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Cyber for Plan Sponsors 09.08.2020

COVID-19’s Effect on the Data Breach Terrain

The coronavirus pandemic is compelling businesses across all industries to incorporate new and improved cybersecurity measures into their daily activities. A three-month examination from Teiss, a cybersecurity hub, reports that new threats are emerging faster…
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COVID-19’s Effect on the Data Breach Terrain
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 08.17.2020

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?
ERISA 08.13.2020

What is ERISA’s Bonding Requirement for Our Employee Benefit Plan?

Suppose you’re a plan fiduciary that handles a 401(k) for your company. It can be tough to keep up with the prerequisites for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA. How do…
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What is ERISA’s Bonding Requirement for Our Employee Benefit Plan?
ERISA 08.10.2020

Wisconsin Sees Spike in ERISA Class Action Claims

In the past few months, Wisconsin, among other states, has seen a rise in class litigations involving breach of fiduciary duty claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA. These types…
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Wisconsin Sees Spike in ERISA Class Action Claims
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 08.10.2020

Missouri Historical Society Data Compromised During Cyber-Breach

The Missouri Historical Society, or MHS, recently notified their donors that personal information like dates of birth, names, and addresses was possibly compromised during a severe data breach. Transpiring in May of this year, the…
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Missouri Historical Society Data Compromised During Cyber-Breach
ERISA 08.10.2020

What is a Fiduciary Duty?

A fiduciary is an organization or individual that holds the critical power and responsibility of acting on behalf of others. A fiduciary pledges to carry out their daily duties honestly and through good faith. A fiduciary…
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What is a Fiduciary Duty?
Cyber for Plan Sponsors 07.29.2020

Digital Banking App Dave Suffers from Security Breach

The banking app Dave announced they had encountered a security breach after a cyber-hacker published the sensitive information of over seven million users on a public forum. The company stated the security breach stemmed from a…
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Digital Banking App Dave Suffers from Security Breach
ERISA 07.29.2020

Arkansas Teacher Pension Sues Allianz Global Investors for Fiduciary Breaches

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System, or ATRS, has filed a lawsuit against Allianz Global Investors to restore over $774 million in losses allegedly suffered due to negligence, fiduciary and contractual breaches of duty. The suit…
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Arkansas Teacher Pension Sues Allianz Global Investors for Fiduciary Breaches