Far from Home Alone style, cybercasing brings crime into the 21st. Today’s criminals use your trusty devices against you. Tech-savvy bad guys let you do their work for them via geotagging, social media “check-ins,” and easily-identifiable features in posted pictures. Make a conscious choice to hold some key personal info close to the vest. That’s one simple way to protect yourself and those you love—case closed.
Hook, line, and sinker—phishing scams are always in season. And anywhere you’d hunt for jobs can be under attack. With disasters rendering thousands jobless, the basic need for employment could turn to desperation. That low ebb of emotion provides ideal phishing conditions. Wherever the compass points, phishers are trolling—don’t get hooked!
Usage-Based Insurance takes personalization to new heights. If you’re a grade A driver, congrats! But if you’re still working at it, telematics are your ticket to self-growth and (hopefully) a little extra spending cash.
Wifi spoofing: Just as fake as your favorite late show parody, but day and night when it comes to comic relief. With a few tips under your belt and eyes wide open, you won’t let cyber criminals have the last laugh.
PCI compliance: Don’t let the snore-bore of a name fool you: PCI compliance standards could be your company’s lifeline, packing a solid punch in fighting cybercrime, protecting data security. PCI compliance is more than “just good business”— it’s a way to show clients some love, proving that you value the trust they’ve placed in your company.
whaling attack: Not your momma's attempt at lesson teaching, this maritime-inspired techie homophone will catch decision-makers by the worst surprise. Targeting C-suite and high-level end users, sneaky cybercriminals use carefully crafted emails to reel in a company's "big phish," gaining insider access to company jewels. Sounds like it’s time to drop anchor and chart a new course—toward protection.
Vicarious liability: Put simply, liability for employee actions comes down on employers’ shoulders—and it can do some damage. Whether it’s through your general liability, professional liability or worker’s compensation policy, you’ll keep exposed risk at bay with just a bit of forethought, and a healthy dash of attention to detail.
Ironically versatile, this jargon-y noun/verb/adjective hurts both sides of the IT/C-suite aisle. The dangers are obvious, and business leaders are moving to steer clear. So let's encourage progress—get those silos gone and let ideas flow free.
Not just for businesses. In the event of natural disaster, fire or theft, a comprehensive accounting of personal property is priceless. Yet who of us can itemize by rote what's stashed in the living room, let alone the attic, hall closets, basement, etc.? Especially when it comes to determining replacement value on damaged, destroyed or "irreplaceable" items, your annually-updated inventory could save you.
Just another cheap hat trick, goldbricking sure can sell the goods. A facade of the shiny stuff can fool a trusting audience and a distracted employer alike. Paint it any way you like—when it comes to affecting your business, goldbricking is as subtle as a lead balloon.
Just as deadly as its cannibalistic sound-alike, infinitely sneakier. A compromised link in an infected chain of computers, a zombie loves to share the filth
Confining and limiting, this recently lifted prison sentence trapped so many in jobs they would have otherwise left—if not for the risk of living without healthcare. Once a get-out-of-jail-free card for providers, pre-existing conditions and illnesses are not the obstacles to coverage that they once were.
A logophile tongue-lashing? Wishful thinking. This "dictionary" is the cyber bully's tool. Using automation, hackers systematically try every entry as a password, hoping you chose "puppy" or "daisies"—or dare we say, "password"—to secure your sensitive data. What to do?
A common term for a nasty practice, the “gotcha” is no laughing matter. This punch line can sock it to you, with series of hidden exclusions and limits that ultimately threaten your ability to file a legitimate claim.
Prevalent within and without the insurance industry, misselling is a bad deal: products or services are sold without full disclosure of details and exclusions. Worse yet, information may be purposely hidden.
The cyber equivalent of your standard nature documentary scene, this shady strategy uses employees’ browsing habits against them, infecting oft-visited sites—like the local pizza joint you order lunch from every Friday—with malware.
Lurking behind those affable corporate mascots, this legal principle, cleverly employed by big-box auto insurance providers to minimize payouts, can tip the scales of liability to favor an offender and leave the victim shortchanged even when fault may be clear.
