So you’re buying or renewing your cyber liability insurance and the provider has a ton of questions for you. How do you respond to get the best and price and the best coverage? Cyber liability insurance is still a fairly new concept, so our clients often turn to us for
There’s not a technology initiative under the sun that will be successful without buy-in. We’ve seen this first-hand over the three decades we’ve been in the IT service industry. Something else we’ve seen more than a few times: No matter how frightening cybersecurity statistics get, your leadership doesn’t think anything
Receiving a request from a client to audit your cybersecurity can lead to anxiety. Not only do you want to make sure you’re responding accurately, but you also want to be certain you don’t give too much, or too little, information. We’re seeing law firms, consulting firms, and associations alike
The average downtime for a ransomware attack (defined as “material interruption” to operations) is 22 days. In DC, the average lawyer’s billing rate is $380 per hour. Multiply that by the number of attorneys in the firm, and multiply that by 8 hours and by 22 days… and you can
As seen on WUSA 9 November 26, 2021 Be safe with your cyber Monday and holiday shopping Unfortunately, cyber criminals might be even more excited about the holiday season than we are! Scams continue to get more sophisticated and harder to spot before it’s too late. Heinan joined WUSA9 to
Cybercriminals are more organized, disciplined, and persistent than ever. Compared to 2019, the FBI saw a 70% increase in reported attacks in 2020. This is not so surprising when you realize that cybercrime is a $1.5 trillion industry (more revenue than Facebook, Walmart, Apple, Tesla, and Microsoft combined).
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