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In this episode of Lowenstein's Cybersecurity Awareness series, Ken Fishkin, Lowenstein's Manager of Information Security, speaks with Lynda A. Bennett, Chair of the firm's Insurance Recovery Group...

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Lynda A. Bennett
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In this episode of Lowenstein's  Cybersecurity Awareness series,  Ken Fishkin, Lowenstein's Manager of Information Security, speaks with Lynda A. Bennett,  Chair of the firm's Insurance Recovery Group, about the impact of recent breaches and ransomware demands on the cyber insurance market, and how to meet carriers' heightened requirements for coverage, especially with more employees increasingly working from home.

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Lynda A. Bennett, Partner and Chair, Insurance Recovery 
 Ken Fishkin, CISSP, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, Manager of Information Security

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Ken Fishkin:  Hello, and welcome again to another addition of our Cybersecurity Video Series. I'm Ken Fishkin, Manager of Information Security here at Lowenstein Sandler, and I'm here today with Lynda Bennett, who is the Chair of our Insurance Recovery practice.

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