Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

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. But this is easier said than done.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity. Cyber has changed everything around us – even the way we tackle geopolitical crisis and conflicts. According to a report by IDC , by the end of 2022, nearly 65% of the global GDP will be digitized — reliant on a digital system of some kind.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

This article looks at the top 40 cybersecurity startups to watch in 2022 based on their innovations in new and emerging technologies, length of operation, early funding rounds, scalability, and more. Most traditional tools used for investigating cyber attacks cannot assess potential impacts on these environments. Cowbell Cyber.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. Also read : Top Cyber Insurance Companies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups. Either way, they legitimize such ransom demands and encourage attackers to continue making them. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Ransomware attacks followed on Ireland’s Health Service Executive System and meat processing giant JBS Foods, and then in July 2021, IT service management company Kaseya had a number of its downstream customers targeted by ransomware in a software supply chain attack. Conti uses a double extortion method and a multithreading system.

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