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Software Testing for Legal Compliance
One risk in software development is failure to comply with accessibility standards. Laws and industry regulations can require IT businesses to make software and web services accessible to handicapped...
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Your Most Powerful Anti-Data Breach Tool (Spoiler: It’s Client Education)
An IT consultant's work includes more than just installing software and setting up hardware. You may not realize it, but you are also responsible for teaching clients about cyber security. Take the...
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Email E&O Disclaimers: Do They Mean Anything?
You've probably received countless emails that have a disclaimer at the bottom saying something along the lines of "this email and contents are intended only for the recipient" or "contents of this...
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How to Fit Business Insurance into Your 2014 Budget
As the New Year approaches, small-business owners return to their spreadsheets to look over their budgets and figure out what financial changes they'll make for the new fiscal year. You’ll likely ask...
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Software Patches: The Good, the Bad, and the Liability
Over the summer, cyber criminals hacked into a web application hosted by the Department of Energy and gained access to more than 100,000 personal records. Hackers were able to break in because the DOE...
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How General Liability Insurance Protects You from Social Media-Related Libel...
With the rise of social media, IT businesses and contractors are now more vulnerable than ever to libel lawsuits.What is libel? Libel occurs when one party writes something damaging and potentially...
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What Insurance Do Your Independent Contractors Need?
IT project managers often hire subcontractors to work on a project, but who pays for the independent contractor's insurance and what insurance do they need to get? The...
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So Your IT Staffing Agency Recommended a Dud. Here’s What’s Next.
Running an IT staffing agency can be an incredible risky operation. The Edward Snowden saga reminds us that staffing firms might not always know what they’re getting from their contractors. In this...
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Obama: Freelancers Are the Future in Tech and Elsewhere
If you're a tech freelancer or IT contractor, you're in good company: CNBC notes that fully one in three Americans work as freelancers. This marks a significant rise in freelance employment in the last...
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3 Strategies to Help Small IT Businesses Beat 2014’s Biggest Cyber Threats
Every year, Deloitte publishes its Tech Trends report, which highlights trends from the last 12 months and issues recommendations for technology professionals in the year ahead. The 2013 Tech Trends...
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Why IT Freelancers Should Know their State's Workers' Comp Laws
If you work as an IT freelancer or independent contractor, you’ve probably found that businesses like to work with you because you make the things simpler for them. Your client doesn't have to worry...
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What Developers Can Learn from Obamacare's Website Problems
The recent struggles of HealthCare.gov’s insurance exchanges highlight important liability concerns for web developers and IT professionals.To better understand the liabilities web developers face,...
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Laptop Insurance: Secure and Protect Mobile Devices
Laptops, tablets, iPhones, and other portable devices present particular security and insurance concerns for IT small businesses. Their portability means they are susceptible to more risks,...
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Common Risks for IT Project Risk Managers Part 1: Financial Exposures
While you may think you're unlikely to be sued, the reality is that more than half of all lawsuits target small businesses. As an IT project manager, you need to prepare for possible lawsuits, work to...
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E&O Disclaimers: Do They Hold Up in Court?
Theoretically, an E&O disclaimer can prevent you from being sued for mistakes or professional negligence.A web company might post a disclaimer saying it is not responsible for any its site, which...
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Common Risks for IT Project Managers Part 2: Legal Risks
When you sign a contract to work with a client, contractor, or subcontractor, you enter into a tangled web of errors and omissions liabilities. If anything goes wrong on the project, it’s common for...
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Software Testing to Identify E&O Liability
This week, Google announced that it was expanding its "bug-bounty" software testing program to its Android platform. Like many other large software companies, Google offers cash "bounties" to security...
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Software Testing for Legal Compliance
One risk in software development is failure to comply with accessibility standards. Laws and industry regulations can require IT businesses to make software and web services accessible to handicapped...
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Your Most Powerful Anti-Data Breach Tool (Spoiler: It’s Client Education)
An IT consultant's work includes more than just installing software and setting up hardware. You may not realize it, but you are also responsible for teaching clients about cyber security. Take the...
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Email E&O Disclaimers: Do They Mean Anything?
You've probably received countless emails that have a disclaimer at the bottom saying something along the lines of "this email and contents are intended only for the recipient" or "contents of this...
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