Cyber threats have increasingly become part of nationwide security discussions, impacting virtually all individuals and institutions from personal bank accounts, to big business to the federal government. Private clubs in particular are vulnerable to such attacks as they often house sensitive data regarding some of
One persistent challenge that managers face in operating a club is to make sure that club’s facilities are not subject to unauthorized access. There are many variations on this problem: • A non-member resident in proximity to a country club golf course may ease onto
Club Trends sat down recently with Joseph Saracino, Jr., CEO of Cino Limited Companies, which provides cybersecurity education and risk management services. The private club industry is an important segment of the broader market that Cino serves. Jim Fisher (JF): What trends are you seeing
“Cyber” Liability is insurance coverage specifically designed to protect an organization from: Liability claims involving the unauthorized release of information for which the organization has a legal obligation to keep private or confidential Liability claims alleging invasion of privacy and/or copyright/trademark violations in a digital,
Q: What are best practices that both the club Audit/Finance Committee and club employees should follow to make sure internal controls are protecting against cyber attacks? A: It almost seems commonplace when reading or listening to the news that some major corporation has fallen victim
If you have not initiated a vigilant effort to enhance your club’s cyber security systems, it’s time to take action. It has never been more critical to proactively protect your club. Cino Companies has had the opportunity to audit and assess many IT environments over
Q: What trends are you seeing related to private clubs and cyber insurance? Are businesses required to carry this type of insurance? A: A small but growing number of private clubs have experienced a data breach. Luckily, many of these clubs had cyber insurance. A
Cyber-related data breach incidents increased in both frequency and severity in 2013. In fact, more than 13 million Americans were victims of identity fraud last year according to the various research reports. Both corporate and personal information stored electronically in a company’s network offer tremendous
Not more than a few years ago most of us would have thought “BYOD” was a typo in an article for private club leaders; the only hacker team we knew of was the few guys down the end of the bench who were put in