5 Guidelines for Effective Cyber Protection
Technology is moving quickly—and that means so are cybercriminals. It can be challenging to protect oneself from cybercrime, but these guidelines can help you and your customers prepare.

Technology is moving quickly—and that means so are cybercriminals. It can be challenging to protect oneself from cybercrime, but these guidelines can help you and your customers prepare.
Many personal lines clients mistakenly believe their standard homeowners insurance policy covers cyber incidents.
“Small businesses are as vulnerable, or more so, than enterprise organizations,” says independent agent Robert Sargent. “However, many small businesses do not acknowledge their vulnerability.”
As the cyber threat landscape becomes more complex, preparedness against cyber risks is declining with only 73% of U.S. business leaders feeling resilient against the cyber risk.
The global tech outage highlights vulnerabilities in business continuity planning, cyber liability insurance and technology partners.
As the legal industry expands its reliance on technology and law firms collect more personally sensitive data, their cyber exposure is increasing.
More than half of all 2023 cyber insurance claims were a result of funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), according to a Coalition report.
How independent agents are bridging the gap between cybersecurity, efficient operations and insurance amidst the evolving landscape of cyber threats and rising costs of breaches.
The attack on Change Healthcare underscores key considerations for independent agents when discussing cyber risks with clients.
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