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Cyber Insurance and the Changing Global Risk Environment

Security Affairs

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. If the technology were to become unavailable, the resulting business impact could be mitigated with cyber insurance.

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Cyber Insurance Premiums Suddenly Surging

SecureWorld News

New research reveals that a record number of organizations are buying cyber insurance policies as a tool for protecting themselves against cyber risk. However, the cost for those policies is rising dramatically as cyber insurance premiums soar up to 30% vs. the previous year. cyber insurance market.

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Cyber and Privacy Risks for Real Estate Enterprises

SecureWorld News

While this is standard practice for addressing liability within the universe of real estate, deliberate and precise actions are required when negotiating cyber insurance coverage. All stakeholders, including insurers, need to understand whose cyber insurance policy responds to an incident.

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Cybersecurity in 2020

Cytelligence

This malware can steal payment data, credentials and funds from victims’ bank accounts, and new versions are available for widespread distribution by anyone that’s willing to pay the malware’s developers. This will, in turn, will lead to more attacks, and fast growth for the cyber insurance industry.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Enterprise ransomware accounts for 81% of total infections, and by market segment, 62% are small to medium-sized businesses ( Symantec ). Increased attacks on individuals with high net value and Internet of Things (IoT) devices ( McAfee ). Criminals fail to decrypt data after payment only 1% of the time ( Sophos ). Ransomware facts.

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26 Cyber Security Stats Every User Should Be Aware Of in 2024

Security Affairs

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Cyber Skills Gap: By 2025, there could be 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs, showing a big need for skilled professionals. Market Size: The AI cyber security market was worth around $17.4 million per breach.

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Ransomware Prevention, Detection, and Simulation

NetSpi Executives

Attempt access to file and SQL servers with privileged accounts. Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? Many organizations have used cyber insurance to recover from ransomware attacks.