L Squared Insurance Agency Blog: cyber
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017Here is another twist on Phishing e-mails that are costing many firms thousands if not millions of dollars. According to law enforcement this is a common story involving business email compromise (BEC) or CEO fraud. While the boss is away the e-mail comes in marked “urgent”, “payment”, and “request”. 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 >>
Thursday, March 23, 2017In what the US Attorney’s Office stated should be a “Wake Up call to all companies”, 2 unnamed high tech firms were duped out of over $100 Million by a Lithuanian man. The Lithuanian man, Evaldas Rimasauskas, is charged in using a phishing e-mail scam to garner the monies from the 2 companies. READ MORE >>
Wednesday, March 22, 2017As the frequency and cost of a Data Breach continues to increase. Firms need to look more closely at the kinds of insurance that they have and what they need to properly cover a Data Breach or Cyber Incident. 1st firms need to look at the typical policies that almost all firms have. 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 >>
Thursday, March 16, 2017According to one report, in the 1st 2 months of 2017 13 million people have had personal information compromised. In February some of the companies that were impacted were the music festival Coachella , the Arby’s restaurant chain, a company that creates stuffed animals CloudPets and the Intercontinental Hotel Group. 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 >>
Wednesday, March 1, 2017At one time all you had to do to secure your business was to lock the money in the safe, lock the file cabinets and lock the doors. A physical wall of protection to secure your business was all you needed. Those were the good old days, at least that was what we were told. READ MORE >>
Tuesday, February 28, 2017You can’t undo a data breach once it happens, but you can help mitigate the data breach damage and save your firm’s reputation by responding correctly.
Early warning signs of a breached include erratic behavior of computers such as new software suddenly appearing ... READ MORE >>
Friday, February 17, 2017LawyerCare Medmarc A Proassurance Company CyberCare® Coverage: Overview Thursday, March 16, 2017 2:00 to 3:00 PM EST Registration Closed In this webinar Michael Lamprecht will discuss potential cyber threats facing law firms and suggest solutions available to protect against catastrophic cyber losses. READ MORE >>
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