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Cybersecurity experts and businesses have some advice for small business executives who think they’re too busy, too poor or too small to worry about protecting their company from hackers: Do it now. It might be cheaper than you think and ...

Electric light bulb inventor Thomas Edison once said, “There’s a way to do it better – find it.” That’s exactly what Mike Steele, inventor of a wind-powered automatic chain oiler, and Brian Jordan, inventor of a prosthetic finger, did. Steele, ...

Native Marylander Ted Cooney, whose business ventures have ranged from commercial fishing and boat-building to health-care financial services and an oyster farm, knows the value of seeking financial help wherever you can find it. These days, the founder of Madhouse ...

Understanding the far- and wide-ranging Maryland technology ‘household’ or ecosystem is essential to success, according to Glenna E. Cush, director of marketing with the state’s Small Business Development Center. “The ecosystem refers businesses to how different components of technology support ...

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week, continuing at their highest levels in seven years amid the peak home buying season.

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As smaller, quicker and easier technology drives more connectivity for devices and systems, executives say smart companies large and small can leverage those advancements to create opportunities for growth. “There are opportunities to use that information,” said Harry Holt, executive ...

When Sony Pictures and Equifax got hacked, it cost them tens of millions. Sadly, studies indicate over half of companies can expect to be hacked. There is no fool-proof way to stop an incident breach. So what should you do ...

Staying within the company, the board of CareFirst, Inc. has named Brian D. Pieninck president and CEO of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield beginning July 1. Pieninck, who currently serves as the company’s chief operating officer, will succeed Chet Burrell, who will retire at ...

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Four plaintiffs’ law firms agreed in the Circuit Court for Howard County Wednesday to pay Oracle Corp. $270,000 to avoid Oracle’s motion for sanctions over their misconduct in a lawsuit related to Oracle’s acquisition of Columbia-based Micros Systems Inc. In 2014, Brower Piven, ...

The Rockville-based Physician Insurers Association of America, an association representing medical professional liability insurance companies and other health care businesses, has renamed itself the Medical Professional Liability Association. The Association’s members voted to change the name during the 2018 Medical Liability ...