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How Workers' Compensation Class Code #8873 "Telecommuter Reassigned Employees" Can Help You Save Money On Your Insurance Premium

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The New York Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Board (NYCIRB) has released a new class code for ‘Telecommuter Reassigned Employees’. If you are a business owner you might be wondering how do I adjust my workers' compensation rates…
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Buying Cyber Insurance Does Not Protect Your Organization From Hackers

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Understand that purchasing Cyber Insurance does not protect your organization from hacking. It simply finances some, not all components of the loss. A recent report by cybersecurity company Barracuda reported that Google-branded Spear Phishing…
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Having The CORRECT Business Interruption Insurance Determines If Your Business Survives

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Business Income Insurance or Business Interruption Coverage is not only the most often overlooked insurance coverage, but the error rate in how it's calculated is over 90%, and I am being generous here. Skeptical, pull your policy. My guess…

Cyber Security Awareness Month

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October is Cyber Security Awareness Month!    Cybersecurity is one of the fastest-growing concerns for businesses as many opportunities for growth within an organization have developed into fully remote positions.  To Celebrate…
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Social Engineering: Meaning and Impact

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Definition Social Engineering is the means of deception to extract sensitive, personal information that can then be used for further purposes, such as bank fraud, account takeovers, or identity theft. Cyber hackers primarily use social engineering…
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New Jersey’s New COVID-19 Workers’ Compensation Legislation Favors Employees

On Sept 14, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law Senate Bill 2380 (S2380), expanding access to workers’ compensation benefits for workers infected with COVID-19. This bill retroactively covers Covid-19 positive "essential"…
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Why Passphrases are the Future of Logins

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Every so often, whether it be for a company software program like MOZ, a school database like blackboard, or even a personal social media account on twitter, you get one of the two ominous messages. The Unwanted Messages You get the “time…

Cybercriminals Are Targeting HR Depts. With This Resume Scheme

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Trojan malware attacks are resurfacing since businesses are starting to return to work embracing a new normal in a post-COVID-19 world. Organizations have started to resume their hiring practices by posting job opportunities on their website,…
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The SHIELD Act : How It Affects Your Business In New York

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Due to the increasing concern about the security of personal information, many states feel the need to implement data and cybersecurity laws to protect private information utilized by these malicious hackers. On July 26th, the governor of New…