[10/09/2025] Lasco 2025 Cyber Symposium
Mark your calendars for our 2025 Cyber Symposium!
Bank Cybersecurity Symposium
Lasco’s 2024 Cybersecurity Symposium was held on Thursday, September 26.
[10/28/2024] – Cybersecurity Round Table
Lasco’s 4th Quarter Virtual Cybersecurity Roundtable will be held on Monday, October 28.
CBM 2024 Convention & Expo
Lasco Attends CBM 2024 Convention & Expo The Community Bankers of Michigan (CBM) recently celebrated 50 years of service to support Michigan’s Community Banks. The event was celebrated at CBM’s 2024 Convention and Expo at the Grand Traverse Resort Sept. 11-13, 2024. There, community bankers, vendors, and educators gathered to find out what’s new in the banking industry, how to provide the best products and services for bank customers, and how to tackle the issues facing the banking industry, such as cybersecurity and fraud. Lasco attended the CBM 2024 Convention & Expo and hosted a booth to educate attendees about Lasco’s services. Lasco strives to help boost the efficiency, safety, and customer service of community banks. Community banks are the center of communities all across the state of Michigan. The CBM’s mission is to provide educational opportunities, government advocacy, and offer access to competitive services and products to community banks, as well as many educational opportunities throughout the year. To find out more about CBM, please visit their website. If you’d like to know more about Lasco’s products and services, please visit our website and click on the “Connect With Us” button on the bottom left of the screen. You can also call Lasco at 800-800-6197. Picture left: Robert Baer and Paul Clarke in Lasco’s conference booth; Right: Paul Clarke and door prize winner Karla Spoor from Dart Bank.
Cybersecurity Concerns Due To CrowdStrike Outage
Cybersecurity concerns increase due to CrowdStrike outage. Phishing attempts may increase.
The Basics of Cyber Insurance
Do you need cyber insurance? Probably. Do you need help figuring out how it all works? Read on for the basics of cyber insurance.
Lasco Names Niemi Vice-President of Cyber Services
Lasco Names Mark Niemi Vice-President of Cyber Services Lasco is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Niemi, Cyber Threat Analyst, to Vice President of Cyber Services. A familiar name and face to Lasco clients, Mark has been with Lasco for 14 years. Mark began work at Lasco as a part-time Help Desk technician, moving to a Tier 3 technician, then to being one of Lasco’s senior network administrators. Mark’s interest in the dark web and cybersecurity has evolved over the years, and as Lasco’s needs for cybersecurity and cyber-readiness has increased, Mark was moved to focus on cyber services for our clients as well as monitoring Lasco’s overall cyber health. As the need for cybersecurity continues to grow, Lasco feels Mark is ready to take on the role of Vice President of Cyber Services. Mark’s duties will have him continue working on cyber threat analytics. He will also be tasked with growing Lasco’s cyber services and sharing the load of Lasco’s internal and external compliance requirements. Please join all of us in congratulating Mark on his promotion as he continues to further his career with Lasco.