The ALS Group
January 4, 2017
We manage more than a quarter billion dollars of premiums for a diverse range of clients around the globe.
The holiday season usually means new tech gadgets for everyone to tap, swipe, click, and download. Most people who unwrap a new iPhone, MacBook, Smartwatch, Fitbit, or game console probably aren’t considering the ramifications of connecting those devices to the Internet and setting up new user accounts filled with their personal information. Unfortunately, we live in a time where have to, or at the very least, should.
If you’re anything like me, you will complete most of your holiday shopping from the comfort of your own home, laptop in hand, attempting to avoid the craziness of department stores and mall parking lots. Then, a week or so before the big day, you’ll realize that you neglected to order some key gifts and scramble to pick them up in-store.
The year 2016 is turning out to be a record one for data breaches, and cybercrime won’t be slowing down any time soon. According to global digital security firm Gemalto, nearly five billion private records have been exposed globally since 2013. Data breaches were up 15% in the first half of 2016 compared to the prior six months.
Back in May 2016 I posted a blog (Be Prepared – Data Breach Notification Laws are Changing), which covered how data breach notification laws were evolving. At that time the state of Tennessee amended its law, becoming the first state in the nation to require notification of any data breach, whether the information is encrypted or not. I also predicted that state laws would most likely become stricter in the not too distant future…
Every organization is faced with risks and needs to practice some form of risk management in order to maintain the health of the entity. Many take a traditional approach, where risk is managed in silos, with each leader of a business unit (sales, operations, finance, HR, etc.) responsible for managing the risks that fall within his or her area of responsibility.
Does the threat of Ransomware crippling your organization’s network and operations keep you up at night? At this point, it kind of should. However, there’s a lot your CISO and IT staff could be doing to mitigate the threat and help you sleep a bit more soundly.
As the world focuses on the outcome of the contentious Presidential race between Trump and Clinton, the US government is on high alert for potential Election Day cyber attacks. The current global cyber climate, this summer’s Russian hack of the Democratic National Committee, and a recent string of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have intelligence officials highly concerned that cyber event(s) could seriously infringe on today’s election process.
Troubles continue for Millennium Tower, the luxury high-rise building that has been coined “the leaning tower of San Francisco” for tilting two inches at its base and sinking 16 inches. As we predicted in our August 11th blog, a lawsuit ensued and it’s huge: Condo owners filed a $500 million class-action lawsuit against the developers, Millennium Partners, and the Transbay Joint Powers Authority.
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At The ALS Group, we help clients achieve their strategic goals via expert and insightful identification, quantification, and mitigation of the risks that could impact their business, or present opportunities for it.
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Florida
1800 NW Corporate Blvd Ste 202
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tel: +1-561-437-0024
At The ALS Group, we help clients achieve their strategic goals via expert and insightful identification, quantification, and mitigation of the risks that could impact their business, or present opportunities for it.
More Information : [email protected]
New Jersey
175 Main St
Woodbridge, NJ 07095
Tel: +1-732-395-4250
Florida
1800 NW Corporate Blvd Ste 202
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Tel: +1-561-437-0024