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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!!

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware is a type of malicious program, or malware, that encrypts files, documents and images on a computer or server so that users cannot access the data. These keys are available to the attacker, and the encryption can only be decrypted using a private key. How Does Ransomware Work?

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Ransomware Prevention Guide for Enterprise

Spinone

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. National Security Agency tool that was leaked by the hacker group “Shadow Brokers” in 2017. How much can ransomware cost your business? Eternal Blue is a U.S.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Series A SenseOn 2017 London, UK 61 $26.4 Series A GitGuardian 2017 Paris, France 63 $56.0 GitGuardian is a developer favorite offering a secrets detection solution that scans source code to detect certificates, passwords, API keys, encryption keys, and more. Series A Isovalent 2017 Mountain View, CA 48 $29.0

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Satori DataSecOps 2021 Private BluBracket Software supply chain 2021 Private Cape Privacy Data security 2021 Private ZecOps Digital forensics 2019 Private SecurityScorecard Risk ratings 2017 Private Carbon Black Security software 2015 Acquired: VMware AVG Antivirus software 2015 Acquired: Avast. NightDragon.