It’s time for a cybersecurity check up: focus on training, transparency and technology.

“The difference in our whole office, as far as how it looks at voluntary benefits, has totally taken a complete turn,” says Kathy Passantino, area senior vice president at Gallagher, of her colleague Dana Simms.

As millions of employees make the transition from well-maintained office equipment to jury-rigged kitchen table setups, information technology departments have been called upon to keep companies online and connected.

Best-in-class IT management and cybersecurity protection means RIAs must also focus on their base layer — the tech stack.

With simple passwords more vulnerable than ever, a growing number of CUs are deploying multifactor authentication techniques to bolster security.

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.

Courts place the burden on employers to use reasonable measures to protect their proprietary information.

The most common effects cited were loss of employee productivity, downtime and business disruption, and damage to the reputation of the IT team.

Independent brokerages and agencies are “low-hanging fruit” for cybercriminals, one expert says.

Consolidating retirement accounts using auto-portability can protect data.