It’s been three years since Digital Media Solutions had a lead executive for its marketing operations.

Through its Comprehensive Bridge Development Program model, the firm has worked on a number of large infrastructure development projects on the continent, including the supply of nearly 300 bridges.

"It's important that we hear from different types of workers, entrepreneurs, business owners," Beth Noveck, New Jersey State chief innovation officer and chair of the task force, told NJBIZ.

The company currently has 120 employees working in the state, including 25 who joined in the last month. 

Businesses lost $1.2 billion last year due to fraudulent emails from cybercriminals, according to Michael Geraghty, chief information security officer of the state of New Jersey and director of the New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, who moderated Tuesday's NJBIZ panel discussion on cybersecurity.

The Somerset-based company's first CIO will oversee all phases of technical product development.

“Earning a certificate in blockchain is an essential tool for today’s managers charged with leading efficient operations, streamlining supply chains and cutting time spent in record-keeping," said Professor John Thomas, director, Business Professional Certificate Programs, in a prepared statement.

Unfortunately, bad things happen even to good companies, but it’s how you respond that counts, by R&J Strategic Communications Executive Vice President Tiffany Miller.

If a tech-savvy billionaire like Amazon owner Jeff Bezos can be hacked, is anyone safe? Cyberspace is risky, but experts say businesses and individuals can get a leg up on protecting themselves by being careful.

Thanks to educational and technological advances, businesses and individuals enjoy more protection than ever against threats. But criminals are equally diligent about breaching those defenses, warn experts.

Should a breached company keep quiet and hope nobody notices it, or be forthright with either selected parties or the public? Attorneys, public relations pros and others opened up about it to NJBIZ.