With protocols already in place to comply with HIPAA’s requirements on protected health information, plan sponsors are focusing on employee 401(k) data.

Business owners and managers must understand the risks and ramifications for not having a security plan in place.

The Office for Civil Rights will begin investigating breaches or protected health information that affect less than 500 individuals, says attorney Sheryl Feutz-Harter.

When it comes to workplace security and identity protection, employers are increasingly turning to their brokers for solutions, says EZ Shield’s Angela Murphy.

After high profile breaches at Sony, Target and Yahoo, the next victims could be the insurance community. The target: employee Social Security numbers.

Fiduciaries who do not follow security standards may be personally liable to restore losses to plan participant benefits.

As payoffs grow, hackers are mounting more sophisticated attacks, and threats are increasingly pernicious, says FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.

Technology has opened brokers up to liabilities and compliance nightmares through data breaches, hackers, and other cyber security risks.

Plan sponsors would be wise to ask their healthcare vendors if they have insurance policies in place to cover data breaches and other risks, according to USI’s Paul King.

Plan sponsors would be wise to ask their healthcare vendors if they have insurance policies in place to cover data breaches and other risks, according to USI’s Paul King.