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As we move further into the 21st century, cyber attacks and data breaches are becoming more and more prevalent. Personal information, including social security numbers and private email exchanges are becoming publicly available thanks to…
Read Moreabout The Great Data Heist: The 21st Century’s Biggest Data Breaches

The 2019 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report, which tracked 41,686 security incidents from 86 countries and 73 different data sources, including 2013 total data breaches, has been released and states that small businesses were the…
Read Moreabout 43% of Data Breaches Victims Are Small Businesses

U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission recently released a report announcing the U.S. is currently fronting a “catastrophic cyber-attack” that could result in permanent destruction exceeding that of severe floods, fires and hurricanes the country hasn’t seen…
Read Moreabout U.S. Facing Catastrophic Cyber-Attack, Says Federal Commission

In the new digital age, retirement plan participants are utilizing electronic platforms to access their 401(k) accounts. As all this vital, personal information moves online, your plan becomes more susceptible to fraud schemes and data…
Read Moreabout Protect Your Retirement Plan with Effective Cybersecurity Measures

If you’ve already been the victim of a data breach, you may be wondering if you should still obtain cyber liability insurance. Is there a chance cyber-terrorists could attack again? The answer is a strong…
Read Moreabout Cyber Attackers Won’t Stop At One Data Breach

As the threat of cyber-breaches continues to climb, so do the number of establishments adopting cyber-security measures. In 2019, roughly half of state governments across the United States protected their business from impending cyber-attacks with…
Read Moreabout More State Governments Are Investing in Cyber Insurance

Retirement plan participants and beneficiaries rely greatly upon plan sponsors to manage and protect plan assets for their benefit. But with cyber attacks and data breaches becoming more and more prevalent, a plan sponsor’s responsibility…
Read Moreabout It’s Up to Plan Sponsors to Protect Plan Assets from Cyber Attack

You may think that a cyber attack only affects information stored directly by your company. You may have done the math and figure that you could withstand that attack. Many small businesses can’t, but maybe…
Read Moreabout Cyber Attacks Impact Far More Than You Realize

President Trump recently signed into effect one of the most dynamic transformations to retirement planning in recent years. The SECURE Act, or the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act, creates numerous provisions to…
Read Moreabout Four Ways the Newly-Released SECURE Act Will Affect Your Retirement