Pub. 7 2017-2018 Issue 6

8 O V E R A C E N T U R Y : B U I L D I N G B E T T E R B A N K S - H E L P I N G C O L O R A D A N S R E A L I Z E D R E A M S Simple Things You Can Do To Maintain Data Security And Keep Up With Sophisticated Cyber Threats FEATURE ARTICLE @RISK DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES Two Hundred and Forty-two years ago, foreign powers invaded the privacy of homes and businesses and took what they wanted; with no Army to protect them, brave citizens formed as “Minutemen” on the village green to defend their inalienable rights, using unconventional tactics. T wo Hundred and Forty-two years ago, foreign powers invaded the privacy of homes and businesses and took what they wanted; with no Army to protect them, brave citizens formed as “Minutemen” on the village green to defend their inalienable rights, using unconventional tactics. Today, foreign powers and nefarious actors once again are invading the privacy of our homes and businesses in Colorado and across the country in an attempt to accumulate wealth and steal identities and intellectual property through Cyber Attacks. With no Army to protect us, our Information Technology and Security Experts are forming on the Cyber village green called the “attack surface”. These modern day Digital Minute- men and women work each day in support of a “common cause”: to defend our inalienable right of Privacy. Colorado Bankers understands that privacy is a sacred trust between them and their customers. Trust is essential in banking because of its personal nature and it is a pre- dictor of loyalty, advocacy and the likelihood of customer retention. Every day we read