Expert Jim Stickley provides insights into current cyber threats during Cybersecurity Awareness Month

SAN DIEGO, Calif., (October 02, 2026) – San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of California’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, is going one-on-one with cybersecurity expert Jim Stickley with an interactive interview on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 from 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. (PT). This free webinar is open to the public, but registration is required. For more details or to register, please visit sdccu.com/fww.

Stickley will offer an inside look into various cyberattack methods that criminals use and detail how to reduce your risk by showing examples of actual cases. He will focus on the most current scams, including artificial intelligence, scam emails and texts, phishing attempts, malicious apps, and more.  

Jim Stickley has stolen credit cards, hacked Social Security numbers, robbed banks, and created fake ATMs. He has broken into armed government facilities and stolen from teenagers. He is an identity thief, but he is no criminal. Fortunately for all victims involved, Stickley is a cybersecurity expert with over 30 years in the industry who was hired to perform these attacks by corporations testing their security, news agencies investigating security concerns, and other media outlets interested in knowing just how easy it is to commit identity theft. His job is to find security flaws before the real criminals find them and warn people and organizations about what they can do to protect themselves.

Stickley has been involved in thousands of security services for financial institutions, Fortune 100 corporations, healthcare facilities, legal firms, and insurance companies. Through the years Stickley has discovered numerous security vulnerabilities in products such as firewalls, PKI servers, online banking applications, and PDA devices. He has been a consultant for the network stations FOXNEWS, CBS, and NBC as well as the Associated Press. Stickley has been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers including Time Magazine, Business Week, Fortune Magazine, New York Times, PC Magazine, CSO Magazine, and hundreds of other publications. 

Today, Stickley is the CEO of Stickley on Security, serves on several corporate boards, and was co-founder of TraceSecurity Inc. Stickley can be seen throughout the United States where he serves as a speaker for corporations, security-related conferences, seminars, and forums, covering topics that range from basic identity theft to national cyber terrorism.

This webinar is part of Financial Wellness Wednesdays, an ongoing program hosted by SDCCU to help provide the community access to free financial wellness information. For a complete list of upcoming Financial Wellness Wednesday presentations, visit sdccu.com/fww.
  
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