Certify your ability to secure your credit union's assets by earning your Credit Union Security & Fraud Expert recognition. This school is designed for staff responsible for facility security and fraud issues within your credit union.

Get your questions answered:

• What is the current landscape of security issues?
• How can the current layout and design of my credit union be more secure?
• How can I create an effective budget for our annual security needs?
• What are the trends and tips that can be taken from past robberies?
• How can I make security integration work at my credit union?
• What are the latest and most common attacks on credit unions?

Plus! The Federal Trade Commission and the NCUA will present at the Security & Fraud Expert Certification Institute! The Federal Trade Commission will be discussing methods your credit union can implement to protect your member's sensitive information and the NCUA will discuss regulations that impact your credit union's security operation. Don't miss this great opportunity to hear these topics!

Earn your Credit Union Security & Fraud Expert Certification
National recognition of your security expertise!
Testing will be provided for those pursuing their certification of the Credit Union Security & Fraud Expert certification (SFE). To gain the certification you will need to attend all the classes and successfully pass a test at the end of the program or choose to take the exam at a later date at a proctored exam site. Testing is optional.

Interested in attending one or more days, but not the complete program? Just contact us at training@cuna.coop or call 800-356-9655, ext.4249 to hear a complete list of the options we have available.

CUNA Robbery & Fear Seminar:  October 17, 2010

CUNA Security & Fraud Expert Certification Institute: October 17–21, 2010

CUNA Security & Fraud Institute:  October 17–21, 2010

Preview the schedule

Security & Compliance Issues: Working Together to Protect Your Credit Union

• Gain a better understanding of the current landscape of security issues
• Review compliance issues that impact the role of technology staff and security staff at your credit union
• Explore how a sound risk management program can identify and assess potential security and data breaches

Planning & Design of Existing & New Branches

• Analyze how branch locations can impact security issues
• Review internal and external security concerns
• Gain a better understanding of how the layout and design can play a role in a more secure environment

Budgeting & Staffing Your Security Department

• Learn how to support your budget needs and how to state your case for the budget to management
• Discuss what should be included in your budget and how to create an effective budget for annual security needs

External & Internal Security Audit

• Learn how to conduct robbery or physical security risk analysis
• Understand the importance of the review of records
• Establish what should be in a security plan review including:

Current policies and procedures

Methods of control

Past incident review

• Discuss risk assessment scoring
• Review engineering controls
• Analyza site evaluations for branch locations
• Discuss daily operations issues and optional written survey of all employees
• Review final reports and recommendations

Robbery Issues: Robbery Anomalies – This Year in Review

• Explore trends and tips from an analysis of robberies committed recently
• Measure the prevention, deterrence, and response protocols of financial institutions
• Discuss details that go beyond the headlines
• Review information that will enhance your robbery prevention program
• Review the components of operation “SAFECATCH”

Social Engineering: The Foundation of Fraud

• Understand social engineering principals
• Identify the red flags of social engineering attempts
• Discuss best practices and resources for related risk mitigation

Electronic Fraud Issues – How to Thwart

• Discover new and emerging electronic fraud concerns including phising, vishing, and man-in-the-middle attacks
• View real-life examples of the latest and most common attacks and learn their consequences
• Identify practical guidance to help you detect and deter electronic fraud
• Understand the legal principles governing electronic banking mechanisms
• Learn how to establish effective programs to deal with fraud attempts to minimize your liability
• Receive guidance on educating members on how to avoid becoming a fraud victim
• Find out how to continue staying informed on new types of fraud schemes

Employee Fraud Awareness Training: First Line of Defense

• Assess the requirements and needs for employee fraud awareness training
• Weigh the value proposition of employee awareness initiatives
• Examine the benefits of and detractors from effective employee training initiatives
• Obtain resources for assessing and implementing effective employee fraud training within your credit union

Fraud Issues – Today's Trends & Future Threats

• Learn about the current fraud issues that security officers and the information technology staff face today
• Network with your peers and industry experts about these security issues for your credit union

Integrating IT & Facility Security Issues

• Understand the importance of security integration and convergence and how it can benefit your credit union
• Learn how to make security integration work at
your credit union
• Discuss surveillance systems and your network
• Explore ways that IT staff and the security officers can create a partnership and make it work

Affiliation with CUNA/League is required for attendance.

CPE Credits

"The knowledge and experience gained from attending the CUNA Security and Fraud program is irreplaceable. I have been able to take so much back to my Credit Union and Implement these new practices into my everyday work routine." ~ Rich Klefsky, Suffolk Federal Credit Union. (2008)

"This program game me a better understanding of security principles and the current landscape of security issues in Financial Institutions. I would recommend this program to anyone with a solid background dealing with Fraud/Security/IT issues at a Credit Union." (2008)

"This program scared me! Today's threats are serious and people don't know just how serious they can be. Key-loggers, malicous codes and identity theft.. but as Jon/Jim said there are ways to protect ourselves, we just need to be educated. This was a start." (2008)

Jim Rechel

Jon McDowall

Susan Orr