By Anita Byer, Setnor Byer Insurance & Risk Did you know that the majority of data breaches are driven by credential theft? Hackers are constantly probing the Internet trying to steal login credentials. One uninformed or unsuspecting user or one careless act, and that’s it. Your...
Cyber criminals routinely incorporate the “crisis-du-jour” into scams to increase their likelihood of success. COVID-19, it seems, is no exception. In a single week, Google saw 18 million coronavirus-related malware and phishing emails…per day! It’s gotten so bad that the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the...
Should you be concerned about taxpayer identity theft? Here’s a hint. Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week starts February 3, 2020. As a general rule, anything worthy of having its own dedicated Awareness Week deserves your full attention. Tax-related identity theft occurs when someone uses stolen personal information to file a...
Did you know that small businesses experience cyber incidents at roughly the same rate as drivers experience car accidents? Though most of us would never go without auto insurance, a majority of small businesses don’t have cyber liability insurance coverage. According to the 2018 Small Business Cyber Insurance and Security...
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...
It's hard to ignore the fact that data security breaches seem to be increasing in frequency and severity, particularly those involving credit and debit card data. Just ask Home Depot, Michaels Stores, Neiman Marcus, or their 50+ million customers whose payment card data may have...
According to the Federal Trade Commission, identity theft continues to top the list of consumer complaints. In 2013, American consumers reported losing more than $1.6 billion to fraud, which is approximately $2,294 per incident. The highest reported age group for identity theft is 20-29, and...