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Payment cards: Is the PIN more dangerous than the pen?
President Obama recently announced that, starting next year, all federal government credit and debit cards will feature microchips and require the use of PIN numbers. The technology, called “chip and...
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Privacy in the Digital Age
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of attending the 2014 Privacy Xchange Forum, my first cyber event not specifically about insurance. The forum, presented by IDT911, was a well-planned,...
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Learning from Cyber History
I graduated from college with a degree in history. During my freshman year, one of my favorite professors stated something that remains with me to this day. He said there are two types of people in...
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Cyber Monday Has a Case of the Mondays
When I started this blog series in January, I thought Cyber Monday would become more popular than Black Friday. After all, why would you want to spend your Thanksgiving in the mall or battle the crowds...
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Why don’t more businesses have cyber insurance?
It seems every few days there’s a new report of a data breach affecting a business or healthcare service provider we know. In a number of those cases, cyber insurance has helped the business recover...
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A Cyber Attack Scarier than Any Movie
Most people these days, when they hear the words “cyber attack,” think of data breaches with legions of unknown hackers breaking into the computer systems of big retail chains to obtain customer credit...
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When It Comes to Cybersecurity, All Bets Are Off
In February, a major cyber attack erased hard drives and shut down computers at two popular Las Vegas casinos, The Venetian and The Palazzo. But according to a report in Bloomberg Businessweek, the...
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Innovations in Crime: Impersonating Executives and Stealing Virtual Currency
Historically, the most “successful” thieves have been those thinking of new ways to steal and new victims to target. The criminal minds of today are no different. Instead of wearing masks and...
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