Dec
02
I read this blog post and thought it was something that was really relevant in the insurance space for people and businesses of all sizes regarding information security. This article was originally published at iTnews. Click through to read the original article. Yes, we are vulnerable. Is Australia too complacent...
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Nov
12
In March last year, the federal Privacy Act 1988 was released with several amendments which enforced much tighter compliance surrounding the collection and use of your clients’ personal information. Since then, many small businesses have taken the time to review their internal privacy policies to ensure they are compliant however,...
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Oct
15
To coincide with Cyber Security Awareness Month in the United States, this week sees the 2015 launch of Stay Smart Online Week. Running from Monday the 13th of October through until Friday the 16th of October, this year’s theme is ‘Your Business is your business’, aimed at raising awareness for...
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Sep
09
Insurance Business have announced their 2015 Young Guns Report and Webber Insurance Services Managing Director Chris Webber has been identified as one of the top 38 to watch. The industry was invited to nominate young insurance professionals from brokerages, insurers, underwriters and insurance law practices around the country who have the potential to...
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Aug
25
When we take a broad look at insurance, there are numerous types of policies and coverages available but generally we can categorise them into one of two forms – first party and third party insurance. As is commonly the case with insurance, knowing exactly what the difference is between the...
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Jul
29
Over the weekend, Chris and Daniel from the Webber Insurance Services team were pleased to attend the BDAV Building Design Awards held at the National Gallery of Victoria. Both Chris and Daniel enjoyed a fantastic night, assisting with the presentation of a number of awards to BDAV members including the...
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Jul
05
For many business owners, receiving notification that a claim is being made against you or your business is completely unchartered territory. The first question that will most likely come to mind is ‘what do I do now?’ The good news is that as unsettling as receiving that nasty letter is,...
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May
19
Within Australia, being a subcontractor or a ‘subbie’ is quite common, especially within the building, construction and trades industries. In our earlier blog post Engaging Subcontractors and Vicarious Liability, we discussed the ways in which contractors can protect themselves against any potential vicarious liability claims. As a subcontractor, you should also be...
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May
05
The Insurance Business 2015 Elite Broker rankings have been announced, with our own Daniel Webber named among the top 30 brokers in Australia. The Elite Brokers list recognises the best-performing insurance brokers in the country based on a number of objectives, not necessarily those with the biggest portfolios or the...
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Mar
26
ASIC has this week released a cyber risk and resilience guide to arm business owners with the vital information they require to combat cyber threats. In recent times, we have seen a slate of cyber attacks target businesses and it seems that regardless of size, no one is safe. Only...
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Feb
22
Imagine an ATM that was dispensing cash - even though no one had entered their card or had touched the keypad. To the cameras monitoring the ATMs, it simply looked like lucky pedestrians happened to be in the right place at the right time to sweep up the cash. Most...
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Jan
23
It's the start of a new year and many businesses look to kick off on the right foot whether that be through implementing new sales strategies or increasing their product offering, but have they given any thought to online risk management as a success strategy? A majority of businesses now...
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Dec
10
Most of us have been in a situation where it's a race against time to purchase concert tickets online. You log on with plenty of time, complete all of your personal details and select your tickets and it all seems to have gone off without at hitch...until you reach the...
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Dec
04
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year. What's not to love about the food, time with family and friends, presents and often a much needed holiday escape. With so much to organise in preparation for the silly season, we can easily be forgiven for treating insurance as an afterthought. The...
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Nov
19
As we are very quickly approaching the festive season, now is usually the time where we start to think about what on earth we are going to buy everyone for Christmas this year. A large majority of people nowadays resort to online shopping in an effort to avoid the often manic shopping...
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Oct
01
As we have discussed in previous blog posts, technology is constantly under the threat of new attacks orchestrated by dedicated cyber criminals. The latest threat to be discovered is named Shellshock with experts tipping this bug to be more damaging than the recent Heartbleed Bug. Shellshock Bug Explained This is a...
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Sep
25
As the threat of cyber crime increases, tech giants are constantly faced with the task of developing new methods to ensure our devices remain secure. With the introduction of the iPhone 5S, Apple introduced 'Touch ID' which was touted as a step up from the passcode lock, requiring the fingerprint...
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Sep
17
Last week, a list of almost 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords were leaked online via a Russian Bitcoin forum. Users were of course initially alarmed however according to Google, the danger has been greatly exaggerated. In what is know as a 'credential dump', explained by Google as the posting...
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Aug
07
What Has Happened? In what is undoubtedly the largest known data breach to occur, a Russian cyber crime ring has stolen over a billion personal credentials including usernames, passwords and email addresses from internet users. Milwaukee based information security firm, Hold Security, detected the records had been stolen from approximately 420,000...
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Jul
22
On Friday the 18th of July 2014, Catch of the Day made the startling announcement that in early 2011 they were targeted by a cyber intrusion. Catch of the Day, which also owns popular websites Scoopon, GroceryRun, EatNow and MumGo informed their customers on Friday of the data breach which compromised...
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