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It was a light moment at the Connecticut Technology Council board meeting in October when Bruce Carlson, the group’s CEO, quipped the fastest way to sell a company with favorable terms was to join the council’s board. It was that kind of year in 2017 for the tech sector in a state economy otherwise starved for good news. At least six big sales closed for Connecticut tech businesses, led by $1.5 billion for Datto in Norwalk. Five had an executive on the tech council’s 48-membe

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