January 28 is Data Privacy Day – View Resources Available from CU*Answers

January 28^th is observed as Data Privacy Day for all industries, including credit unions, to raise awareness and promote privacy and data protection best practices.  Much attention has been gained by the frequency and scope of recent data breaches and by privacy concerns on social media platforms. This attention to data privacy is paving the way for new guidelines and standards on the horizon for safeguarding non-public personal information.

As your core data processor, CU*Answers has made available several tools and documentation that can assist you as part of your vendor due diligence responsibilities for protecting your data.

• Due Diligence Materials
• SecuriKey Documents:
  • Online and Mobile Banking
  • MOP – Membership Opening Process
  • MACO – Multi-Authentication Convenience Options
  • idocVault – Core Image Processing
• Disaster Recovery and High Availability Rollover Test Results
• Cybersecurity Resources including Training for Directors

We also invite you to visit the CU*Secure website for further tips, and to check out a recent CUSO Magazine article written by Dave Wordhouse, EVP of Technology, discussing cybersecurity strategies that credit union executives should be utilizing:

• CU*Secure
• Four Things Credit Union Executives Should Do About Cybersecurity Right Now

In addition, CU*Answers offers professional services to help credit unions meet their compliance needs when it comes to data protection:

Vendor Management Daily Activity Monitoring and more Contact an AuditLink professional at: info@auditlinksuite.com   Or click here to contact us via our website!

Information Security Risk Assessment Information Security Program and Policies Design and Implementation Cybersecurity Awareness Training and Testing Business Continuity Planning and Testing Incident Response Tabletop Exercises and more Contact an AdvantageCIO professional at: info@advantagecio.com   Or click here to contact us via our website!