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Survey: Organizations Lack Internal Defenses

New research reveals credit unions' biggest data breach threats may be on the inside.

By Roy Urrico | Updated on April 09, 2015

The biggest data breach threats to credit unions may be internal, according to a recent survey. “Insider Threats and the Need for a Fast and Directed Response” showed that 74% of tech personnel suffer from staff risk concerns that carry over to their institutions.

The survey, conducted by the SANS Institute and sponsored by Vero Beach, Fla. behavior analysis software vendor SpectorSoft, took place between December 2014 and January 2015. It used responses from 772 IT professionals representing a cross-section of industries and organizations from technology, government, financial, education and healthcare sectors.

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Roy Urrico

Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).

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