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• FEMA: Government, businesses vulnerable to cyber attacks - 17 May 2012

• The nation is woefully unprepared for a major cyber attack, according to a new report released by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).  Among 31 core capabilities identified as key for disaster responsiveness, cyber security came in dead last, with a capability level of only 42%. Cyber attack ranked more serious threat than nuclear explosion [Continue Reading]

• Attorneys face numerous cyber threats - 10 May 2012

• When it comes to cyber risks, attorneys are often found litigating on behalf of clients who have been crime victims and are suing the company that the criminals hacked.  However, sometimes, attorneys themselves fall victim to cyber criminals.

• CISPA: Turning Facebook and Google into government spies? - 26 April 2012

• In what’s being called “Cyber Week” by some, Congress is focusing its attention on the highly complex problem of cyber security this week.  Lawmakers are considering numerous measures to combat cyber terrorism and cyber theft.

• Companies collecting personally identifiable information might be breaking laws - 19 April 2012

• How much of your personal information should a merchant be allowed to collect? What information does a merchant have a right to gather from you when you pay with a credit card? Should a merchant be barred from obtaining your zip code on the grounds that it is personally identifiable information (PII)? In California, these [Continue Reading]

• Vendors increase your company’s cyber risk; business insurance can mitigate it - 12 April 2012

• Most owners and managers are at least partially aware of the direct dangers their companies face from cyber crime, whether the crime is committed by an outsider or an employee.  As a decision maker, though, there is another source of cyber risk that you need to understand: third-party vendors. Vendors hold valuable, sensitive data Vendors [Continue Reading]

• 4 more ways small businesses can thwart cyber crime (business insurance still crucial) - 29 March 2012

• Small businesses possess all kinds of data that are virtual gold for cyber thieves, including Social Security numbers, credit card numbers, dates of birth, banking account information, and health insurance information. In the last article, we suggested four ways that small businesses can lower the risk of getting hacked by a cyber criminal.  We’ll offer [Continue Reading]

• 4 ways small businesses can thwart cyber crime - 22 March 2012

• Cyber crime has become widespread in the business world, and although larger companies have more loot for the bad guys to steal, small businesses are regularly targeted too. In fact, smaller firms are more vulnerable to cyber attacks in some ways.  Small business owners overwhelmingly believe that they are of low priority for cyber criminals [Continue Reading]

• Ambulance industry vulnerable to cyber attacks - 15 March 2012

• Ambulance companies are exposed to multiple areas of potential loss on a daily basis.  Some, like medical malpractice, are widely understood and insured against.  But for other risks, like network breaches and privacy violations, some firms unnecessarily put themselves in danger of huge losses. The ambulance industry is not alone in this regard – it [Continue Reading]

• Google’s new policy means you have less online privacy - 8 March 2012

• On March 1, Google changed its privacy policy and the way it collects information from its hundreds of millions of users.  Chances are, you are included in that number, as are most of your family and friends, which is why Google’s recent actions have generated such intense interest.  Some users have grown concerned because the [Continue Reading]

• New .xxx domain could ruin your company’s reputation - 23 February 2012

• As if businesses didn’t already face enough cyber threats lurking out there in the digital world, another one has recently emerged – and, wow, could it do major damage! Late last year, The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) began selling the new .xxx top-level domain to owners of pornographic web sites.  The [Continue Reading]