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Bill Riddick
Bill Riddick
Riddick & Co Entrepreneurial Finance Financial Advisor
https://riddickfinance.com 772-617-5757

William (Bill) Riddick has a series 66 (investment adviser representative) and offers investment advisory services through Riddick & Co Entrepreneurial Finance, LLC. He is also a licensed insurance producer in the state of Florida for life, health and annuities.

  • Financial Planning, Goal Analysis & Generational Planning
  • Institutional Investment Management Strategies for Individuals & Businesses Owners.
  • Business Retirement Plans (401Ks w/ Roth, Profit Sharing, Defined Benefit, Simple IRA, SEP IRA, etc.).
  • Term & Permanent Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, Long Term Care


  • Fixed & Indexed Annuities including living benefit riders


  • Fiduciary Standard of Care
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Insuring Your Business Against Cyber Liability

Insurance Read Time: 3 min

According to one study, 43% of data breaches involve small businesses. Another study found that the average cost of a data breach incident for a company with fewer than 500 employees is $2.98 million.1

Business owners are required to protect their customers’ personal information. In all 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia, businesses are required to notify individuals of security breaches involving personally identifiable information.2

As evidenced by news of large-scale data breaches, online hacking has become another form of risk that businesses now face every day. Like many risks, businesses can insure themselves against the financial damage a cyber-attack may inflict.

Cyber liability insurance may cover a range of risks, including:

  • Data Breach Management: Pays expenses related to the investigation, management, and remediation of an incident, including customer notification, credit check support, and associated legal costs and fines.
  • Media Liability: Covers third-party damages such as website vandalism and intellectual property rights infringement.
  • Extortion Liability: Reimburses for expenses associated with losses arising from a threat of extortion.
  • Network Security Liability: Covers costs connected with third-party damages due to a denial of access and theft of third-party information.

Cyber liability insurance is fairly new, so expect a wide divergence of coverage and costs. It may be purchased separately or as a rider to your current business insurance policy. Be prepared to comparison shop to get a better understanding of coverage and costs.

Small business owners might also keep in mind that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” There are steps you can take to protect your business from becoming a cyber victim.

Consider these steps to protect your data:

  1. Maintain robust malware detection software and keep existing software updated.
  2. Train employees not to open links contained in emails from unknown senders.
  3. Encrypt your important data, such as bank account information, customer credit card numbers, etc.
  4. Perform a security audit.

As obvious and simple as these precautions may sound, some businesses fall victim to cyber-attacks because of their failure to take them.

1. BusinessNewsDaily.com, January 17, 2024
2. FTC.gov, 2025

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