NCUA to Host Cybersecurity Risk Webinar
Learn More about the Cybersecurity Landscape for Credit Unions
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (May 4, 2016) – Credit unions can get valuable information about protecting themselves and their members from cyber threats during an upcoming webinar hosted by the National Credit Union Administration.
The webinar, “Cybersecurity: What Can You Do?” will be held on Thursday, May 12, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern.
Tim Segerson, Deputy Director of NCUA’s Office of Examination and Insurance, and William Myers, Director of NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives, will provide an overview of cybersecurity risks affecting small credit unions. Topics will include:
- How small credit unions can prepare for, or recover from, a cybersecurity event;
- How to use the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council’s cybersecurity assessment tool;
- How to balance the impact associated with fraud risk and fraud prevention; and
- How to avoid or minimize cyber security vulnerabilities in products and services.
Online registration for this 90-minute webinar is now open here. Participants will use this same link to log into the webinar. Registrants should allow pop-ups from this website. There is no charge for the webinar.
Participants may submit questions in advance at [email protected] The subject line of the email should read, “Cybersecurity: What Can You Do?” Participants with technical questions about accessing the webinar may email [email protected] This webinar will be closed captioned and then archived online here approximately three weeks following the live event.
NCUA’s Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives fosters credit union development and the effective delivery of financial services for small credit unions, new credit unions, minority depository institutions and credit unions with a low-income designation.
NCUA’s Office of Examination and Insurance is responsible for the agency’s supervision programs, which ensure the safety and soundness of federally insured credit unions.
NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the United States, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of more than 102 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions. At MyCreditUnion.gov and Pocket Cents, NCUA also educates the public on consumer protection and financial literacy issues.
SOURCE: NCUA