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Should Your IT Guy Do The Cyber Risk Assessment?

They Are Often Two Different, Distinct Disciplines Do you have an internal IT team? Having in-house technicians who can keep up with your software needs, troubleshoot networking problems and install new hardware is invaluable. They often have deep expertise on all the information systems and devices that keep the office...

Are Today’s Interconnected Businesses Dependent on Blind Trust in Cyber Ecosystems? 

Unspoken Faith is No Longer an Option Nowadays, nearly every business is a digital business; that is, they leverage tech and engage with others digitally to operate the company. We live in digital ecosystems & have blind faith in that working well for everyone. What does that mean? In today's...

Why Are Cybersecurity Companies Getting Hacked?

Why Are Breaches Impacting So Many Cybersecurity Companies? Breaches & Cyber Threats Hit Big in 2024 Many don't think it can happen, but breaches and cyber threats are indeed facing some big cybersecurity companies. Perhaps you've noticed hacks are impacting some of the biggest names in cybersecurity lately?  This holiday...

What is RMM? Cybersecurity Best Practices

 In 2024, the word cybersecurity often leaves many of us feeling lost and afraid. Why? Because of the ever-growing reliance on tech in our personal and professional lives. For small to medium-sized businesses, this is an increasingly challenging area, as it feels like a massive expense for something you don’t...

Myths: Mac Misconceptions

Myths about MACs and cybersecurity best practices "We use Macs, so, y'know... we're pretty secure." We've heard this countless times during cyber risk assessments. There are many misconceptions and myths regarding cybersecurity best practices, and this is just one.  One of the more common myths is that MACs are immune...

GLBA Compliance Deadline: June 9th, 2023

GLBA Safeguards Compliance Deadline Approaches WHAT IS THIS?? A reminder to  higher education and financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA): the deadline to comply with FTC's revised Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information, aka "The Safeguards Rule," is here. Covered institutions must comply with the GLBA Compliance Safeguards Deadline...

Inaction After Cyber Risk Recommendations

What's the Cause? One of the great ironies of human behavior is this: When a problem confronts us, we take the time and money to get outside expertise for guidance ― and then, with report in hand, we fail to implement it. This is more common than many realize. Executive...

Marsh Study & Cyber Risk Prediction for SMBs

Marsh McLennan, together with Guy Carpenter and the cooperation of numerous cybersecurity solution firms, has recently published a fascinating study Using Data to Prioritize Cybersecurity Investments. For cyber risk data prediction purposes, there are many contributors, but none touch the cyber risk assessment. This is a very useful study to...

Cyber Highlights

Remember those brothers we read about as kids back in the day? Well, they're all grown up now, and leading their own companies. However, they still have their differences, especially when it comes to cyber wellness, and developing a corporate culture friendly towards good cybersecurity practices. One of these companies...

Notes: PLUS Cyber Symposium 2023

After recently joining the Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS), TEKRiSQ attended our first PLUS Cyber Symposium this week in New York City. We found it to be an excellent event, filled with valuable insight covering the year behind us, the present trends and market changes, the expectations for the future...