Safe Security presents free assessments to provide reliable financial risk calculations for cyber attacks and cyber insurance discussions
PALO ALTO, Calif.– (BUSINESS THREAD)–Secure security, a global leader in cybersecurity risk quantification and management, today announced two industry-first assessment tools to empower organizations to make holistic financial decisions based on their actual cyber risk. At no cost, organizations can access Safe Security’s interactive cost calculator as well as the Cyber Insurance Assessment, which are designed to enable data-driven discussions about risk and coverage requirements. “Executive leadership from the CEO and board members, to CISOs, risk teams and CFOs are asking questions like, ‘How much will a cyber attack cost us?’ Or, “how much should our cyber insurance cost?” Today,…
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Montreal families feel financial pressure before going back to school
Flora David-Ogah is a single mother who arrived in Montreal four years ago. The mother-of-two has seen her spending power dwindle over the past year and is struggling to buy basic necessities and support her teenage girls. “(Prices) are going up every day,” David-Ogah said. “I’ts horrible.” With September around the corner, she’s even more stressed. “It’s very difficult. School supplies are (a lot) of money.” David-Ogah is one of hundreds of parents who stopped by Welcome Hall Mission Tuesday to pick up backpacks filled with pencils, notebooks and other supplies. The organization gives them to about 2,000 children and…
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Trump again says economic data is fake news
Donald Trump has attacked the government’s official economic data this summer, calling it “fake” or “fake news.” He likes to say that the “real” number of employment statistics or the inflation rate would be much more favorable to him, and would look worse to President Joe Biden. It’s a return to form for the former president who shouted down the unemployment rate “total fiction” during his 2016 campaign before turning around and promoting that same data once he took office. This time, Yahoo Finance found at least six recent instances where Trump dismissed inflation and jobs data. In one example,…
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Lauren Boebert lists her husband’s consulting income as “N/A” on the financial disclosure
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert did not disclose her husband’s consulting income in your annual personal financial disclosure report this year, listing his earnings as “N/A” (as in not applicable) in the filing Saturday. Boebert faced intense criticism last year after he filed a statement showing that Jayson Boebert, through Boebert Consulting LLC, earned nearly $1 million from Terra Energy Partners over a two-year period, information that was not published when first presented to Congress in 2020. . Terra Energy Partners has a strong Western Slope presence, and Boebert, whose district stretches across the Western Slope to Pueblo, has been a…
Read More »Strategic Financial Solutions joins Commonwealth to strengthen productivity and efficiency
WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS THREAD)–Commonwealth Financial Network®, a national company dedicated to providing financial advisors with holistic and integrated business solutions, announces the addition of Strategic Financial Solutions of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to its network of independent financial advisors. Formerly with Principal Securities, Inc., Advisors Larry Witzel, CFP®, CLU®, AIF®, Bert McClintock, CFP®, AIF®, AIFA®, Brian Brandt, CFP®, AIF®, Jeff Haugse, Jordan Kuehner, Steven Bragg , and David Spanier, along with their extensive team of support personnel, have approximately $1.4 billion in total assets. Strategic Financial Solutions focuses on corporate retirement plan guidance, individual wealth management and comprehensive planning for near-retirement or…
Read More »Heathrow extends passenger limit for another three months
Heathrow Airport has extended the limit on departing passengers until October in an effort to reduce flight cancellations and cope with summer demand. After consulting with the airlines, the airport of the Spanish company Ferrovial will extend its limit of 100,000 daily departure passengers until October 29, the end of the summer season. Heathrow introduced the cap last month, claiming it has since resulted in fewer last-minute cancellations, better punctuality and shorter waits for bags. The move followed other airports that have set similar limits, including London’s Gatwick, Germany’s Frankfurt Airport and the Netherlands’ Schiphol Airport. TO READ Heathrow apologizes…
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GO in the Know: New car prices hit records, SNAP adds payment provider and top financial news for August 16
seb_ra / iStock.com It’s National Tell a Joke Day, but unfortunately all the jokes I know are about pizza and I don’t think you’ll like them – they’re too cheesy. Anyway, here are today’s biggest financial stories. The big plus: New car prices hit records, average monthly payment hits $733 Buying a new car continued to get more expensive in July thanks to rising sticker prices and interest rates, with the estimated typical monthly payment reaching a new record high of $733. Bonus Offer: Open a new Citi Priority account by 9/1/23 and earn up to $2,000 in bonus cash…
Read More »United Way of Bay County eases back-to-school financial burden | news
BAY CITY, Mich. (WJRT) – Back to school should be a time of hope. But for many local families, it’s a time of financial stress. In fact, just today, Governor Whitmer proposed a sales tax break on school supplies, pointing to a study that indicates average back-to-school spending per child will increase from $618 last year to $661 this year. The United Way of Bay County is trying to ease some of the stress that back-to-school shopping can put on families. “It alleviated a lot of my costs. It helped a lot, especially with the shoe portion,” said Holly Elliott….
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