frequently asked questions (faq)

Manage your online profile but assume aspects of your identity have been compromised by national data breaches.  Consider security products offered by Norton, McAfee, Symantec or others.  Lock down your financial accounts, review financial and credit activity and maintain good security measures on devices and email accounts.  Also, consider using an application to maintain passwords more securely on your phone, such as LastPass, Dashlane, RoboForm or others.

At home or in the office, ensure key systems are in good working order.  When traveling, maintain communication avenues, anticipate disruptions from man-made or natural events and utilize technology to find alternate means of safety.  Most importantly, always be aware of surroundings.

Employee behavior that contributes to corporate culture will be more difficult to shape and manage. Ensuring that employees “do the right thing” will rely on technological ways to build loyalty and ethical behavior.  On a personal side, an increase in fraudulent unemployment claims have already impacted those who have lost jobs.  When retaining professional advisors, more due diligence will be needed in lieu of personal meetings.

Organizations and individuals miss the big picture.  Gaps in managing risk can develop. They focus on the risks they know or have experienced in the past.  Limited resources should be allocated in a thoughtful way based on risks that are most likely to occur and have the greatest impact.  One risk impacts another.  The goal is to reduce the overall risk.