Fiduciary and Cyber Liability Insurance Help You Plan For Tomorrow
It’s taken catastrophes to make people realize that insurance is not just a form of gambling; it helps people and businesses endure. Fiduciary liability insurance and cyber liability insurance may seem like gambling on a…
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Small Plan Sponsors More Vulnerable to Data Breach Than Big Companies
You’ve probably heard a lot about data breaches at Equifax and Sony, but did you know that small businesses, including individual plan sponsors, are more vulnerable to cyber attack and data breach than those large…
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Equifax Took Cybersecurity Seriously, Was Still Hacked
Every organization should take cybersecurity seriously, from the mom and pop shop down the street to Amazon. Equifax CEO Mark Begor testified to the United States Senate that the company took cybersecurity seriously prior to…
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New Jersey Expands Data Breach Laws
New Jersey recently passed a law requiring businesses to notify consumers of online breaches. This, theoretically, would allow consumers to change information to limit attackers’ access to their accounts, such as passwords or usernames. It…
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Pension Industry Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks
According to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service, some of the industries most likely to be attacked by cyber attacks are finance, investment, and securities. This includes the retirement and pension industries as all…
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The Fiduciary Duty of Protecting Against Cyber Attacks
Under ERISA, fiduciaries are subject to the prudent expert standard of care, in which they have to act with diligence, care, and skill an expert under the circumstances in their field would. They also owe…
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There is No Consensus Way to Stop Retirement Plan Cyber Attacks
The United States doesn’t have a national regulatory system for governing cybersecurity. There’s no consensus framework in the country for evaluating the effectiveness of cyber protections. Based on the available information, it seems as if…
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Types of Cyber Attacks for Plan Sponsors to Watch Out For
Retirement plans and plan sponsors are coming under attack from cyber attacks. The obvious response is to take precautions to prevent a cyber attack from hitting your retirement plan. But how can you do that without knowing…
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Anti-Virus Software Will Not Protect Your Plan From Cyber Attacks
Your company computer may have an anti-virus program installed on it, but if you think that’s enough to prevent your retirement plan from succumbing to cyber attacks and data breaches, you have another thing coming….
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