May 4, 2025
Alabama Data Security & Cyber Regulations are in place, and must be observed and practiced by businesses operating there. This is a summary of those regulations, and who must be complaint. Insurance Agency Regulations: Alabama Data Security & Cyber Regulations require insurance licensees to abide by the following laws; Alabama...
Why Should Your Business Use DNS Filtering?
March 21, 2025
Most unprotected businesses are unaware that bad actors often coax employees to hand over access through the proverbial front door. It's logical because it is easily swung wide open to make things easy to steal. This "open door" concept is easily created by bad actors in automated ways. They populate...
September 16, 2024
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...
July 11, 2022
A Lesson from Ben Franklin on Cyber-Protection Ben Franklin is famous for pithy wisdom, and one of his most famous sayings is: “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” This is directly relevant to modern day cyber security best practices, and should be understood by all businesses. ...
Business Owners Remain Overconfident About Cyber Threats
October 22, 2021
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...
South Carolina Data Breach Laws
December 28, 2017
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...
