IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Trends of cyber insurance claims for 2020. Coalition, a cyber insurance company, recently released a report detailing the categories of cyber attacks as well as the cause behind the attacks for the first half of 2020. The number one type of cyber incident so far this year is ransomware.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

This demonstrates that there are still some businesses that have not learned the lessons of the Colonial Pipeline attack and listened to what security experts and the U.S. government is recommending to ensure the operations of Critical National Infrastructure are not affected by ransomware attacks. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. These losses are not just monetary; the time and resources diverted to deal with the aftermath of an attack can significantly hamper operational efficiency.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Use multi-factor authentication. That’s where multi-factor authentication (MFA) comes in. Make offsite, offline backups. To make this possible you’ll need comprehensive, recently tested, backups that are both offline and offsite, beyond the reach of your attackers. More resources.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

Lapsus$ was responsible for a destructive run of cyber attacks in early 2022, hitting some high-profile tech companies. Conti Around 20% of attacks in early 2022 were from Conti, the group behind the 2021 Irish health services attack. Manage desktop extensions: Change Windows from default to showcase extensions.

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