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Business Owners Remain Overconfident About Cyber Threats

SMB Business Owner Overconfidence in Cybersecurity There is an issue we have seen time and time again - business owners do not understand or appreciate their cyber risk and they remain overconfident about their ransomware risks.   According to a recent article citing an Embroker report published in Carrier Management, business...

Property Casualty 360: TEKRiSQ’s 5 Myths About Insuring Cyber Risks

Do you know these five myths about insuring cyber risks? Property Casualty 360: 5 Myths Insuring Cyber Risks by Dean Mechlowitz TEKRiSQ's COO| October 07, 2021 at 12:00 AM Property Casualty 360: 5 Myths Insuring Cyber Risks- Independent insurance agents and brokers serving small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must keep up with...

AI vs IA

AI v IA: Serving Today's Cyber Insurance Needs  Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to impact every industry, and numerous InsurTech startups intend to solve industry problems with it. These are ambitious goals that can be very effective with mature volumes of industry data. But how does AI serve today's...

Law Firms: Serious Breach Targets!

Dean Mechlowitz Co-Founder Be prepared for Social Engineering events, Cyber Crime, Business Interruption, Regulatory compliance issues and more A majority of agencies that deal in Lawyers Professional Liability are aware of the importance of firm management systems that track court filing dates and conflicts of interest, particularly for Litigation firms. While insurance underwriting is...

Why Technology in Transportation Requires IT Protection

Bill Haber | CO-Founder  When thinking about cyber exposures, several industries come to mind long before transportation. Healthcare, Financial Services, and Retail are some, to name a few. So why then is the transportation industry ranked third in security vulnerability according to a recent whitepaper? Could the threat of losing...

Definition: Cybersecurity

What is Cybersecurity? Cybersecurity is defined as the body of technologies, processes and practices designed to protect networks, computers, programs and data from attack, damage or unauthorized access. Elements of basic cybersecurity definition include: Application Security (AppSec) Information Security (InfoSec) Network Security & more. What is cyber security in simple...

South Carolina Data Breach Laws

South Carolina Data Breach Laws: When You Can Be Fined South Carolina's Financial Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Protection Act requires businesses to notify their customers about a data breach and inform consumer reporting agencies when the breach affects more than 1,000 SC residents. Businesses can be fined $1,000 per consumer affected...