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As market for cyber insurance booms, watchdog calls for better data

SC Magazine

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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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

One possible solution, touted by former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on a recent podcast , would be for the federal government to step in and help pay for these sorts of attacks by providing a cyber insurance backstop. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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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. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies. VCs are ultimately accountable to the wishes of their GPs and LPs and not afraid to make decisions to their benefit. AllegisCyber Capital. Honorable Mention Cybersecurity VCs.