Internet Security

As 2020 comes to a close, now is a good time to assess your bank website security to prepare for cyber threats you can expect in 2021. To strengthen your security protocols, you’ll want to consider how to maintain federal regulatory compliance by using the right tools overseen by experienced people.

You no longer need to be an expert web developer or information technology wizard to create and maintain your bank website. The wide array of web hosting companies and open-source content management systems (CMS) have allowed small businesses to compete with larger competitors in the digital realm. While community banks and credit unions have benefited from these technological advances, financial institutions have very distinct and heavily regulated security concerns to which their websites must adhere.

How can you ensure that your bank website CMS meets and exceeds minimum security standards? Safeguarding your CMS is a two-pronged process between your bank web hosting service and you.

Financial institutions can’t risk partnering with a website design and development company that isn’t fully in charge of hosting your site. In this blog, we’ll explore the reasons why people advise against trusting your design and development company with hosting your bank website and dispel the myth that working with an all-inclusive website company is unwise.

In last week’s blog, we discussed three cybersecurity threats in 2020: attacks on the Internet of things (IoT), incidents caused by human error, and mobile and 5G vulnerabilities. In this second of the two-part series, we’re going to explore how to safeguard your digital assets from these and other cyber threats with a cybersecurity framework.

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2020, we’re going to take a look at the techniques cybercriminals have been using this year and how you can protect your digital assets from them going into 2021. This first of a two-part series examines three cybersecurity threats that we’ve seen in 2020: attacks on the Internet of things, incidents caused by human error, and mobile and 5G vulnerabilities.

Bank website security begins with your web hosting provider. When looking at the safeguards implemented by your web hosting service, you’ll want to consider the physical location of the server and the monitoring of the network.