CUNA Mutual Discussed Credit Union Employee Security Issues on Internet Radio Show

St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) March 24, 2004 -

talk" and publisher of the “Biometric Digest” announced they extended their popular Internet radio program through May 25, 2004. The program, "From Face to Fingerprint – Focus on Security, Privacy and Identification" is hosted by Rogers and features segments on credit union security, privacy and identification issues. The hourly talk show airs every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m., Central Time for 13 weeks on VoiceAmerica.com. Each program is rebroadcast 12 hours later.

The March 23 show featured Emily Gnam and Anna Bentley of the CUNA Mutual Group Legal Division. Gnam, a senior attorney, and Bentley, a managing law specialist with over 30 years experience handling credit union legal issues, discussed issues involving CU employees, including invasion of privacy, background checks, bondability, confidentiality, technology usage policies, termination processes and follow-up, and more. The program focused on how credit unions can protect themselves and their members from problems in these areas. The program will be archived at http://biodigest.com/radio.shtml within the next week.

"In today’s business world, credit unions need to protect themselves from legal problems that could result in lawsuits by employees and former employees. We are pleased to have discussed critical areas on how credit unions can avoid employee-related problems," said Gnam. Anyone can listen to the programs, providing they have Internet access and Real Player software. Log on at http://www.voiceamerica.com.

"We’ve put together an aggressive schedule with a targeted list of speakers and programs focusing on identification, privacy and security," said Rogers. "A number of the 13 programs will be devoted to credit unions and a discussion of these issues."

A noted technology authority, consultant and futurist, Rogers moderates several national conferences on biometrics, speaks frequently at credit union seminars and conferences, and co-sponsors several conferences for credit unions. These include conferences for the Combined Council of Automotive Credit Unions, the Firefighter’s National Credit Union Conference, CU InfoTECH (a CU focused technology conference) and CU InfoSECURITY (a CU focused security conference).

You can listen to past programs, including the January 13 program sponsored by CUNA Mutual on Fraud, Account Take-over and Stolen Identity, by visiting http://biodigest.com/radio.shtml on the Internet.

For information on the radio broadcasts, contact:

William Rogers

William Rogers & Associates

Biometric Digest

P.O. Box 510047

St. Louis, MO 63151-0047

Tel: 314-892-8632

Fax: 314-487-5198

publisher@biodigest.com

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