Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The cost of cyber attacks, including financial losses, reputational damage, and legal consequences, can be staggering. To mitigate these risks, businesses often invest in cyber insurance. They serve as a virtual key to access important systems, accounts, and confidential information. This is where CYPFER comes in.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The rise of the cyber insurance has largely failed to promote better cybersecurity practices among the industries they cover, according to a new report released Monday from British security think tank RUSI. Growing losses from ransomware attacks have…emphasized that the current reality is not sustainable for insurers either.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 26, 2021

New research reveals that a record number of organizations are buying cyber insurance policies as a tool for protecting themselves against cyber risk. However, the cost for those policies is rising dramatically as cyber insurance premiums soar up to 30% vs. the previous year. cyber insurance market.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 22, 2022

Insurance marketplace Lloyd’s of London is set to introduce cyber insurance exclusions to coverage for “catastrophic” state-backed attacks from 2023. The move is reflective of a maturing and quickly evolving cyber insurance market. Nation-state attacks pose systemic risk to insurers.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cyber risk is an existential issue for companies of all sizes and in all industries. However, it also exposes companies to additional layers of risk. However, it also exposes companies to additional layers of risk. I will dive into some of these key challenges and provide recommendations to address them.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 23, 2021

Richards argues that this rise has a dramatic impact on a company’s risk profile and one reason why security ratings scores are not always useful. And, because of this, cyber insurance companies using these scores rely on an inaccurate assessment of target-company risk. FBI CreativeCommons CC PDM 1.0. Usually not.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. The number one type of cyber incident so far this year is ransomware.

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

The development of cybersecurity insurance has played an important role in determining how companies prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks and the resulting fallout. That in itself has evolved, as insurers and insured learn just how expensive that fallout can be. The ransomware reality check for insurers.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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Centraleyes

MAY 6, 2024

The insurance industry is no exception. The insurance industry is built on handling our own and everyone else’s risks. As artificial intelligence shatters glass ceilings, the risks it introduces present a new paradigm to the insurance market in many different areas.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 26, 2021

The objective is to reassess the coverage provided by the Federal Cyber Terrorism Risk Insurance Program( TRIP) in the event of cyber-terrorist activities on the IT infrastructure hosted by public and private properties.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Every time a driver buckles up or an airbag is deployed we see the powerful influence of the insurance companies who insisted those measures become mandatory. Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. A maturing model.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

We need to work with many different teammates on campus — risk management, legal, compliance and institutional review boards, to name a few — to effectively manage cybersecurity risk across our communities. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

While the risk of an employee clicking on a foreign prince’s secret gold offer may be past us, modern-day technologies have evolved and expanded in today’s remote work and IoT-connected settings. Don’t worry though, there's already an insurance policy for that. What is Cyber Liability Insurance?

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2022

Cybersecurity risk assessment company Safe Security on Tuesday rolled out two new online risk assessment tools for businesses to use, in order to help them understand their vulnerability to cyberattacks and the costs of insuring against them. Risk tools measure financial impact of cyberthreats.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

Customers on Google Cloud are now able to use a diagnostic tool called “Risk Manager” to evaluate cyber hygiene. Google Cloud, Munich Re and Allianz are working together to turn risk data into better insurance policies. Drew Angerer/Getty Images).

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2023

. “Any such legislation should prevent manufacturers and software publishers with market power from fully disclaiming liability by contract, and establish higher standards of care for software in specific high-risk scenarios,” the strategy explains. When the Bush administration released the first U.S.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 26, 2022

Due to the evolving and growing impact of cybersecurity incidents there are some questions starting to arise about the way that insurance companies deal with the costs that are the results of such incidents. But cyber insurance comes in different flavors and sizes. Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. Merck suffered US$1.4

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. These attacks have driven the cost of cyber insurance premiums higher. Cyber insurance has become more critical to organizations to help offset the risk to the company.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. It can feel like crossing a major highway while blindfolded. Many never see the catastrophe about to happen, until it occurs.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 11, 2022

How can you secure your business? The post A week in security (July 4 – July 10) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability. Geopolitical tensions also foster information warfare and cyber espionage, compromising the security of governments, businesses, and individuals. The first is by rule making.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. According to CryptoIns analysts, the crypto assets insurance market is expected to reach $7 billion by 2023. Why do crypto exchanges’ users need insurance?

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

. “Install EDR on every computer (for example, Sentinel, Cylance, CrowdStrike); set up more complex storage system; protect LSAS dump on all computers; have only 1 active accounts; install latest security updates; install firewall on all network.” “They are insured for cyber risks, so what are we waiting for?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 22, 2023

Instead, the ransom pay can be covered from a cyber insurance policy, provided it is taken prior to the launch of the attack and covers the costs associated with the malware attack. Notify your bank: Inform your bank about the situation and work with them to protect your accounts and prevent any fraudulent activity.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) of UK conducted the survey and came to the above stated conclusion that shows how relaxed are businesses for cyber security. And sometimes cyber criminals are using email services to trick employees into making fraudulently large financial transfers via new business deals or contracts.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Cyber Skills Gap: By 2025, there could be 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs, showing a big need for skilled professionals. Without any further ado, let’s have a look at the 7 most recent cyber security events.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Malicious cyberattacks caused the majority of these security incidents, accounting for 73% of all breaches. Unauthorized access or disclosure accounted for another 22%, and the remaining 5% were caused by smaller thefts, losses, or improper disposals. More than 22.8 Another 20.7% were attributed to extortion.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? Many organizations have used cyber insurance to recover from ransomware attacks. This requires an asset inventory.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

And a key part of building out any cybersecurity policy for your local government is to develop an organizational understanding of risk to systems, people, data, and so on. Take cyber insurance , for example. Also delivered free of charge by the NCATS team. Adopt the fundamentals. Baltimore learned this the hard way. (An

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

That distinction is important for identifying risk. While the Oldsmar, Florida hack, for example, shined a light on risks associated with remote access to industrial control systems, Colonial Pipeline exposed IT system vulnerabilities that could exist in any sector. They need to come together somehow.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2022

In that case, they may upload fake documents that tell employees to transfer money from their accounts into the criminals’ accounts or compromise their security even more. A company’s loss of control over its business practices may lead to various risks, which cybercrim­inals quickly exploit.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 15, 2021

expects to begin to recover the losses in quarters three and four, largely through insurance coverage. But that does not account for direct and indirect losses tied to downtime, disruption of supply chains, or the inability to deliver product to customers. Will our cyber insurer buy it or would we?”

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 20, 2022

In the next 15-30 years we’ll see a move from wizardry to accounting—and a much more Operational Technology approach to the discipline in general. Essentially the business will see what the risk tolerance is for all these items, and that’s what the Ops team will monitor in their dashboards. Insurance companies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

To manage the risk of potential insider and outsider threats while ensuring operational efficiency, airport authorities must accurately credential each employee in line with federal and airport-specific regulations; therefore, identity and access management play a crucial role. Integrate separate siloed systems to limit data sprawl.

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