Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Small businesses spend a lot of time and money to protect their sensitive and confidential information, and rightfully so. Data breaches can lead to crippling, often insurmountable financial and reputational harm. Unfortunately, many businesses overlook the most basic security measures. Cyber...
Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Did you know that the average ransomware demand in the first quarter of 2020 was $111,605? Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts critical data so it cannot be accessed without a decryption key. Victims must, you guessed it, pay...
Cybersecurity Awareness Month was launched in 2004 to promote online safety and security. This is particularly important in 2020 because so many things took a back seat when coronavirus disease 2019 arrived. COVID-19 may dominate the headlines, but data security breaches continue to pose a...
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...
Virtually every aspect of our personal and professional lives is password protected. Forgetting your password is like forgetting where you parked. You’re stuck. With so many passwords to remember, we try to make passwords easier to remember by taking shortcuts. Though some are clever, many...
We hope you took time during National Cyber Security Awareness Month (October) to think about cyber security. Existing and emerging cyber threats can compromise business networks, devices and data. They can even jeopardize the success and existence of any business. Though 2015 will soon be...
We hoped Anthem's January data breach would be the last large-scale event of 2015. Our hopes were dashed by the Office of Personnel Management's massive breach that exposed personal information of more than 20 million current, former and prospective federal employees and contractors. This is...
Businesses and individuals affected by data security breaches often face a long and expensive battle to repair the damage. Given the increasing frequency and severity of data security breaches, it doesn't look like this problem is going away anytime soon. Since it's impossible to prevent...
Well, that didn't take very long. On January 29, 2015, Anthem, one of the nation's largest health insurers, discovered a data security breach involving up to 80 million current and former customers. According to Anthem, cyber attackers may have accessed names, dates of birth, Social...
Every business needs to be concerned about data security and cyber liability, which is why many are taking steps to protect their data and reduce the likelihood of experiencing a data security breach. Unfortunately, not every business believes they are at risk of experiencing a...