Tag: cyber liability

Feb
05
2019

Massive Breach Exposed 773 million E-mails, Passwords

by CoreMark | posted in Blog, Newsletter

News of the latest global data breach of some 773 million e-mail address and passwords should prompt individuals and organizations alike to change their passwords – particularly for any accounts that have financial, credit card or other personal information. The scope of this breach cannot be overstated as the list includes log-in credentials from more than 2,000 websites, according to an article on the website Marketwatch, which cited a report by security researcher Troy Hunt. Hunt said that the files were collected from a number of breaches and uploaded to a cloud service called MEGA, and the data was promoted…
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Jan
04
2018

This New Year Resolve to Review Your Insurance

by CoreMark | posted in Blog, Newsletter

While you may have made some good New Year’s resolutions, to make sure that you are not leaving anything to chance you should also revisit your insurance policies. You may have acquired new property, upgraded your home or bought new stuff for your house and, considering the increasing risks of natural catastrophes, you may now have more risk than you’re aware of. By taking a little time, you can ensure you’re adequately protected and that you won’t have any unpleasant surprises if you have to file an insurance claim. We recommend you do the following: Talk to us Call us…
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Jul
14
2017

The Hidden Construction Industry Threat: Cyber Risk

by CoreMark Insurance Services | posted in Blog

Running a construction firm, you are certainly aware of the number of risks that you face every day from worker safety and protecting the worksite to contractual obligations. But, as your back office relies more on technology to keep your business going, there is an emerging risk for the construction industry that you need to stay on top of: the cyber intrusion threat. New machinery increasingly is computerized and wired, and most design, engineering and construction firms are using some form of cloud computing. As you know, by using multi-user platforms, contractors, designers and project owners can use and share…
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Mar
30
2016

Exclusions: What Your Cyber Policy Does Not Cover

by Cerrina Jensen | posted in Blog

As the threat of hacking and cyber attacks on the databases of all organizations grows, so has the uptake of cyber insurance policies. But when buying a policy and anticipating a claim, it’s important to know exactly what’s covered. All insurance policies have exclusions for what’s not covered but, since cyber insurance is new to most companies, you may not know what isn’t covered by them. This article will look at the most common exclusions of these policies, which –because they are still in their infancy – will vary from insurer to insurer. But for the most part, these are…
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Feb
12
2016

How to Avoid Having Your Cyber Claim Denied

by Cerrina Jensen | posted in Blog

You no doubt have seen our admonitions about the need for businesses to secure cyber insurance policies that can help defray the costs of an attack on your network or a theft of your employees’ or clients’ personally identifiable information. Businesses are faced with increasing threats and cyber criminals are constantly working to devise new ways to infiltrate organizations’ databases and extract information or find some way to monetize their hacks. Cyber insurance can help your business recover from these events, but as with all insurance, there are risks that are covered and those that aren’t – and you often…
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