October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and you’ll probably hear a lot about passwords, multi-factor authentication, firewalls, ransomware, and security software. All of those things matter. But there’s another part of cybersecurity we can’t afford to overlook. People. I was talking with an organization once after an employee received an email that looked completely normal. It appeared to come from someone …
Why Do Quarterly Technology Reviews Matter More Than Annual IT Planning for Credit Unions?
I was sitting with a leadership team once reviewing their technology plan when somebody said: “Rusty, didn’t we just do this last year?” Technically, yes. We had built a good plan. We reviewed the budget. We talked about cybersecurity. We identified equipment that needed to be replaced. We discussed several projects for the coming year. Then life happened. A vendor …
7 Ways to Protect Your TruLinx Environment from Cyberattacks
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, making it an ideal time to evaluate how well your organization is protecting the technology it depends on every day. For organizations running Tribute.com’s TruLinx software, cybersecurity isn’t just about protecting computers. Your TruLinx environment may depend on servers, SQL databases, employee workstations, Microsoft 365, remote access, backups, Microsoft Azure, and other connected systems. A …
10 Questions Every Mid-Sized Organization Should Ask About Its Cybersecurity Program
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For organizations with 25 to 1,000 users, that’s a good reason to talk about cybersecurity. But here’s the thing. Cybersecurity can’t be something we think about for only 31 days. I was talking with a organization executive once when she asked me: “Brett, how do I know if we’re doing enough?” That’s probably one of …
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: 10 Questions Every Credit Union Should Ask About Its Cybersecurity Program
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. For credit unions, that’s a good reason to talk about cybersecurity. But here’s the thing. Cybersecurity can’t be something we think about for only 31 days. I was talking with a credit union executive once when she asked me: “Rusty, how do I know if we’re doing enough?” That’s probably one of the hardest cybersecurity …
Incident Response Planning: What Happens During the First 24 Hours of a Cyberattack?
“Rusty, what actually happens if we get hacked?” That’s one of the better cybersecurity questions a credit union executive can ask. Not: “Which firewall do we have?” Not: “How many security alerts did we get last month?” But what actually happens when something goes wrong? Imagine it’s 8:12 on a Monday morning. An employee calls the help desk because she …
How to Secure Remote Access to TrulinX
Remote and hybrid work have changed how employees access business-critical applications. If your organization relies on Tribute.com’s TrulinX software, employees may need access from home offices, branch locations, while traveling, or from other locations outside the corporate network. But remote access can also create significant cybersecurity risks when it isn’t properly secured. A secure TrulinX remote-access strategy should include at …
What Every Ohio Credit Union Board Should Know About Cybersecurity
I was sitting in a board meeting once when a director asked me a question I wish more people would ask. “Rusty, how much of this cybersecurity stuff do we actually need to understand?” It was a good question. Because the board had just listened to a presentation filled with acronyms. Firewalls. MFA. EDR. MDR. SIEM. By the time it …
Breach Readiness: The Cybersecurity Checkup Every Growing Business Should Consider
For many small and midsize businesses, cybersecurity feels a little like insurance. You know you need it. You have tools in place. Your IT team or managed service provider tells you things are being monitored. But there is one question that matters more than all the others: If your company were attacked tomorrow, do you know what would happen next? …
How Do You Protect Your TruLinx Environment from Ransomware?
Ransomware has become one of the biggest threats facing organizations that rely on mission-critical business applications like Tribute.com’s TruLinx. A successful attack can encrypt databases, lock employees out of critical systems, disrupt operations for days, and cost thousands of dollars in lost productivity and recovery expenses. The good news is that ransomware attacks are largely preventable. Organizations with 25 to …