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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In his discussion of a potential backstop, Chertoff specifically references the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) as a model. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. It also created the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP), a public-private system of compensation for some terrorism insurance claims. But this is easier said than done.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

AllegisCyber Capital was founded in 1996 to serve the growing cyber business ecosystem. Since 2001, Paladin Capital Group has been a prominent VC serving businesses as a value-added partner in North America, Europe, South America, and Australia. AllegisCyber Capital. AllegisCyber Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).