Mortgage Software Solutions Blog

5 Ways Mortgage Companies Can Protect Their Office 365 Email

IT administrators can protect their email systems.

Down payment wire fraud affects borrowers and mortgage companies across the country. This scam, aimed specifically at homebuyers, tricks people into sending money to a fraudulent offshore account. CNBC explains that it works because the transfer request comes disguised as the email account of the actual real estate broker working with the homebuyer. The scam relies on the eagerness of the first-time homebuyer and the confusion surrounding closing day, which for most people represents the single largest monetary payment of their lives. When everything about the home buying experience is new, borrowers are unlikely to notice the fake “broker” has requested the down payment money be sent to a new account.

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What Are The Real Risks Of Not Encrypting Borrowers' Files?

Without encryption, financial institutions are taking a gamble.

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The Most Notable Financial Cybersecurity Breaches Of 2018

Hackers break into systems to steal organizational data.

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October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Every October since 2004, the United States has observed National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Computer security is always important, but the month when spooks, zombies, and demons are on display is a fitting time for the mortgage business to give it focused attention.

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Is Remote Work Possible in the Mortgage Industry?

Today’s employees work remotely using tablets and smartphones.

Thanks to modern device technology and an increasingly dynamic workforce, the trend of working from outside the traditional office is “the new normal”.

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3 Tips to Help Defend Your Mortgage Company from Cyber Threats

The digital threat landscape for mortgage companies is enough to unnerve the most stalwart IT professional. Reviewing threat alerts is part and parcel of asking yourself the question, can you defend your mortgage company from ALL of today's threats? Well, we're here to help. Here are three tips that might just aid you on your way.

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Mortgage Lenders Look to MicroSecure Online Password Guidelines

Barbed wire, a chain-link fence, and a camera combine to provide a high level of security.

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How to Safely Handle Personal Data on Mortgage Applications

A laptop, a book, and a smartphone on lockdown.

Mortgage applications require a huge amount of personal data.

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ABT Leads the Digital Transformation of the Mortgage Lending Industry

A laptop on the desk of a finance professional.

There is no slowing down for mortgage lenders in 2018.

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Why Cyber Security Comes First in the Mortgage Software Market

Equally important: physical security and cyber security.

The finance industry’s data-handling platforms have a clear bulls-eye on them.

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