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.

Mark Shifke will serve as chief financial officer for the Lawrenceville B2B firm.

The Rochelle Park-based firm has brought on a government, cyber and security expert, and new hires for three additional, fast-growing sectors.

“With very little overlap in our respective customer portfolios, the team at VCA brings extensive experience in audio and video systems integration that will enhance Yorktel’s existing capabilities ... ” Ken Scaturro, president and COO of the Eatontown-based company said in a prepared statement.

The Holmdel-based company said Steve Lucas is joining effective March 2, 2020.

According to the Somerset-based company, its revenue improved by 7 percent over 2018, breaking that year's record-setting milestone. 

Audio Directions and Bucklebath were the night's big winners at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

The Holmdel-based business cloud communications provider opened an office in the City of Lights.

Sachin Venugopal will develop a proprietary platform to automate loan submission, review and closing processes.

Hopeworks and the Hummel Family Fund announced it will accept entries until Feb. 28 for the initiative, which assists nonprofits and small businesses in the city with training to help scale their operations.

Gary Kotovets joins from Bloomberg LP.