Buying Cyber Insurance Does Not Protect Your Organization From Hackers
Cyber Liability Insurance, Loss Control, Risk Financing, Risk ManagementUnderstand that purchasing Cyber Insurance does not protect your organization from hacking. It simply finances some, not all components of the loss. A recent report by cybersecurity company Barracuda reported that Google-branded Spear Phishing…
Social Engineering: Meaning and Impact
Claims Management, Cyber Liability Insurance, Line of Insurance, Loss Control, Risk ManagementDefinition
Social Engineering is the means of deception to extract sensitive, personal information that can then be used for further purposes, such as bank fraud, account takeovers, or identity theft. Cyber hackers primarily use social engineering…
Why Passphrases are the Future of Logins
Claims Management, Cyber Liability Insurance, Line of Insurance, Loss Control, Risk ManagementEvery so often, whether it be for a company software program like MOZ, a school database like blackboard, or even a personal social media account on twitter, you get one of the two ominous messages.
The Unwanted Messages
You get the “time…
Cybercriminals Are Targeting HR Depts. With This Resume Scheme
Cyber Liability Insurance, HR Challenges, Risk ManagementTrojan malware attacks are resurfacing since businesses are starting to return to work embracing a new normal in a post-COVID-19 world. Organizations have started to resume their hiring practices by posting job opportunities on their website,…
The SHIELD Act : How It Affects Your Business In New York
Cyber Liability Insurance, HR ChallengesDue to the increasing concern about the security of personal information, many states feel the need to implement data and cybersecurity laws to protect private information utilized by these malicious hackers. On July 26th, the governor of New…
Adult Day Care Considerations for Your Business
Employers Practice Liability Insurance, General Liability Insurance, Human Services Practice Group Content, Line of Insurance, Loss Control, Transportation Practice Group ContentRunning an adult daycare seems to be one of the harder gigs. Between keeping employees in check and fully trained and clients safe, it is a hard organization to manage. Our adult daycare inspection considerations list should help you keep insurance…
Capital One Data Breach: Assessment and Prevention
Cyber Liability Insurance, Loss Control, Risk Management
Last year, after the Capital One Data breach, Capital One agreed to terms with US regulators to pay $80 million dollars in fines because of a data breach. The hacker accessed approximately 100 million credit card applications. Maintaining…
COVID-19 on NYS Workers Compensation
Claims Management, Human Services Practice Group Content, Other, Workers Compensation InsuranceThe COVID-19 outbreak has spread all throughout America, but most notably in New York. Considering America’s largest metropolitan hub is New York City, when the disease hit it was bound to be catastrophic. Due to the heavy outbreak in New…
Workplace Stress: Recognition and Management
HR Challenges, Risk Management, Workers Compensation InsuranceAccording to the American Institute of Stress, 65% of workers said that workplace stress had affected their lives in one way or another. This number is not a surprise to many, but it should be. When comparing the stress level of work environments…