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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. TRIA was passed in 2002 to provide financial assistance to the insurers who were reeling from covering the costs of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. But, so far, the U.S.

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Cyber Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

IT Security Guru

Recent research from Hiscox even found that a fifth of businesses across the US and Europe faced insolvency as a direct result of a cyber attack. Unfortunately, transferring traditional insurance models to the cyber-sphere isn’t an easy task. As a result, it’s difficult to gauge how at risk an organisation is.

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Estonia sues Gemalto for 152M euros over flaws in citizen ID cards issued by the company

Security Affairs

.” In November 2017, Estonia announced that it would suspend security digital certificates for up to 760,000 state-issued electronic ID-cards that are using the buggy chips to mitigate the risk of identity theft. Estonia replaced Gemalto and its predecessor for the supply of ID cards since 2002, with the company Idemia.

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

SC Magazine

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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Spotlight Podcast: At 15 Cybersecurity Awareness Month Grows with Cyber Risk

The Security Ledger

To answer those questions we invited two experts into The Security Ledger studio to talk about the evolution of the event and of the cyber security industry itself: Russ Schrader is the Executive director of the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCSA) and Angel Grant is the Director, RSA Identity and RSA Fraud & Risk Intelligence.

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Two Strategies You Can Use To Reimagine Cybersecurity Without Looking Like An Amateur

Jane Frankland

Smart cybersecurity leaders recognise the opportunity that’s available to them and are purposefully creating diverse teams – teams who have diversity of experience and thinking, and who can help them to uncover missed risks and to not be so blindsided. When David became Head of Team Sky in 2002, there was virtually no record of success.

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2020 Predictions: New Challenges for Data Privacy and the 5G Hackathon

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Another development we may potentially see in 2020 is progress around the European Union’s ePrivacy Regulation , which will replace the existing ePrivacy and Electronic Communications Directive 2002/58. The new law has been designed to work alongside the GDPR, addressing the definitions of privacy and data. Conclusion.