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Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.22.2020

North Korean COVID-19 Phishing Scandal Targets US

Security experts are sounding the alarm on a multi-country North Korean phishing effort created to sponge off of government COVID-19 bail-out initiatives. Pyongyang’s Lazarus Group’s latest operation is designed to “impersonate government agencies, departments, and…
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North Korean COVID-19 Phishing Scandal Targets US
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.22.2020

Bank of America Discovers Data Breach in PPP Application Process

Bank of America Corporation has informed its customers of a serious data breach affecting those who have applied for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).  On April 22, client information was left vulnerable when the bank…
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Bank of America Discovers Data Breach in PPP Application Process
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.18.2020

Amazon Fights off Largest Ever DDoS Attack

Amazon announced its cloud-services provider, Amazon Web Services, recently fended off the greatest DDoS cyber-attack in history. Amazon web services, which offers the very infrastructure hundreds of companies rely on, defended itself against a Distributed…
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Amazon Fights off Largest Ever DDoS Attack
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.09.2020

Safeguard Your Remote Workplace with Cyber Liability Insurance

A cyber-attack can not online bring your remote workforce to its knees, but damage your company for years to come. Operational continuity is paramount for establishments at the peak of fruitfulness, and during this pandemic,…
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Safeguard Your Remote Workplace with Cyber Liability Insurance
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.16.2020

Plan Sponsor Cybersecurity Responsibilities

If you are a plan sponsor, you set up retirement plans for your employees. Retirement benefit plan administrators harbor personal information of employees, like social security numbers and email addresses, in myriad electronic records. Plan…
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Plan Sponsor Cybersecurity Responsibilities
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 04.13.2020

Unearthing the Cyber Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Since the dawn of the coronavirus crisis, there has been a sharp increase in the amount of devastating cyber incidents across the globe. Per the cybersecurity firm CYE, the beginning of February and thereafter has…
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Unearthing the Cyber Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.23.2020

The Great Data Heist: The 21st Century’s Biggest Data Breaches

As we move further into the 21st century, cyber attacks and data breaches are becoming more and more prevalent. Personal information, including social security numbers and private email exchanges are becoming publicly available thanks to…
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The Great Data Heist: The 21st Century’s Biggest Data Breaches
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.20.2020

43% of Data Breaches Victims Are Small Businesses

The 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, which tracked 41,686 security incidents from 86 countries and 73 different data sources, including 2013 total data breaches, has been released and states that small businesses were the…
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43% of Data Breaches Victims Are Small Businesses
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 03.06.2020

Protect Your Retirement Plan with Effective Cybersecurity Measures

In the new digital age, retirement plan participants are utilizing electronic platforms to access their 401(k) accounts. As all this vital, personal information moves online, your plan becomes more susceptible to fraud schemes and data…
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Protect Your Retirement Plan with Effective Cybersecurity Measures