Social engineering fraud is a blanket term that is used to describe cyber crimes that are designed to deceive and manipulate victims into giving out confidential personal and financial information and funds. Cyber criminals target a variety of victims with this type of crime. Essentially, anyone with an email address and bank account is vulnerable to social engineering fraud. However, businesses are a popular target due to the resources they …
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Social Engineering Fraud: A Risky Commercial Crime
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Computer Security Day Is Coming Up: Protect Your Business From Cyber Attacks
On November 30th, we will celebrate the international holiday Computer Security Day. The day was created in 1988, when computers started to become ubiquitous in business and in people’s personal lives. Since then, the day has served as a reminder to be aware of computer security and to protect against cyber risks. There are multiple things that you can do at your business during this day in order to protect …
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Top Cyber Liabilities For Businesses
As technology has evolved, so have the ways in which it can be exploited. As October is National Cyber Security Awareness month, it’s important that every business take a look at their current cyber practices and the new trends in technology in order to be aware of potential sources for cyber attacks and to protect themselves accordingly. In addition to having Cyber Liability insurance to cover them in the event …
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Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace and Cyber Security Concerns
Many of you have probably used some form of artificial intelligence in your day-to-day lives, whether it is using Amazon’s Echo or Apple’s Siri to gain information or Tesla’s Autopilot feature on the road. Artificial intelligence isn’t just growing in our everyday lives; many businesses today are starting to implement artificial intelligence and machine learning into their workplaces to perform certain duties, increase productivity, and take some of the strain …
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Cyber Crime: WannaCry Screams the Need to Protect Against Ransomware
Ransomware as a threat has been on the scene for a while, but it’s increasingly rising and widespread. Take a look at WannaCry, the recent ransomware that affected more than 200,000 computer systems in more than 150 countries and crippled transportation and hospitals globally. The majority affected were Windows-based computers that were not updated with a recently available and easily deployed patch.
Ransomware is a type of malware that, upon …
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Cyber Liability: Common Causes of Healthcare Data Breaches
Research from Verizon Enterprise Solutions shows that almost 75% of healthcare data breaches can be linked to three common security problems: improper or criminal accessing of credentials to information systems; losses of or thefts of laptops; and unintentional errors, such as sending sensitive information to the wrong person. Managing these issues can significantly impact a healthcare organization’s overall security performance.
How big is the problem? According to the Ponemon Institute’s …
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Cyber Liability: Professionals Beware the Rise of Ransomware
The rise of ransomware as a cyber liability threat is underscored in a new Kaspersky Lab report, which revealed a 14% increase in ransomware in the first quarter of 2016. In fact, the company’s Securelist blog stated that ransomware has topped targeted attacks as the “main theme of the quarter.” Additionally, Enigma Software reported that this past April was ransomware’s biggest month ever in the United States, with the number …
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Healthcare Facilities, Organizations Prime Targets of Cyber Crimes
In March, hospital chain MedStar became the latest victim of a cyber attack in the health care sector, as hackers infiltrated its systems with a virus that crippled its IT infrastructure. MedStar operates 10 hospitals in the D.C./Baltimore region, and serviced more than 4.5 million patient visits in 2015, according to Fortune magazine. After the cyber attack, the hospital’s entire IT system was forced to shut down and revert to …
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Cyber Risks: Tax Season Means Extra Vigilance in Keeping Client Data Safe
It’s that time of year when accountants and tax preparers are busy preparing client tax returns for 2015. It’s also when a plethora of information is being shared between clients and accountants via email, Google Docs, Dropbox and other information-sharing platforms. This information includes Social Security numbers, financial statements and IRS forms, putting both accountants and their clients at risk for cyber crimes.
Emailing information may seem like the …
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New Cyber Study Reveals Average Total Data Breach Claim at $673,767
Leading cyber risk assessment and data breach services company, NetDiligence, recently released its fifth annual Cyber Claims Study, which takes a look at actual losses for data breach events covered by various leading cyber liability insurance carriers. The findings in the report are from a sampling of 160 cyber liability insurance claims, examining the type of data exposed, the cause of loss, the business sector in which the incident occurred …
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