Cyber extortion might sound like the stuff of a Hollywood script, but it is a reality that more and more businesses are facing. At risk in a digital extortion attack is not only a company’s reputation and data, but also its ability to function and even its very...
Over the last couple of years, large breaches of major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, and Neiman Marcus have made it clear that the retail and hospitality industries are prime targets for cyber attacks. The reason is simple: A vast amount of personally...
In 2011, the Federal Bureau of Investigation met with managing partners of top law firms in New York and other major American cities to discuss the problem of online security, especially for law firms with offices in foreign countries. F.B.I officials and security...
Rogue employees are a major cause of data breaches. There could be one sitting in your office right now. Disgrunted current or ex-employees can do serious damage that is costly and time-consuming to repair. Protect your company from malicious employees and other cyber...
Cyber insurance has been on the market for over a decade establishing a predictable pattern of obstacles to the coverage’s sale. Our previous articles identified that a prospect might first reason that “A breach won’t happen to us,” and then explain that even if it...
Most agents and brokers have had some opportunity to sell or speak to clients and prospects about Network Security and Privacy Coverage (Cyber). After over a decade of selling cyber coverage, a pattern of obstacles to the sale and the typical order in which they...
