with USA Federal Credit Union.
NCUA Summit In Tampa March 6
TAMPA, Fla.-NCUA Board member Gigi Hyland will host an Access Across America economic empowerment summit here on March 6 at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel. The summit will include presentations on a number of issues, including payday lending alternatives, participating in the IRS' VITA program, and more. Breakfast and lunch are included in the free summit. To view the agenda and register, visit www.ncua.gov/AmericaSummit/Index.htm. Hotel info: Reservations: (800)-325-3535 or www.tampariverwalkhotel.com
800 CUs Asked To Participate
WASHINGTON-CUNA reported last week that more than 800 credit unions are included among the 2,700 randomly selected financial institutions that have been asked to participate in a 2007 Federal Reserve System study of use in the U.S. of check and electronic payments. The study is intended to capture the shift in payments away from paper-based checks toward electronic payments. Similar studies were published by the Fed in 2001 and 2004.
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