Cybersecurity Awareness Month is coming to an end. Your employees may have completed some training. Leadership may have talked about ransomware. The board may have discussed cybersecurity. Maybe you reviewed multi-factor authentication, backups, vendors, Microsoft 365, or artificial intelligence. That’s all good. But November is coming. And here’s the question I’d ask every credit union leadership team: What happens next? …
Could Your Business Recover from a Cyberattack?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and much of the conversation naturally focuses on preventing cyberattacks. Strong passwords, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), endpoint security, patching, and employee training are all important. But there is another question every organization should be asking: If a cyberattack succeeded tomorrow, how quickly could your business recover? For organizations relying on Tribute.com’s TrulinX software, a cybersecurity incident …
AI and Cybersecurity What Employees Should Never Put Into ChatGPT or Other AI Tools
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. And this year, there’s a cybersecurity conversation I think every mid-sized organization needs to have with its employees. What information should—and shouldn’t—go into artificial intelligence tools? I was talking with a business leader recently about AI when she said something I’ve heard more than once: “Brett, I’m pretty sure our employees are already using it. …
Would You Know If a Hacker Was Already Inside Your Network?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. We’ve spent a lot of time talking about keeping attackers out. Strong passwords. Multi-factor authentication. Employee training. Firewalls. Email security. Vendor controls. All of those things matter. But here’s a question that doesn’t get asked nearly enough: What if the attacker is already inside? I was talking with a business leader once about cybersecurity when …
When Did You Last Test Your Backups? A Cybersecurity Recovery Checklist for Credit Unions
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So let me give you a question to take to your next leadership meeting: When did your credit union last test its backups? Notice I didn’t ask: “Do you have backups?” Most organizations do. I didn’t ask: “Are the backups running?” Hopefully they are. I’m asking something different. When did somebody actually prove that you …
How to Choose the Right MSP for Your TrulinX Environment
Choosing a Managed Service Provider (MSP) is an important decision for any organization, but the stakes are higher when your business depends on Tribute.com’s TrulinX software. Your MSP isn’t simply maintaining computers. It may be responsible for the servers, Microsoft Azure environment, cybersecurity, backups, network, remote access, and support infrastructure that keep TrulinX available to your employees. For organizations with …
How Would Your Organization Respond to a Ransomware Attack Tomorrow Morning
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So here’s a question I’d like every CEO, COO, business owner, board member, and technology leader to think about: What would happen if your organization was hit by ransomware tomorrow morning? Not theoretically. Tomorrow. It’s 8:07 a.m. Employees are arriving. Customers are calling. Someone reports that files won’t open. A few minutes later, another employee …
Are Your Technology Vendors Creating Cybersecurity Risk for Your Credit Union?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Most of the cybersecurity conversations I hear start inside the organization. Are our employees trained? Is MFA turned on? Are our computers protected? Are our backups working? Those are all good questions. But there’s another question credit union leaders need to ask: What about everybody else who has access to our technology and information? Think …
How Would Your Credit Union Respond to a Ransomware Attack Tomorrow Morning?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. So here’s a question I’d like every credit union CEO, COO, board member, and technology leader to think about: What would happen if your credit union was hit by ransomware tomorrow morning? Not theoretically. Tomorrow. It’s 8:07 a.m. Employees are arriving. Members are calling. Someone reports that files won’t open. A few minutes later, another …
Is Your TrulinX Environment Ready for Ransomware?
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, making it a good time to ask an uncomfortable but important question: What would happen if ransomware affected your TruLinx environment tomorrow morning? For organizations that rely on Tribute.com’s TruLinx software, a ransomware incident can become much more than an IT problem. If employees lose access to TruLinx, SQL databases, shared files, email, or other …