What Is Your Data Breach Response Plan?
By Rich BlumbergBusinesses would prefer to avoid the attention of cyber hackers, of course, but it seems just about every organization is in the crosshairs these days. As the number of breaches...
View ArticleThe Case of the Disappearing $300,000 Loan
For homebuyers, nothing beats the excitement and relief that comes with a home loan approval. So you can imagine the horror when those funds suddenly disappear. John and Nancy Ritter* experienced the...
View Article5 Cyber Security Best Practices for 2016
By Oscar MarquezIn the past five years, businesses of all sizes have realized just how vulnerable they are to cyber attacks.The astonishing increase in the number of attacks each year troubles...
View ArticleBrexit Will Complicate Data Protection Laws
By Bob SullivanThere’s been a scary increase in successful ransomware attacks against large organizations this year. Specifically, hospitals have found themselves at the mercy of hackers who demand...
View ArticleBrexit Will Complicate Data Protection Laws
By Thomas SpierLONDON—Of the many shock waves reverberating from the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union, one ramification of acute concern to U.S. companies doing business in Europe is...
View ArticleBusinesses Struggle to Control BYOD
By Justin HarveyThe standoff between mobile hardware giant Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice raises myriad privacy concerns regarding the government’s power to compel a company to unlock a...
View ArticleKeep Employee Data Safe
By Matt CullinaWhen a cyber breach occurs, lawsuits are usually not far behind. It’s a chain of events that has become de rigueur in the consumer realm when retailers experience a breach and it is...
View ArticleCyber Liability Insurance is the 'Wild, Wild West'
By Byron Acohido A convergence between the cyber insurance and tech security sectors is fast gaining momentum. If this trend accelerates, it could help commercial cyber liability policies arise as a...
View ArticleWhy Business Email Compromise is Skyrocketing
By Byron AcohidoIt is a devastatingly effective form of spear phishing that the FBI refers to as “business email compromise,” or a BEC attack.Also known as “whaling” and “CEO fraud,” BEC attacks carry...
View ArticleIRS Fights Fraud, Slows Tax Refunds
By Rodika TollefsonThe Internal Revenue Service is taking up to 21 days to review tax returns, according to research from fraud prevention vendor iovation, a clear sign that Uncle Sam has stepped up...
View ArticleSMBs Take a Step Back with Breach Defense
By Byron AcohidoLast week I had the privilege of mingling with a record 40,000 attendees at the 25th RSA Conference at San Francisco’s vast Moscone Convention Center. It was my 11th RSA, each one...
View ArticleSMBs Take a Step Back with Breach Defense
By Evan SchumanDespite rising cyber exposures and intensifying attacks, small and midsize businesses actually may be regressing when it comes to defending their networks.That startling finding comes...
View Article4 Things You Should Know About the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
By Byron AcohidoAmerican whistle-blower Edward Snowden and Austrian citizen Maximilian Schrems are happenstance collaborators who together forced the United States and Europe to formally address an...
View ArticleCyber Criminals Target Social Media, Apps for Phishing Attacks
By Jaikumar VijayanPhishers have begun leveraging the trust people have in popular social media and cloud collaboration websites to trick people into downloading malware or parting with sensitive...
View ArticleSpear Phishing Gets Sophisticated, Targets CEOs
By Gary Stoller Spear phishers continue to pierce even well-defended networks, causing grave financial wounds. Spear phishers lure a specific individual to click on a viral email attachment or to...
View Article4 Ways to Protect Your Business Data in the Cloud
By Eduard Goodman More companies are using the cloud for storage, software and even infrastructure services. This growing trend has changed the way businesses handle data—and, unfortunately, it also...
View ArticleSMBs Better Get Ready for More Ransomware Attacks
By Byron AcohidoIn a ransomware attack, victims are prevented or limited from accessing their systems. Cyber criminals attempt to extort money by first using malware to encrypt the contents of a...
View ArticleKeep Employee Trust After a Breach
By Matt Cullina Employee trust is slow to build but quick to lose, especially after a data breach. Morale may dip as employees watch their workplace become the subject of scrutiny and scorn in the...
View ArticleCompanies in All Industries Are Losing Patient Health Data
By Rodika TollefsonEach time a Community Health Systems or an Anthem or a Premera Blue Cross gets hacked, sensitive patient records flood into the cyber underground. But cyber thieves are by no means...
View Article4 Reasons Why Cyber Claims Are Denied
By Joe Salpietro Helping clients get the most out of their cyber coverage means making sure they get their claims covered when a breach or security event occurs. By understanding the most common...
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