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Controversial Cyber Security Bill Revived in Congress
Cyber risks have grown exponentially since the dawn of the Internet age. In 2012 alone, data breaches and other cyber risks caused $94 million in direct business losses – and that number ignores the...
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2013 Data Breach Prevention Guide Outlines Key Data Safety Measures
In honor of Data Privacy Day on January 28, the Online Trust Alliance (OTA) released a 33-page guide to ensuring data privacy, preventing data breaches, and managing cyber liability risks for...
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Data Breach at Online Data Security Company for IT Professionals
Infosecurity magazine reports this week that Eduserve, an online community for IT professionals focused on serving higher education, has suffered a data breach that affects the accounts of 2,100...
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Survey: Only 19% of Firms Have Cyber Risk Insurance
With fresh hacking stories in the news every day, cyber risk insurance is on the minds of business leaders around the globe. But recent surveys on business responses to cyber threats suggest that...
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Cyber Risk Insurance: More Important for Smaller Firms?
A lot of advice written about managing a data breach is targeted to large corporations. Analysts suggest assembling teams of members of your HR, marketing, PR, IT, and legal departments to craft a data...
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2012’s Record Data Leaks Means Data Breach Insurance Is Becoming More Important
If you felt like data breaches were in the news a lot in 2012, you weren’t imagining things: a report from Risk Based Security released last month shows that the data breach total for 2012 (2,644...
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What Can March Madness Teach Us about Data Breaches?
A recent article in the Huffington Post compares March Madness to retirement planning to illustrate how many factors can influence a person’s success or failure in setting aside enough money for the...
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Data Breach Not Evidence of Negligence, Court Rules
A California district court has handed down a ruling that could impact the way data breach cases are handled around the country – and whether or not your business is held liable if and when cyber crime...
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Will CISPA Make Cyber Risk Insurance Obsolete?
In 2012, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA). Designed to improve digital security, the bill has proven controversial...
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Cyber Risk Reminder: Your Data Is NOT Property
Owners of small technology companies often lack adequate insurance coverage for the data they handle during the course of their work. Why? Because many IT professionals mistakenly think that their...
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Data Security in the Cloud: Concerns for IT Firms with Legal Clients
If your IT firm counts any lawyers or law firms among its clients, you probably already know that the data security rules are stricter in legal fields. But exactly how strict are those rules? And what...
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Technology Errors & Omissions: Google’s on the Ball
If you use Google, you’ve probably noticed the blue dialog bar that’s been appearing on the search engine’s home page announcing updates to its Terms of Service. One of the most significant changes...
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Insurance and Technology: Protect Your Business from Security Lawsuits
Whether it's for cloud computing, mobile apps, or other new technology, business insurance can cover all kinds of cyber liabilities, including those associated with data security breaches and credit...
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Online Data Protection
With online data theft becoming more and more common and research group Advisen predicting that 2013 will be a turning point in cyber security [PDF], IT professionals need to review their data security...
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Laptop Insurance: Secure and Protect Mobile Devices
Laptops, tablets, iPhones, and other portable devices present particular security and insurance concerns for IT small businesses. Their portability means they are susceptible to more risks,...
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Cyber Law Essentials: 3 Laws Every IT Firm Needs to Know
In the United States, there are currently no federal laws standardizing how IT businesses should handle private information and data breaches. This lack of overarching regulations complicates things...
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Data Leaks: 3 Questions Every IT Professional Needs to Know
They go by many names – data leaks, data breaches, identity thefts, cyber attacks – and just as many security measures IT professionals can put in place to protect their customer data and the financial...
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3 Steps to Avoid Client Crises and E&O Lawsuits on Cyber Monday
On December 2, a week from today, millions of Americans will flock to online retail sites to take advantage of the Cyber Monday deals that have become an integral part of the holiday shopping season....
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Data Security in the Cloud: Concerns for IT Firms with Legal Clients
If your IT firm counts any lawyers or law firms among its clients, you probably already know that the data security rules are stricter in legal fields. But exactly how strict are those rules? And what...
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Technology Errors & Omissions: Google’s on the Ball
If you use Google, you’ve probably noticed the blue dialog bar that’s been appearing on the search engine’s home page announcing updates to its Terms of Service. One of the most significant changes...
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