Credit unions are leading the call for data security legislation because they are “painfully aware” of how lax security can harm individuals’ financial security, CUNA Senior Director of Advocacy Lance Noggle wrote in Credit Union Times Friday.

CUNA and the National Credit Union Foundation have created a two-part complimentary webinar series to provide stakeholders with some of the most pressing trends, best practices, resources and preventative steps to combat and mitigate cybersecurity threats at credit unions.

The NCUA board will release a proposal on risk-based capital at its June 20 meeting. CUNA supported changes finalized by NCUA last year, but continues to believe the rule is an area in which NCUA could improve its regulations.