Adopting an Inside Out Approach to Cybersecurity
By Stephen PaulinCyber Hygiene is a reference to the practices and steps that users of computers and other devices take to maintain system health and improve online security. These practices are often part of a routine to ensure the safety of identity, data and financial assets that could be stolen or corrupted. Much like physical hygiene, cyber […]
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By Stephen PaulinNotice for NY Life Policies, Annuity Contracts, and Fraternal Benefit Society Certificates
By AdminDear Policyholder, A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), extend grace periods and give you other rights under your life insurance policy or annuity contract if you can demonstrate financial hardship […]
Notice for Certain Property & Casualty Policies
By AdminDear Policyholder, A recent Executive Order issued by Governor Cuomo, together with recent amendments to the insurance and banking regulations (the “regulations”) issued by the New York State Department of Financial Services (“Department”), extend grace periods and give you other rights under certain property/casualty insurance policies if you are an individual or small business and […]
Cyber Protection Reimagined: The Holistic Approach to Cybersecurity
By Stephen PaulinMy Educate-Innovate-Collaborate for Results program includes unique, proprietary and even disruptive insurance and risk management approaches that forward-thinking business are adopting. By stepping away from the status quote, organizations are benefiting from deploying a more cost-effective use of capital to not just protect assets but in certain situations generate more profit and shareholder value. As […]
Cyber Protection Reimagined Are You Playing Cyber Offense or Defense?
By Stephen PaulinRecently, while discussing with a client the need for Data Breach / Cyber Liability insurance, he made an insightful and impactful statement about protecting his two most important business assets – employees and data. His 328 employees enjoy a robust benefits plan, including health, dental, vision, life insurance, long and short term disability, access to […]
5 Ways to Protect Against Being a Cyber Spoofing Target
By Stephen PaulinEarly one morning, a distraught client’s Controller called to report she had authorized an $18,000 electronic transfer to an unknown party posing as the company’s CEO. She was a victim of spoofing, one of several fast growing Social Engineering practices, which facilitates the ability for hackers to steal money. Spoofing is to cybersecurity what camouflage […]
What is Cyber Resilience and Why is it Important to a Company’s Survival
By Stephen PaulinCyber insurance underwriters are focusing more and more on an organization’s resilience. The most common definition is the ability of an enterprise to limit the impact of security incidents. This is a broader approach that encompasses cyber security and business continuity management, which aims to not only defend against cyber-attacks, but also ensure that the […]
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