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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

The challenge of embracing digital transformation while also quelling the accompanying cyber risks has never been greater for small- and mid-sized businesses. Somehow SMBs must keep pace competitively, while also tamping down the rising risk of suffering a catastrophic network breach. SMBs today face a daunting balancing act.

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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.

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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. Named after the infamous string of nation-state cyber attacks during the late 2000s, NightDragon was established in 2016 by former McAfee CEO Dave DeWalt. AllegisCyber Capital. AllegisCyber Investments. Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).