Are You Covered? CT Businesses Should Double Check Insurance Coverage for Data Loss

The Connecticut Appellate Court recently decided a case involving damages from loss of data related to 500,000 IBM employees.  The case is entitled IMB caseRecall Total Information Management v. Federal Insurance Company.  The loss of data included social security numbers and birth dates. The data was lost in the process of transport for storage.  Some 4 […]

Will The “It Was Just A Tweet” Defense Work In The First Twitter Defamation Trial?

As mentioned before on this blog, Courtney Love was sued for defamation arising out of her notorious Twitter posts. As the case heads to trial on February 6th, she has taken down her Twitter page. Recall that Love was sued by fashion designer Dawn Simorangkir for a series of allegedly defamatory tweets. (She called her a drug-pushing prostitute […]

Cyber Crime On The Rise And Costly – What Can You Do About It

The Ponemon Institute recently published the First Annual Cost of Cyber Crime Study. Download here.  The study was conducted by Ponemon, an independent research group with a focus on privacy and data protection, and ArcSight, a security and compliance management provider.  The study involved a benchmark cost analysis of 45 different companies ranging from 500 employees to over 100,000.                                                                              Here are […]

Will Your Data Loss Be Covered By Insurance?

I always recommend that businesses implement a plan for data loss, security breach, and privacy related to electronically stored information.   As additional protection, I also typically recommend that businesses investigate additional insurance coverage.  In particular, business owners with risk should investigate insurance coverage for first and third party claims arising out of a loss of data, security breach, or technology errors.  These […]

New Study Shows Small Businesses Vulnerable to Cyber Attacks

The National Cyber Security Alliance recently released a new study with some startling numbers concerning small businesses and the threat of data loss, security breach, or cyber attack.  Some of the key numbers obtained from polling small business owners include: 65% store customer information on computer systems 43% store financial records 33% store credit card […]

The Connecticut Privacy Forum Highlights Very Real Risks For Businesses

On Monday,  I attended the Connecticut Privacy Forum hosted by Travelers.  This Forum was a well attended inaugural meeting of privacy and data security professionals.  I came away from the meeting very impressed with the panel of speakers and topics on the agenda.  I also came away from the meeting as convinced as ever that data loss and security breaches pose a significant risk for nearly all businesses that use computers.  […]

Technology Tips For Connecticut Businesses To Avoid Litigation

As part of this Blog, I am going to regularly post technology tips for any Connecticut business to manage risks and avoid lawsuits. These tips will be based on a presentation I did for the Hartford Business Journal’s Etechnology Summit concerning technology bombs that can sink a business. Here’s todays tip for Connecticut businesses to avoid financial loss as a result of datal loss and […]

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