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Data breaches, hacks, and email fraud are hitting businesses of all sizes. It’s not just the big corporations like Equifax and Marriott International—all companies need to prioritize cybersecurity. According to one report, two-thirds of SMBs suffered a cyberattack in…
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Category: Business, Commercial, Education, Employees, Prevention, Technology
Tags: business, business owner, cyber, cyber attack, cyber crime, cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, data defense, data plan, employee, employee scams, fraud, fraud alert, fraud emails, hacker, hackers, preparedness, technology, training
In relation to my last hurricane blog, Coronavirus Could Complicate Hurricane Season 2020, another complication will be the wave of disaster-related hacking campaigns and scams, according to the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Personal, Prevention, Technology, Weather
Tags: attachments, CISA, cyber, cyber security, CyberScout, cybersecurity, fraud alert, fraud emails, fraudulent account, hacker, hacking, hurricane, hurricane season, links, malicious software, mobile security, natural disaster, phishing, scam, scammers, scams, security system, severe weather, social media
This week is International Fraud Awareness Week! And, Small Business Saturday is coming up next week! Why not talk about fraud in small business? Genius.
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Category: Business, Commercial, Employees, Financial, Prevention
Tags: commercial, commercial insurance, coverage, finances, financial, fraud, fraud alert, risks, small business
The tax filing deadline is quickly approaching which means the opportunity for criminals hoping to take advantage of unsuspecting citizens is back again. It’s such a large and reoccurring problem that the IRS publishes a list of the 12 worst…
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Category: Business, Education, Financial, Personal, Risk Management, Saving Money
Tags: fraud alert, identity fraud, IRS, tax returns, tax sca, tax season
Original post authored by Assured Neace Lukens and shared with their permission. In our first blog on identity theft, we discussed the first steps you should take after your identity has been stolen. Once you have reported the theft to the proper authorities…
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Category: Claims, Financial, Personal, Risk Management
Tags: bogus charges, credit bureaus, credit freeze, credit report, fraud alert, fraud department, fraudulent account, identity theft, insurance agent, personal information
Original post authored by Assured Neace Lukens and shared with their permission. Identity theft is becoming more and more common in today’s digital world. If your personal information is stolen, it only takes thieves a matter of minutes to cause…
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Category: Claims, Financial, Personal, Risk Management
Tags: credit bureaus, credit report, fraud, fraud alert, identity theft, identity theft insurance, insurance agent, stolen identity
When the storm sirens sounded last year, I scooped up my 4-year-old grandson and headed for our “safe closet.” Have you ever sat in a closet with a 4-year-old with the door closed? I suggest you have a flashlight available, because…
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Category: Business, Central, Commercial, Liability, Prevention, Risk Management
Tags: businesses owners, clients, confidential data, credit monitoring, customers, data breach, emergency response plan, fraud alert, personal information, security breach
The official start of the holiday shopping season is just around the corner. Yes, I am one of those crazy people who go out “Black Friday” shopping, and any of you that have ventured out on Black Friday know how…
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Category: Central, Financial, Personal, Prevention
Tags: Black Friday, credit card, credit report, creditor, fraud alert, hackers, holiday shopping, holiday shopping season, holidays, identity fraud, Identity recovery, identity theft, skimming, stolen credit card