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October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month

All businesses and organizations, even those with the most sophisticated systems, are susceptible to a cyber attack or data breach. No system is fool-proof to the human element of a staff member unwittingly opening an email attachment containing a virus, theft of paper files or losing a laptop containing private customer information. Events like these happen every day and can have a significant impact on your customers, bottom line or reputation. 

We want to raise your awareness of this growing risk so your business or organization can be better prepared in the event of a cyber attack. With new threats to computer systems and data emerging every day, it pays to be prepared. Even if your business or organization has taken steps to maintain the security of your data, you may not be keeping up with today’s increasingly sophisticated threats. We can help – with cyber insurance solutions that protect your business or organization and help you sleep a little better at night. It’s not just big corporations that are at risk. In fact, 31% of all data breaches in 2012 occurred at organizations with fewer than 100 employees. The costs associated with these events can reach millions of dollars to cover investigations, lawsuits, data recovery, crisis management and more.

The potential for a cyber event is real regardless of the size of your organization, and the worst thing your organization can do is ignore the risk.


by John Connor
Business Advisor