Can Your Business Sustain a Cyber Attack?

If you haven’t been the victim of a ransomware attack yet, you may be someday soon. According to research by the cybersecurity company, Malwarebytes, six of every ten malware infections during the first quarter of 2017 were attributed to ransomware.1 If and when it happens to you, you will have to decide whether to pay the ransom or not. Here are some things to consider that may help in coming to the right decision for you. If You Decide To Pay If you pay the ransom, you may get your data back and your operations can return to normal. You […]

PHISHING Today we continue our blog series highlighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency efforts on the “Do Your Part – #BeCyberSmart” campaign for October, the National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. The cyber awareness topic for today is Phishing. Read on to learn 7 tips to protect your company from Phishing attacks. Our goal in sharing this information is to help raise industry awareness. Today’s tips for the how to protect your company from phishing attacks come courtesy of the National Cybersecurity Alliance and The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency. Phishing attacks use email or malicious […]

Glenn Patton, Managing Director – Canada and Patrice Lafayette, Vice President at Roanoke  along with Pat Fosberry, Director of Export Compliance at John S. James Co. and Cameron Roberts, Partner at Roberts &  Kehagiaras LLP participated recently in a risk management panel at the NCBFAA Annual Conference. The session was aptly titled “One Thing After Another” and focused on, international shipping concerns, cyber-attacks, bond insufficiencies, CBP deadlines  and suggestions for mitigating your risk as a logistics service provider. Below is a recording of the discussion. There are a multitude of strategies, tools and insurance products that can help you protect […]