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It’s Okay to Go Solo: Choosing a Legal Structure for a Technology Startup
Many IT businesses start as sole proprietorships because that’s the default structure created when a person starts offering services on a freelance basis. When you file those 1099 forms at tax time,...
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Snapchat's Snapcash Promises Secure Payments
Mobile payments have quickly become one of the hottest markets in tech. In the last month, we've seen Apple and a consortium of retailers vie for this growing market, and there are rumors that Facebook...
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Is Data Breach Fatigue Good for Tech Businesses?
While you might be tired of seeing sensationalist stories about new vulnerabilities and data breaches, the cyber liability firm Advisen reports that there's some good news to come out of the Home Depot...
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Viruses Don't Cause Data Breaches – People Cause Data Breaches
Advisen, a cyber liability research firm, reports on a new trend among cyber security experts: optimizing employee education.At TechInsurance, we've been saying the same thing. In order for data...
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Study: Almost 25% Increase in Data Breaches in Q3 2014
SafeNet conducted a data breach study examining all the breaches that occurred in the third quarter of 2014 and found a nearly 25 percent increase in attacks compared to the same quarter last year.It's...
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Data-Breach-Related Lawsuits Show the Benefits, Limitations of Insurance
How much do data breaches cost? That's the million-dollar question – literally. And to answer it, we'll look at two recent data breaches:Home Depot: 56 million stolen credit and debit cards.University...
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Higher Tech Security Budgets Predicted for 2015
Corporate research firm Forrester predicts big changes for cyber security in 2015, including an increase in businesses looking to spend money on data security. But not all of it is good...
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Cyber Risks on the Road Bad News for IT Consultants
As more devices are Internet-enabled, cyber liability can follow an IT consultant everywhere. Even on the road. But many businesses don't think to have a policy that addresses the IT risks traveling...
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Snapchat's Snapcash Promises Secure Payments
Mobile payments have quickly become one of the hottest markets in tech. In the last month, we've seen Apple and a consortium of retailers vie for this growing market, and there are rumors that Facebook...
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Is Data Breach Fatigue Good for Tech Businesses?
While you might be tired of seeing sensationalist stories about new vulnerabilities and data breaches, the cyber liability firm Advisen reports that there's some good news to come out of the Home Depot...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Viruses Don't Cause Data Breaches – People Cause Data Breaches
Advisen, a cyber liability research firm, reports on a new trend among cyber security experts: optimizing employee education.At TechInsurance, we've been saying the same thing. In order for data...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study: Almost 25% Increase in Data Breaches in Q3 2014
SafeNet conducted a data breach study examining all the breaches that occurred in the third quarter of 2014 and found a nearly 25 percent increase in attacks compared to the same quarter last year.It's...
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Data-Breach-Related Lawsuits Show the Benefits, Limitations of Insurance
How much do data breaches cost? That's the million-dollar question – literally. And to answer it, we'll look at two recent data breaches:Home Depot: 56 million stolen credit and debit cards.University...
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Higher Tech Security Budgets Predicted for 2015
Corporate research firm Forrester predicts big changes for cyber security in 2015, including an increase in businesses looking to spend money on data security. But not all of it is good...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cyber Risks on the Road Bad News for IT Consultants
As more devices are Internet-enabled, cyber liability can follow an IT consultant everywhere. Even on the road. But many businesses don't think to have a policy that addresses the IT risks traveling...
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Give the Gift of Spam Awareness This Holiday Season
Krebs on Security reports that since November hackers have been using a new spam technique – phishing emails disguised as order confirmations from Target, Costco, Wal-Mart, and other big retailers – to...
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Uber Hiring Cyber Expert to Examine its Data Privacy
After a scandalous report that an Uber manager at the company's NYC office accessed a reporter's travel data without permission, the hail-a-ride start-up has hired a cyber liability expert to review...
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Brian Krebs, author of security blog Krebs on Security, gives a blow-by-blow account of a new data breach at Bebe in which hackers were able to steal credit card information from customers who made...
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Oh, Bebe: The Best Explanation of Point-of-Sale Hacks We've Ever Seen
Brian Krebs, author of security blog Krebs on Security, gives a blow-by-blow account of a new data breach at Bebe in which hackers were able to steal credit card information from customers who made...
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As part of our look ahead at 2015, let's examine how cyber security is expected to shift in the coming year. To begin, we'll look at mobile devices and new research that shows trends in device security...
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