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…
Read More
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 my blog post, Protect Yourself While Shopping Online, I shared how to protect yourself as a consumer. Now, let’s talk about protecting your customers and yourself as a business owner. If you have any kind of online store where…
Read More
Category: Business, Commercial, Liability, Prevention, Technology
Tags: business, business owner, commercial cyber, computer, computer attack, cyber crime, cyber extortion, cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber risk, cyber security, cybersecurity, data breach, fraud, hackers, home-based business, Identity recovery, identity theft, Internet, liability, liability coverage, online, online presence, online shopping, retail, retailer, technology, website
These unprecedented times have left many of us with only one way to shop: online. Many online businesses have benefited from consumers “sheltering in place” with an influx of buyers shopping via apps and the internet. I am sure that I…
Read More
Category: Business, Commercial, Liability, Prevention, Risk Management, Technology
Tags: applications, commercial, credit card, credit cards, cyber, cyber insurance, cyber security, cybersecurity, fraud, hackers, Internet, internet safety, liability coverage, liability insurance, online, online payment, online safety, online shopping, protect online privacy, retail
Have you noticed that many websites and apps are starting to require more than just a password to login to your account? Do you get annoyed and frustrated and wish you didn’t have to do it? The fact is, more…
Read More
Category: Business, Education, Home, Personal, Prevention, Social Media, Technology
Tags: computer, cyber security, cybersecurity, hackers, identity fraud, mobile security, password, passwords, Personal Cyber Protection, protect online privacy, protecting your data, protection, security, smartphone, strong password, technology, Two-Factor Authentication
COVID-19 has forced people from their workplaces and schools. Working from home and homeschooling means that millions of Americans are using video conferencing for the first time. With this surge in new users, there will be many cybersecurity challenges. Here’s…
Read More
Category: Business, Commercial, Communication, Employees, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: communication, computer attacks, cyber, cyber hygiene, cyber risk, cyber security, cyberattack, CyberScout, cybersecurity, data, hackers, Internet, malware, malware attack, mobile security, phishing, ransomware, scam, secure, security, smishing, vishing, webcam
There’s no doubt people spend A LOT of time on the Internet. Hence the need for an annual Data Privacy Day! The Digital 2019 Report reveals that the average Internet user spends more than a quarter of their life on…
Read More
Category: Central, Financial, Home, Household Inventory, Personal, Prevention, Technology
Tags: computer, cyber, cyber crime, cyber criminals, cyber insurance, cyber insurance coverage, cyber risk, cyber security, cyberbulling, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, hackers, home, identity theft, identity thieves, Internet, internet safety, laptop, Personal, personal computer, Personal Cyber Protection, personal data, personal information, protect online privacy, protect your home, protecting your data, protective devices, Safety Tips, smart phone, smartphone, software, tablet
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…
Read More
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
This week Microsoft reminded everyone that support for Windows XP, the operating system they have supported since 2001, will end on April 8, 2014. The reminder came in the form of a warning; XP computers have an infection rate that…
Read More
Central Insurance Companies