Small businesses are increasingly victims of data breaches. To help reduce the likelihood of a breach, businesses should encrypt and password protect sensitive information. Encryption helps protect the security and privacy of files as they are transmitted or while on a computer. Encrypting files might be easier than you think. Check out How to Hide Data in Plain Sight providing easy-to-follow instructions to encrypt data. Use it to help protect your agency and share it with your customers so they can help protect sensitive data of their employees, customers and patients.

Looking for more tips to help reduce the risk of a data breach? View 8 Tips to Help Reduce Your Risk of a Data Breach. And remember... while businesses can take steps to mitigate the likelihood of a breach, nothing is foolproof. Talk to your customers about purchasing The Hartford's Data Breach coverage offering 1st Party Response and 3rd Party Defense & Liability coverage. Conozca más about this valuable coverage that none of your customers should be without.

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From a freak October snowstorm in New England to a 700 mile trail of destructive thunderstorms running from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic, weather events like these are catching small business owners off-guard. Small businesses need to be ready. They need your help »

*Developed prior to Storm Sandy

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