By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk The likelihood of identity theft seems to increase daily. With so many identities being stolen, many believe it’s a matter of when, not if. Taking preventative measures is crucial to reducing the likelihood of being a victim, but...
Certificates of Insurance make the business world go round and round. General contractors demand them from subcontractors. Commercial lenders request them from borrowers. Landlords require them from tenants. Virtually every business will request or will be asked to provide a Certificate of Insurance at one...
A surge in lawsuits has businesses asking about website accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act, but there are few answers. Figuring out how websites fit into a law that predates the Internet has proved challenging. Courts are divided and specific regulations don’t exist. However, businesses can use...
Did you know that more than 50 percent of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) experienced a cyber-attack in the previous year? Cybercriminals tend to be opportunistic. They target the unprepared. Unfortunately, far too many SMBs don’t have a plan to prevent or respond to cyber-attacks. SMBs...
It looks like 2018 is going to be a record year for data breaches…in a bad way. Gemalto, a global digital security provider, released its Breach Level Index for the first half of 2018. It revealed a mix of good, bad and ugly. When compared...
An inconvenient truth. That’s how a growing number of us view data security breaches. There are victims and soon-to-be-victims. However, despite the seemingly endless stream of data breaches, organizations cannot afford to take a passive approach to data security and cyber threats. Just ask Yahoo! In...
It has gotten to the point where we can barely keep up with all the data security breaches. We are no longer surprised to hear that another data breach exposed the sensitive personal information exposed of thousands (or millions!) of people. What’s worse is that many of...
What’s worse than filing your taxes? Finding out that your return was already filed and your refund check was already cashed. Yep, that’s definitely worse. Unfortunately, tax season has become the time of year when many first discover that their identities have been stolen. According to...
Did you know that there will be nearly 21 billion devices connected to the Internet by 2020? According to Gartner, an information technology research company, 5.5 million new devices are connecting every day. This rapidly growing network of Internet-enabled physical devices capable connecting, communicating and identifying...
Did you know that 93% of data breaches could have been avoided? Everyone should be interested in this somewhat shocking statistic because cyber threats and data security remain primary concerns among virtually every organization, regardless of size, industry or purpose. It’s true that some cyber...