Have Healthcare Clients? Time to Beef Up Your Data Security Practices
The Cheat Sheet reports that data breaches cost $400 billion each year, and while we often read about retail data breaches, attacks on healthcare companies are actually the most costly. In fact, the...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Could Affect How Tech E&O Insurance Is Handled
Some IT businesses assume that every lawsuit will be covered by technology E&O Insurance, but that's not the case. A recent lawsuit between a data / billing company and its client shows how crucial...
View ArticleIT Professionals: Even with Great Tech, Companies at Risk
If you ask tech departments around the country, many will admit that even with renewed efforts to secure their organization's technology, they're at risk of data breaches and security incidents.An EiQ...
View ArticleBuzzword Alert: Should "Threat Intelligence" Be on Your Menu of Services?
A key part of growing your IT contracting business is effectively marketing your services to connect new clients with appropriate IT solutions. Sometimes that means knowing which "buzzwords" to use....
View ArticleOne Thing You Can Do Today to Reduce Your Professional Liability Risk
InfoSecurity Magazine reports on the proactive approaches more IT professionals are taking when it comes to their client's data security, including setting traps for employees. Wait, what?A number of...
View Article5 Strategies to Help Your Clients Avoid "Embattled" Status
When a company goes through a public relations disaster like a data breach, it often gets the word "embattled" next to its name in newspaper headlines. Case in point: after its embarrassing breaches,...
View ArticleWhy Your Clients Need Cyber Liability Insurance (And How to Explain that to...
Entrepreneur Magazine recently offered some answers to small-business owners who had questions about their Cyber Liability Insurance, explaining that, yes, all businesses – even small businesses –...
View ArticleHackers Admit Targeting Lax Security, Shoddily Built Applications
A funny thing happened after hacker collective Rex Mundi stole 24,000 records from Belgian loan company AFC Kredieten. The hacking group explained what they look for in a data breach victim. As The...
View ArticleTalking with Clients about Security Risks They Should Actually Be Worried About
A recent IT Portal article debunks common cloud security myths, pointing out that users (and your clients) often have an outdated understanding of the risks they face. Top misconceptions included…There...
View Articlehttp://www.techinsurance.com/blog/cyber-risk/the-lack-of-a-federal-data-breac...
The National Law Review reports that two states – Connecticut and Rhode Island – have updated their data breach laws to require a more stringent breach response. Both include changes to specify a set...
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