A new Visa apprenticeship program aims to grow cybersecurity talent
The credit card company is creating avenues for their staff, veterans and talent outside their organization looking to upskill.
Cyber attacks
Why employers need a cybersecurity policy for their employees’ personal devices
Amir Tarighat, co-founder and CEO of Agency, explains why employers need to implement a "bring your own device" policy.
Why 90% of employers want to add data privacy protection to their benefits
Eighty-eight percent of employers are concerned about their employees' personal information, yet only 35% offer data security and protection as a benefit today.
Benefits Think 4 ways plan participants and vendors can help improve cybersecurity
IT security is no longer the job of any single department or individual. Here's how to thwart today’s increasingly savvy cybercriminals.
Robin Powell
Strategic Benefits Advisors
COVID isn’t the only virus employees could be bringing back into the office
As harmless as a computer may seem, companies should be putting in the same effort into protecting their network’s health as they are that of their workers.
How to protect your organization from internal and external threats to cybersecurity
It’s time for a cybersecurity check up: focus on training, transparency and technology.
Benefits Think Insurers must take the lead on cyber protection in digitalization
Sometimes, in an attempt to gather data or introduce simplicity using a technology solution, businesses and brokers can inadvertently expose themselves to elevated levels of cyber risk.
Jeff Canfield
Argo Group
Benefits Think Don’t let your employees jeopardize your trade secrets
Courts place the burden on employers to use reasonable measures to protect their proprietary information.
Jonathan Michael Thomas
Foley & Lardner LLP
Data breaches are putting client data at risk. Here’s what advisers can do
Independent brokerages and agencies are “low-hanging fruit” for cybercriminals, one expert says.
Convinced a cyberattack is looming, many employers still don’t prepare
Many companies think experiencing a security cyberattack is inevitable, but a majority aren't taking adequate steps to protect themselves, a new report reveals.
Convinced a cyberattack is looming, many employers still don’t prepare
Many companies think experiencing a security cyberattack is inevitable, but a majority aren't taking adequate steps to protect themselves, a new report reveals.
Employers overlook a key ally in preventing cyberattacks: HR departments
As the number of incidents rise, human resource managers can play a major role in helping prevent a breach.
Employers overlook a key ally in preventing cyberattacks: HR departments
As the number of incidents rise, human resource managers can play a major role in helping prevent a breach.
This neglected group could get some relief if proposed 401(k) changes happen
Congress is considering a proposal that would allow small companies to create a multiple-employer retirement plan to enable their workers to build their nest eggs,
Employers unprepared for 401(k) plan data breaches
Foreign hackers are learning that $5.3 trillion of retirement plan assets are ready for the taking, leaving plan sponsors and participants susceptible to theft.
Employers unprepared for 401(k) plan data breaches
Foreign hackers are learning that $5.3 trillion of retirement plan assets are ready for the taking, leaving plan sponsors and participants susceptible to theft.
Benefits Think Why cyberattacks make a compelling case for auto-portability
The fewer systems where a 401(k) participant has an active account, the less likely that employee’s sensitive data will be compromised.
Spencer Williams
Portability Services Network and Retirement Clearinghouse
How employers can protect themselves from hacks
Attorneys at law firm EBG discuss the impact of cybersecurity threats, what HR departments should do and the importance of safeguarding benefits information.
Benefits Think Advisers must assume all clients are affected by identity theft
More than 80% of the workforce is impacted by the recent Equifax breach and brokers have an obligation to ensure employers understand the business implications of the hack.
Tinker Kelly
Voluntary Employee Benefits Advisors
New legal benefit includes credit monitoring
MetLife takes a step into the cybersecurity space with identify theft protection product.
