Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 20, 2022

From the H-Hotel release : “ unknown persons carried out a cyber attack on the IT network of the hotel company H-Hotels.com, which led to restrictions in digital communication. The cyber attack was discovered by the hotel company's IT security systems on Sunday. When an attack happens, who is contacted first?

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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. The first ransomware attack took place in 1989.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. This is likely because threat actors perceive US-based organizations to be more financially capable of paying ransoms due to well-developed cyber insurance.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

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. A muli-layered approach to cyber attack prevention. Cyber threat hunting for SMBs: How MDR can help. More resources.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Employees must be aware of how attackers might manipulate them into revealing sensitive information or granting the attackers access to secure systems. However, given the increasing sophistication of these attack techniques, education alone isn’t always enough to prevent a cyber attack.

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Spinone

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Cybersecurity is often overlooked by small business, but over 60% of cyber attacks are targeted at small to medium-sized businesses. G Suite security insurance removes and mitigates major risks of malware attacks and imposes those on the insurance company. There are many G Suite security risks.

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Cytelligence

JANUARY 27, 2020

As these attacks increase in their frequency, threat actors have had to evolve their strategies due to the following reasons: Competition from other threat actors vying for the same “pie”. Lessons learned” from attacks that did not generate a pay-out. Effectiveness of data backup strategies. Ransomware in 2019 .

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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. At this point, typical defenses for ransomware, such as backups and restoration of systems and data, do not apply. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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Centraleyes

JUNE 11, 2024

Encrypt and securely store backups offsite to protect critical data from unauthorized access or tampering. Get Cyber Insurance Organizations turn to cyber insurance to transfer risk to an organization that would cover the costs of a cyber attack, mitigating their own risk.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

businesses can be built on, and destroyed by, cyber risk. Serious cyber incidents will hit the headlines, so you need to have a media management strategy ready to limit any reputational damage. discuss how your company’s culture supports cyber security and risk management. Everyone, it seems, has an opinion on the issue.

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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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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

Why are cyber attacks still on the rise? His name is Omar Masri and he's a software engineer and also the founder and CEO of Mamari.io, which helps businesses overcome the cost and complexities of cybersecurity, preventing attacks while meeting compliance and cyber insurance requirements. It was actually cheaper.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. There is also huge debate around cyber insurance and whether it is fit for purpose. Cyber insurance is designed to help protect organizations against the fallout from cyber-attacks, including covering the financial costs of paying out ransomware demands and dealing with incidents.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. Ransomware Liability.

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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.

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Cisco Security

MARCH 22, 2022

Backup all critical data at least daily. Cyber insurance is not the answer! Build for Cyber resiliency – it offers the best chance for achieving mission and business goals in the face of increasing sophisticated cyber attacks. Build out a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), and adopt a “Zero Trust or Bust”.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 12, 2020

What do we know about this cyber attack on law firm of the stars? According to the bad actors behind REvil attacks, the initial ransom demand was an incredible $21 million. What could be happening behind the scenes of this ransomware attack? Ransomware attacks are in the middle of this evolution right now.

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