Cyber Liability and Breach Response Coverage
Posted: February 17, 2017
Any business handling customer data will, sooner or later, be confronted with the challenge of a data breach. It’s not a matter of “if” but “when.” A data breach isn’t always a disaster. Mishandling it is. Your customers trust your business to keep their personal data secure. If they don’t think your business can be trusted, the very future of your company may be at risk. A...
Psst! 'Password' is not a Password!
Posted: February 22, 2016
While it’s easy to remember, 123456 is not an effective password. In SplashData’s fourth annual list of the most popular passwords of 2015, the top four were variations of the numerals one through nine. Number two on this list was “password.” Even if you are more creative with your passwords, you may not be doing enough to protect your business, your personal information, or your...
Data breaches: Not “if” but “when”
Posted: February 17, 2016
When we think about data breaches, it’s the big retailers — like Target, famously — and restaurants that do hundreds or thousands of point-of-sale transactions every week that come to mind. But contractors, especially if they’re working with subcontractors, are not immune to this risk — a single incident could cost a company thousands. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a 10-year average...