Upcoming Webinar Helps Financial Institutions Identify Hackers & Protect Themselves

September 10, 2007: ST. LOUIS, Mo. – In today’s world, with financial institutions using top-notch firewalls, hackers often target employees of banks and credit unions because they are the easiest and quickest means into an institution’s network. Parameter Security will host a webinar to teach financial institutions and their employees how to guard their institutions by becoming “human firewalls.”

Parameter Security’s webinar How to become a Human Firewall offers the tools, tips and knowledge financial institutions can use to arm themselves against malicious attacks. Parameter Security will help financial institutions discover ways hackers target employees to access the network; identify phishing emails and Trojans before they bypass network’s defenses; guard personal information so it cannot be used in an attack against an organization; recognize what information about banks or credit unions should and shouldn’t be publicized; learn how to spot a hacker over the phone and in person; receive practical tips and tools to guard against hacks and more.

How to become a Human Firewall Webinar
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
12:00 p.m.—1:00 p.m CDT.

To register for Parameter Security’s How to become a Human Firewall Webinar, visit www.parametersecurity.com. For additional information about the webinar or Parameter Security’s on-site security awareness training, call 314.442.0472.

Created by Technology Officers and IT Security Specialists from the financial industry, Parameter Security is an ethical hacking firm solely focused on the banking and credit union communities. The company offers a variety of professional services including security awareness training, vulnerability assessments, network audits, competitive intelligence and computer forensics. Parameter Security employs only experienced and reputable Certified Ethical Hackers (C|EH), EC-Council Certified Security Analysts (E|CSA), Certified Community Banking Technology Officers (CCBTO), Bank IT Directors and IT Network & Security Specialists.

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