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Cyber-breach communications plans: What insurance professionals (and clients) need to know

Insurance professionals can help clients develop a plan for crisis communications in case of a cyber attack or data breach with these four tips.

By Michelle Irwin | Updated on January 31, 2017
Every company should have a plan in place to deal with a cyber attack or data breach, and crisis communications are an important component of the plan. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Insurance professionals should be concerned about the growing phenomenon of cyber-security breaches and the impact on the businesses they represent as well as the impact on their own data.

Cyber security is an escalating concern facing companies throughout the world due to increased network failures, breaches in security and outside attacks. Regardless of the cause, businesses that maintain databases housing private customer information must review risk strategies to mitigate breaches and prepare for the very real possibility that a breach ultimately will occur.

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