Monday, November 28, 2016Hackers are holding San Francisco’s light-rail system for ransom. For more details on what took place click on Cyber Attack San Francisco. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, November 15, 2016In a ransomware attack close to home, the Lansing Board of Water & Light (LBPL), a Michigan municipal utility, in May paid a $25,000 ransom to unlock its internal communications systems after they were disabled by a cyberattack. General Manager Dick Peffley told the Lansing State Journal it cost about $2. READ MORE >>
Thursday, November 3, 2016If there is not enough paranoia in the world, over 1/3 of IT professionals believe that their systems are already infected. To find out more read: The Enemy Within: Are Cyberattackers Embedded In Your System? Isn't time to think about Cyber Insurance/Data Breach? READ MORE >>
Wednesday, November 2, 2016Everyday there is another WikiLeaks purported release of new e-mails or data hacked from some organization. Most recently their favorite target has been the Democratic Nation Committee and Hillary Clinton. While WikiLeaks appears to have gotten their information from the Russians, the data breaches are not always from an external source. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, October 26, 2016Ransomware attacks against businesses will be four times higher in 2016 than last year, with a growing number of ransom-seeking hackers demanding bitcoin rather than money, according to a report by specialty insurer Beazley. The Beazley Breach Insights report (http://bit. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, October 26, 2016We have previously posted that a good Data Breach/Cyber Liability Insurance offers 1st party and 3rd party coverage. It needs to respond to the following exposures: 1st Party Claims 1. Incident Response Services 2. Ransom demands to unlock your system. READ MORE >>
Thursday, October 20, 2016Most small-business owners (78 percent) still don’t have a cyberattack response plan, even though more than half (54 percent) were victim to at least one type of cyberattack. About 60 percent of those who did experience a cyberattack said it took longer than a month to recover. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, September 14, 2016The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has condemned Russian hackers for leaking confidential medical files of star US Olympic athletes. Athletes affected include tennis players Venus and Serena Williams and teenage gymnast Simone Biles. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, September 6, 2016Since it appears that spam season is getting back into full gear. Here is another message that could drain your bank accounts should you decide to get involved. This proposes to aid in committing a number of crimes if it were true, which will make it doubling hard to report the scam to the authorities. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, August 30, 2016Whether it is office supplies, time theft, privileged information or money, employee theft can create a significant cost for firms. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce approximately 75% of all employees steal from work in some way, and about 30% of all corporate bankruptcies are a direct result of employee theft. READ MORE >>
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