by Ed McGuire | Aug 6, 2024 | Commercial Insurance, Cyber Risk, Cyber Security, FB Cyber Defense
Recap: The July 2024 CrowdStrike Outage In July 2024, a widespread CrowdStrike outage affected approximately 8.5 million Microsoft users, causing system failures and massive business interruptions. Businesses everywhere, including New England were hit, some facing...
by Alyssa Anderson | May 5, 2022 | Cyber Risk, Tips & FAQ
Did you know that a common way criminals guess passwords is through social media posting? On Facebook, it’s common to see posts encouraging comments from users such as: “My grandmother’s name was Eunice. Comment your grandmother’s name to see...
by Alyssa Anderson | Mar 15, 2022 | Cyber Risk, Tips & FAQ
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission hosted online seminars in honor of Consumer Protection Week. This week, we mark the 15th of March as World Consumer Rights Day, remembering the address President John F. Kennedy gave on this day in 1962 where he formally...
by Ed McGuire | Oct 29, 2021 | Commercial Insurance, Cyber Risk
To put it mildly, the current cyber liability marketplace is like a kite in a windstorm. If you are a first-time shopper or a current cyber liability policyholder be prepared for some major changes. Some of those changes will be higher premiums, higher deductibles,...
by Nikki Hughes | Oct 8, 2021 | Cyber Risk, FB Risk Advisor, Tips & FAQ
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. During this yearly event, government and industry leaders come together to raise awareness about the important of cybersecurity across our economy. Did you know: 95% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by human...
by Joe Bickel | May 28, 2021 | Commercial Insurance, Cyber Risk
Now that employees are regularly working from home, you are coming to grips with the fact that your business now has an increased cyber liability exposure. This type of exposure could quickly have a significant financial impact on your business. With equipment and...
