article thumbnail

The future of cyber insurance

IT Security Guru

Cyber insurers are losing money. Their loss ratios – total claims plus the insurer’s costs, divided by total premiums earned – are now consistently above 60%, which presents something of an existential threat to the insurance industry, making cyber risk a potentially uninsurable area due to falling profitability.

article thumbnail

After Springhill: Assessing the Impact of Ransomware Lawsuits

eSecurity Planet

The legal complaint [PDF] notes that on July 9, 2019, the day it was hit by a ransomware attack, Springhill Memorial Hospital contended that the event had “not affected patient care.” ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. Also read: Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs. .

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Ransomware review: November 2023

Malwarebytes

RagnarLocker started in 2019 and was responsible for numerous high-profile attacks against municipalities and critical infrastructure across the world. Create offsite, offline backups. Keep backups offsite and offline, beyond the reach of attackers. Don’t get attacked twice.

article thumbnail

Ransomware in 2020

Cytelligence

Damages from ransomware in 2019 rose to over $11.5 Effectiveness of data backup strategies. Ransomware in 2019 . The number of ransomware attacks increased in 2019 — but worse, 22 of those cyberattacks shut down a city, county and even state government computer systems. with several attacks in 2019.

article thumbnail

How to Decrypt Ransomware Files – And What to Do When That Fails

eSecurity Planet

The best defense and the best option for recovery will always be the availability of sufficient, isolated data backups and a practiced restoration process. However, even with the best planning, organizations can find a few users, machines, or systems that were overlooked or whose backup may be corrupted or encrypted.

article thumbnail

Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

With vulnerabilities rooted in unsuspecting users, the task of preventing these attacks means both staff training and a robust email and network security system that includes a strong backup program so you have a recent copy of your data that you can roll back to. Offline Backups. Screenshot example. Recent attacks. Version restores.

article thumbnail

How to build a cyber capable board

Security Boulevard

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report has consistently ranked cyber attacks among the top seven risks facing the planet in terms of likelihood and impact, while high-profile CEOs including Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway and Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase see them as the number-one threat to business. no data, no equipment?—?and