security

We sit down with Stephen Dougherty of the US Secret Service to hear insights for preventing cyber attacks. Our discussion explores who is vulnerable and types of cybercrime, including BEC schemes, romance scams, work-from-home scams, deep fakes and more. Stephen also provides tips for preventing cybercrime, and reporting suspicious activity to law enforcement or relevant authorities.

In 1934, robbing a national or state bank of the Federal Reserve became a federal crime. While the rise of digital banking and cyber thievery has led to fewer in-branch robberies, branch security is still important. It can be challenging today with pandemic protocols such as social distancing and masks. Yet, these five security operations help you firm up your branch security.

Radio frequency identification (RFID) is used in retail and manufacturing, but the applications are now reaching the financial industry too. No wonder, Statista puts the RFID technology market at $26.3B in revenue for this year. We explain what RFID technology is, what it can do for community financial institutions, and also report the disadvantages.