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Are businesses prepared for the return-to-work security risks?
As lockdowns eases, many businesses are preparing for employees to return to work. But are their corporate networks ready, with adequate security measures in place, to ensure their systems are protected from the increased risk of a cyberattack owing to staff and their equipment working from home? Cyber criminals are well aware of employee environments and […]
Cybersecurity Protections Are Essential, Now More Than Ever
“Criminals are using every technology tool at their disposal to hack into people’s accounts. If they know there is a key hidden somewhere, they won’t stop until they find it.” — Tim Cook The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted many standard policies and procedures for tax-exempt management employees who are working remotely. The pandemic disruption has increased internal-control risks
A role for salespeople: Helping customers navigate the pandemic’s emotional challenges
Now that we are once again getting open for business, this raises the question of what we will be talking about with customers. Millions of Americans remain unemployed, more are still on furlough, while others are underemployed. Countless businesses are on the brink and others are going over the edge. Too many families will remain in
How Brands Can Respond To A Crisis With Empathy
A public crisis often results in a call to action. The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest and perhaps largest case in point, hitting every aspect of American society and prompting the need for aid, whether it comes from federal and state-government agencies, or from a small restaurant owner serving free meals to the unemployed and
Board Directors Beware: Potential Liability in Data-Breach Suit
On April 28, 2020, a shareholder of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp) started a derivative action against LabCorp, and several of its individual directors and officers. The complaint arises from two major data security incidents and principally alleges that the individual defendants breached their fiduciary duties in a myriad of ways. LabCorp is one of
Reenergizing the Economy as More Businesses Reopen
New York state [recently] surpassed the 100-day mark since the beginning of the COVID-19 public-health crisis, a time of significant economic disruption and uncertainty. While this community has seen its fair share of challenges, we are beginning to see the results of our strategic and collaborative efforts [upon entering] phase three (https://forward.ny.gov/phase-three-industries) of Gov. Cuomo’s
Here are some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering small business, COVID-19, HR, and career tips. SCORE Mentors @SCOREMentorsFind out what kind of COVID-19 #taxrelief is available for your #smallbiz in 2020: https://www.score.org/blog/covid-19-federal-tax-relief-small-businesses SBA @SBAgovExplore federal resources for small businesses impacted by #COVID19 (#Coronavirus). https://www.covid-sb.org/ IRS Small Biz @IRSsmallbiz#IRS Reminder: Tax
The ER is safe: Don’t delay medical care due to fear of COVID exposure
I’m an emergency medicine physician (an ER doc) and I have a message for you: It’s safe. Your ER is safe. For weeks — months, really — people were told to avoid hospitals. They were places where the COVID-19 virus lay in wait. Unless you were desperately ill you were better off riding it out at
Wunderbar adapts to new norms, pursues new opportunities
Wunderbar is a radically inclusive space that celebrates LGBTQ+ people and supports the development and sustainability of local artists. It advocates for the intersectionality of all people and encourages everyone, no matter their sexual orientation or gender identity, to come, connect, and strengthen the cultural economy in Syracuse. On March 16, it was with a
How To Protect Retirement Savings In These Uncertain Times
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing millions of Americans to worry about their retirement savings and investments. Stocks are riding a roller coaster and the recent $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by Congress potentially means larger tax bills down the road to help pay for it. [Despite the recent strong rebound], the stock market could be
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