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submitted by : Derek Marin Client Success Manager, NSI dmarin@nsiserv.com Cybersecurity is a hot topic among Connecticut business leaders, and with good reason. More and more, we see headlines about big brands that have suffered a cyber attacks or data breaches with their customers’ private information dragged to the Dark Web for sale to the highest bidder. And while cyber liability insurance will pay the significant financial losses as a result of a data breach, investment i

Larry Selnick, Director, Treasury and Payment Solutions for Webster Bank  Republished from Webster with permission When you’re focused on growing your business, we know that finding the time to think about fraud protection can be difficult. However, fraud is a real threat that can impact your bottom line. In fact, every year U.S. businesses lose an average 5% of their gross revenues to fraud.* And no business is immune. The unfortunate reality is this: If you’re open for busi

IT leaders discuss cyber liability and cyber Insurance A recent Forbes Insights report pegged the cost of cyberattacks to businesses at $400 to $500 billion a year; 46 percent of companies have suffered damage to reputation and brand value as a result of a data breach. While the right policy can help with the many costs associated with a breach, cyber liability and cyber insurance is relatively new and current policy offerings are not uniform. Above all, cybersecurity threats

As a part of CTC’s initiative to prepare Connecticut businesses for cyber threats, its members and affiliates met at Goodwin College in East Hartford to discuss extortion and fraud cybersecurity. Members and friends of CTC arrived at Goodwin College early September 30th to enjoy a light breakfast and networking before the start of the program. Coffee, muffins, yogurt and danishes were served while the attendees mingled with other concerned business owners and cybersecurity ex

Life Cycle of a Data Breach Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen presents As a part of CTC’s initiative to prepare Connecticut businesses for cyber threats, its members and affiliates met at Frontier Communications New Haven to discuss the Life Cycle of a Data Breach and state initiatives around security. This marks the second meeting of CTC’s Cybersecurity Seminar Series. Members and friends of CTC arrived at Frontier Communications early June 3rd to enjoy a light brea

Top Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Business and Your Clients The Top Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Business and Your Clients Cybersecurity Panel takes questions from the audience The Cybersecurity Seminar Series, a new three-part discussion presented by the Connecticut Technology Council, kicked off in Stamford on Monday, March 30. The morning discussion on the Top Five Things You Can Do to Protect Your Business and Your Clients was hosted by UCONN Stamford a

"The top cybersecurity educator at the National Institute of Standards and Technology is helping a public-private consortium to open a research institute that would retrain NASA contractors who will be laid off from the shuttle program as early as next month." NIST to help retrain NASA employees as cyber specialists #cybersecurity #NASA #NIST