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Insurance 06.12.2022

The Most Common Types of Cyberattacks Plaguing SMBs An How to Protect Against Them

w_cyba138_60   By Richard Clarke, Chief Insurance Officer, Colonial Surety The media landscape is dominated by headlines like this “Hackers Target Cryptocurrency Companies in HubSpot Data Breach” and this “Microsoft confirms it was breached by…
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Cyber for Plan Sponsors 08.31.2020

Fast Data Breach Response Time Can Salvage Your Company

It is commonly understood that data breaches are emerging at a more rapid pace due to the high volume of people working from home and shopping online. Therefore, your company’s response time towards a cyber-breach can be…
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Fast Data Breach Response Time Can Salvage Your Company
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 08.24.2020

5 Cybersecurity Tactics for Plan Sponsors

Though cybersecurity strategies tend to evolve year to year, there are some basic tactics plan sponsors can utilize to safeguard their plan participant’s personal information. Research indicates that roughly 62% of small and midsize businesses…
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5 Cybersecurity Tactics for Plan Sponsors
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 08.17.2020

What is the Cost of a Data Breach?

Like any other variety of pervasive thievery, data breaches emerge with a ponderous cost. Data thieves utilize evolving criminal techniques to carefully slip past sub-par security measures and expeditiously dine on a company’s finest sensitive…
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What is the Cost of a Data Breach?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.26.2020

Mozilla to Block Malicious Downloads in Firefox

To combat the latest cyber-security threats, the company Mozilla stated that its newest version of its Firefox web browser will incorporate an updated malware-blocking service that will verify signatures for the application downloads. If signed,…
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Mozilla to Block Malicious Downloads in Firefox
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 06.23.2020

FEMA Employee Indicted for Medical Center Hacking

A Michigan man has been charged with hacking into the database of a medical center and swiping over 65,000 employee information. Justin Sean Johnson, an IT Specialist at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) was…
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FEMA Employee Indicted for Medical Center Hacking
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 06.09.2020

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
ERISA 05.18.2020

How Errors & Omissions Coverage Protects Pension Professionals from Costly Mistakes

It can be difficult for pension professionals to juggle servicing multiple employee benefit plans at once. With Errors and Omissions protection, pension professionals safeguards against covered losses from any actual or alleged negligent act, error, or…
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How Errors & Omissions Coverage Protects Pension Professionals from Costly Mistakes