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17 cyber insurance application questions you'll need to answer

CSO Magazine

I recently had to renew the cyber insurance policy for the office and it was interesting to see the evolution of questions asked over the years. At first, most of the cyber insurance questions involved basic computer security and merely checked to see if we had firewalls and antivirus and not much else.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible.

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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. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure.

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

eSecurity Planet

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. The First Calls After an Attack.

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What is Ransomware? Everything You Should Know

eSecurity Planet

While a typical ransomware attack just encrypts the data, exfiltration raises the risk by threatening to make sensitive data public. During a double extortion attack, a ransomware operator acquires control of the victim network through established threat vectors, then locates high-value assets, encrypts the data and exfiltrates it.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Apiiro Security. Boasting itself as the world’s first Code Risk Platform, Apiiro Security offers risk visibility across design, code, and cloud segments. Clients can use BluBracket’s Risk Score to measure vulnerability and take informed steps to improve application security. Cado Security.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

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. AllegisCyber Investments.