Did you know that insurance has become one of the most targeted sectors for cyber-criminal activity? Hackers are targeting the personal and financial data that passes through online quoting and rating systems – and the credentials you use to log in to those systems are a common starting point for these attacks.

What you need to do

The best way to reduce the impact of credentials theft is to reset your password regularly – at minimum every 90 days, and immediately after a staff member leaves your agency. Other tactics recommended by the Big “I” for safeguarding data on the systems your agency uses:
• Avoid sharing passwords among staff as this increases the risk and impact of a data breach.
• Never use the same user ID and password for multiple systems.
• Safeguard your user IDs and passwords – and never post them where they can be seen, such as on sticky notes or in spreadsheets.
• Learn about common social engineering ploys – methods hackers use to gain your trust and compromise the security of your systems.

What we’re doing

Earlier this year, we required agencies to reset their passwords for our systems – something we’ll continue to require periodically.

In the next few months, we’ll also be rolling out multi-factor authentication for agency log-ins – a security feature that should make our systems much more secure. Note that all agency log-ins will require multi-factor authentication by the end of 2021.

Multi-factor authentication will make it challenging to share IDs and passwords, so we’re strongly advising agencies to create unique credentials for their staff and update them regularly. To obtain your agency access code and create unique IDs for staff, visit the User Report screen (Agency Administration tab > Manage Portal Users) on the Agents’ Portal.

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