SHIELD – Now 2 Years Old !! The New York shield act quietly celebrated its second anniversary on March 21, 2022. Did you miss the anniversary ? Just as quietly as it became effective in March, 2020. Clearly overshadowed by COVID, the SHEILD act modifies the New York’s 2005 Information Security Breach and Notification Act […]
Read MoreRecently, Microsoft released public guidance regarding a series of targeted attacks coordinated by the Russian linked hacking group Nobelium. Nobelium is the state sponsored group that is thought to have facilitated the massive attacks on the company SolarWinds that was first reported to the public in 2020. As we have seen with attacks of a similar nature, the action […]
Read MoreData breach publicly reported through the first 3 quarters of 2021 are up 17% over the same period in 2020. According to the Identity Theft Center, a non profit focused on collecting such data since 2005. ITRC’s Q3 First Half Data Breach Analysis, the number of publicly-reported data compromises through September 30, 2021 has exceeded […]
Read MoreUse this month to do a real check on your business or personal cyber awareness CISA has published a weekly checklist In 2021, CISA and NCSA will focus on the following areas in our promotions and outreach: Week of October 4 (Week 1): Be Cyber Smart. Week of October 11 (Week 2): Phight the Phish! Week of October 18 (Week […]
Read MoreIf you were impacted by IDA, the following information will be valuable. Hurricane Ida | FEMA.gov Apply for assistance: Individuals affected by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, New Jersey, and New York now can apply for assistance. Online at DisasterAssistance.gov Call 1-800-621-3362 or TTY 1-800-462-7585. Hours: 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. ET, 7 days a week. If you use a relay service […]
Read MoreThe National Association of Professional Insurance Agents, has elected Keith A. Savino, CPIA – Managing Partner of Broadfield Group, as their President for the term 09/2018 to 09/2019
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