Tips & Tools to Meet the November 1st RED FLAG Requirement Deadline - Complimentary Seminars being Offered to Credit Union IT Security Professionals throughout Fall 2008

    ANNAPOLIS, MD September 27, 2008 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Renowned security THOUGHT LEADER Caroline Hamilton will be discussing the elements and procedures required for completing a Red Flag Risk Assessment, and reviewing tools to assist in the successful completion of a risk assessment for Credit Unions who are facing the November 1st Red Flag Deadline.

Topics Covered Will Be:

- How to Structure a formal Risk Assessment to meet regulatory approval
- How to assess 3rd party technical service providers
- How to put a disclosure value on sensitive customer financial information
- How to view the new Data Governance Council matrix and see where your credit union fits
- See how to produce the threat/vulnerability calculation, required by regulators

These complimentary seminars will teach attendees the basics of conducting a simple, but complete IT risk assessment. They will include all the principles to conduct a risk assessment on systems, business units and the entire credit union's IT organization and 3rd party providers using NCUA Part 748 Risk Assessments, FFIEC, BSA, GLBA, and Red Flag standards.
About the Host: Caroline Hamilton, CEO & President of RiskWatch. A renowned thought leader in risk assessment, Ms. Hamilton was a member of the Risk Manager's Model Builder's Workshop sponsored by NIST. She has developed IT risk assessment models for a variety of Fortune 1000 companies, as well as cabinet-level government agencies. Ms. Hamilton has worked with NSA assessing IT Risk for networks and works with a variety of financial institutions on creating regulator-approved risk assessments to meet requirements like BSA-AML, FFIEC, SOX, GLBA and Red Flag Identity Theft.

About RiskWatch, Inc.

RiskWatch, Inc. is the leader in Security Risk Assessment & Compliance software, offering a wide range of solutions for compliance with requirements. RiskWatch was recently given the "Best Of Annapolis Computer Services Award" by the US Local Business Association.

These webinars last about 45 minutes and are meant to be educational and informative. There is no commitment of any kind. They will be held on September 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m., October 15, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. and October 30th at 11:00 a.m. EDT. To register, visit http://www.riskwatch.com/WebinarSchedule.html. For further webinar info, product information, or to speak with a representative, call 888.448.3002.

RiskWatch, Inc.
410.224.4773
http://www.riskwatch.com

Press Release Contact:
Cat Paschal, Marketing Associate
410.224.4773 x 118
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