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Exposed! Is Vital Company Information Available on At-Risk Databases?
By Roy Urrico. Reposify, an external attack surface management provider, discovered 258.2 million exposed assets across all industries.

Roy Urrico
May 16, 20224 min read


Ransomware, BEC and Criminal Use of Crypto High on FBI’s Internet Crime Report
By Roy Urrico. The Internet Crime Report cited ransomware, BEC schemes, and the criminal use of crypto as frequently reported incidents.

Roy Urrico
May 11, 20225 min read


Businesses Battling Bot Myths and Logic Attacks
By Roy Urrico. Netacea found that two-thirds of businesses are at higher risk of malicious attacks due to some bot misconceptions.

Roy Urrico
May 5, 20225 min read


Digital Fraud Attempts Down in Finservs and Other Industries…But Some Industries Show an Increase
By Roy Urrico. Customer experience and protection must remain a top priority even as the global digital fraud rate decreased during 1Q.

Roy Urrico
May 2, 20223 min read


Breaches Up; Block Alerts 8.2 Million Customers; and a BitB Phishing Hole in Cybersecurity Roundup
By Roy Urrico. A roundup of recent infosec items: data breaches are up , and two recent cybersecurity incidents originated internally.

Roy Urrico
Apr 28, 20224 min read


SymEast: Jim Stickley Goes AMA
Cybersecurity expert Jim Stickley opted for an AMA (ask me anything) format in his recent SymEast presentation.

John San Filippo
Apr 18, 20224 min read


InfoSec People Profile: PSCU’s David Bryant
By Roy Urrico. PSCU CISO David Bryant, truly knows the information security business inside and out.

Roy Urrico
Apr 7, 20224 min read


White Paper Outlines Post-Pandemic Security Steps
By Roy Urrico. London, United Kingdom-based cybersecurity firm Secon recommends some core security risks businesses need to address.

Roy Urrico
Apr 5, 20224 min read


Fraudsters Advance Check Fraud Tactics: AFS Study
By Roy Urrico. Fraud perpetrators continue to advance their tactics and leverage check in all of its forms.

Roy Urrico
Mar 22, 20225 min read


InfoSec People Profile: Appdome’s Tom Tovar
By Roy Urrico. As CEO and co-creator of Appdome, Tovar wants to make it easier to secure mobile apps, including at financial institutions.

Roy Urrico
Mar 16, 20224 min read


Arkose Labs' Report: Online Fraud Increased 85% In 2021 From 2020
By Roy Urrico. In 2021, online fraud increased 85% year over year; and 21% of all online traffic was an attack.

Roy Urrico
Mar 4, 20224 min read


NCUA Issues Cybersecurity Alert Based on 2 CISA Advisories
Credit unions advised to take Russian threats seriously.

John San Filippo
Jan 31, 20223 min read


InfoSec People Profile: Al Pascual
By Roy Urrico. For Al Pascual, a career in information security seemed invevitable from an early age.

Roy Urrico
Jan 25, 20226 min read


Is Your State a Hotspot…for Fraud?
By Roy Urrico. a pair of reports offer insight into U.S. locations prone to scams and fraud. Is your credit union operating in one of them?

Roy Urrico
Jan 21, 20224 min read


Dangerous SharkBot Trojan Attacking Banking Accounts
By Roy Urrico. Appdome warned of a dangerous new Android Trojan called SharkBot.

Roy Urrico
Jan 18, 20224 min read


Women in Technology: Lori Lucas
In what is a recurring feature, Finopotamus spotlights innovative women who are positively impacting technology applications in the...

W.B. King
Jan 14, 20225 min read


Tech CUSOs in Focus: Bonifii
For this installment of Tech CUSOs in Focus, we spoke with John Ainsworth, president and CEO of Bonifii.

John San Filippo
Jan 13, 20224 min read


InfoSec People Profile: Sean Verity
By Roy Urrico. Sean Verity has been with MSUFCU for more than a decade, serving as an auditor, penetration tester and now ethical hacker.

Roy Urrico
Jan 7, 20225 min read


Helping Protect Members from ID Fraud at Holiday Time…and the Rest of the Year
By Roy Urrico. Nuance Communications claims its Gatekeeper solution can help credit unions protect members from account takeovers.

Roy Urrico
Dec 22, 20215 min read


Holiday IT Wish List for 2022 (Part 3)
By W.B. King For this year’s annual Finopotamus “Holiday Tech Wish List,” we sat down with forward-looking credit union and fintech...

W.B. King
Dec 21, 20214 min read
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