Cyberinsurance is one of the most important protections your business can carry, full stop. No business can exist without insurance coverage of some kind, be it worker’s comp, commercial liability, etc. But one of the most important entrants to the insurance market is cyberinsurance. What was effectively nonexistent 15 years ago is now a mission-critical must have for basically every … Read More
Russia increasing cyber attacks globally — how to protect your business
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drags on — and global sanctions against Russia take firmer hold — cyber attacks coming from Russia have started to both increase in frequency as well as severity. For nearly a decade, Russia has perfected state-level cyberwar by practicing on Ukraine. Now, however, Russian-originated cyber attacks are leaking out to government entities and private corporations … Read More
President Biden calls critical meeting to combat cyberattacks
News of cyberattacks are no longer the exclusive purview of industry publications. They’re not even confined to the more niche tech publications like The Verge or Wired any more. No, cybersecurity (and the inevitable failures when they occur) is so integral to modern life, that when almost any breach occurs, it’s international news across medium and outlet. Even companies that … Read More
How the news endangers your company’s security
The news media catches a lot of heat for a lot of different reasons. Much of that is justified, some of it not so much. But regardless of where you fall on that particular ideological spectrum, if you own a business, the news can be a huge threat to your cybersecurity and IT reliability. Wait… what? I know, I know. … Read More
Largest-ever trove of breached data discovered — what you need to know about Collection #1
Massive hacks shouldn’t come as a huge shock to anyone anymore. Unfortunately, global-scale hacks are becoming both more frequent and more devastating with every passing year. We’ve seen NotPetya wipe out tens of billions of dollars and cripple worldwide infrastructure. Marriott and Starwood Hotels lost hundreds of millions of users’ personal data, including both financial information, and in some cases, … Read More
Infrastructure hacking against the U.S. is proliferating — what does that mean for you?
As we wrote about last month, cyberattacks are getting both more complex as well as destructive. For so many people, this has only meant credit card companies sending you replacement cards from time to time, or possibly Equifax offering you free credit monitoring for a year after allowing a massive data breach, or an inkling that your social security number … Read More
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