Maybe you think being a smaller-scale operation can inherently protect you from being a target. But according to Karen Painter Randall, chair of cybersecurity, data privacy and incident response at Connell Foley LLP, that’s no longer the case. “[I]n this day and age, these attackers are focusing on the small- to medium-sized businesses,” she said.
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GovPilot adds Pennsylvania borough to client roster
The cloud-based government management software provider from Hoboken will help the locale transition from paper to digital processes.
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The Jersey City-based data analytics provider is selling the unit for $515 million.
Read More »Verisk announces new CEO
Lee Shavel will head the data analytics provider following the Jersey City-based company’s yet-to-be-scheduled 2022 annual meeting. Additionally, current COO Mark Anquillare will become president at that time.
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Lucid Group, a maker of luxury electric vehicles based in Newark, Calif., chose The Mall at Short Hills as its 22nd North American site.
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On the government side, the product will allow for the identification of trends and to streamline communications. As a resident, there are a host of functions, which include being able to report that nasty pothole on your commute right from your phone.
Read More »Bell Labs, Princeton University net $7.6M in clean-energy grants
The Biden administration awarded $2.1 million to the Murray Hill-based research outlet and nearly $5.5 million to the Ivy League school.
Read More »What you don’t know …
After a 2017 global malware attack that disrupted Merck’ s worldwide operations — including manufacturing, research and sales — the giant drugmaker was shocked when its insurance carrier declined to cover the estimated billion-dollar-plus of losses caused by the cybercrime.
Read More »Securing supply chains
A small towing company in New Jersey got a shock when its biggest client — an international bank — said the local firm had to beef up its IT security and go through an annual third-party security audit to keep the bank as a client.
Read More »Parker unveils ‘forward-thinking’ senior living community
The expanded Somerset center was designed in response to the changing needs of seniors—specifically those that were realized during the pandemic, officials said.
Read More »Hackensack UMC performs state-of-the-art knee replacement
The procedure utilized the newest generation of the TSolution One robot from medical device and technology company THINK Surgical.
Read More »NSA designates Kean University a cybersecurity center of excellence
The goal of the National Security Agency program is to promote academic programs of higher learning that help produce the nation’s cyber workforce.
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