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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

He referenced an insurer’s role in designing pressure relief valves for the steam engines powering Philadelphia in the 1800s: “They said if you wanted to have insurance, you have to have this piece of architecture on your system.” In so doing, “they drove security or solutions to avoid large insurance claims.”.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

It’s likely we’ll continue to witness a significant shift in the motivation behind prominent cyberattacks, as data sources indicate a resurgence in activities such as information theft, covert communication monitoring, and content manipulation from state sponsored attackers and cybercriminals. The first is by rule making.

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In wake of giant software hacks, application security tactics due for an overhaul

SC Magazine

It can also help inform cyber insurers, who may choose to raise premiums for companies that can’t document where their code comes from. Despite these trends, McGraw and others sounded a note of optimism that good security is still possible.

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