L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: cyber liability
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Thursday, February 22, 2018By Nate Hindman of The Hartford There’s nothing quite like the dread you feel after realizing you’ve sent a questionable email at work. Maybe you notice that the target of your email’s scorn was still CC’d, or maybe you’re a victim of the ever-dangerous accidental-send midway through introducing yourself to a new contact or client. READ MORE >>
Thursday, February 22, 2018By James O'Brien of The Hartford Data Breach Owning a small business means owning data. You’re constantly acquiring new information related to your customers, your financial details, and all the vendors and contractors with whom you work. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, January 31, 2018While everyone focuses on Cyber Security and are worried about high tech break-ends. This is yet another reminder that not all Data Breaches need a computer. The Australian government had disposed of some filing cabinets. They were recently found at a 2nd hand shop where the contents were revealed after the cabinets were pried open. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, January 16, 2018 Yes it could mean it is time to get a new device. But there is another possibility. According to a recent BBC Website article, the price of Bitcoins and other cyber-currency has given huge incentives to cyber criminals to mine cyber-currency. This has resulted in an explosion of data mining. READ MORE >>
Thursday, August 31, 2017The BBC report states over 711 million e-mail addresses have been scooped up by a spambot. Some of the compromised e-mail addresses also contained other personal information that can be used to help phishing e-mails target your e-mail accounts. In some cases the e-mail information stolen may also contain passwords. READ MORE >>
Monday, May 15, 2017Appears that the worst is over for the WannaCry Ransomware attack. As many of you know this attack has it genesis from a cyber-attack/data breach on the NSA last year that showed vulnerabilities in older versions of Microsoft’s operating systems and not up-to-date versions of Windows 10 desktop and Windows Server Systems. READ MORE >>
Thursday, April 13, 2017We have blogged about this before. HIPPA information needs to be protected. If there is a breach, then the clock starts clicking. Chicago based Presence Health’s failure to provide notification with the 60 day time from results in an enforcement action costing the firm $475,000. READ MORE >>
Friday, March 31, 2017You have all gotten e-mails from people that you have never heard of looking for representation, “to collect a past due bill let me know if your firm can handle” or "Legal representation based on breach of sale contract. I wait to hear from you if your firm can take on my case. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, March 21, 2017The following is a timely article via the Wall Street Journal:How to Protect Against Tax-ID Theft READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 15, 2017A few months ago we mentioned a suit Shore v Johnson & Bell (Docket No. 116cv04363) concerning a potential class action suit against the firm for not having security measures up to industry standards and thus not properly protecting client data. READ MORE >>
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