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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. GreyMatter DRP generates alerts that are categorized by risk type and provides context that can allow organizations to take proactive remediation responses.

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MSPs: Becoming the Trusted Cyber Insurance Advisor

Duo's Security Blog

In its modern iteration, cyber liability insurance mitigates the losses and business costs associated with cyber incidents and resulting downtime. CyberCube, a company specializing in quantifying cyber risk, estimates that the U.S. standalone cyber insurance market could reach $45 billion in premiums by 2034.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

The US, manufacturing sector, and professional, scientific, and technical services (PSTS) sector are primary targets amidst an overall increase in ransomware attacks. GreyMatter DRP generates alerts that are categorized by risk type and provides context that can allow organizations to take proactive remediation responses.

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How to build a cyber capable board

Security Boulevard

In just a few years, cyber has transformed from the nerd in the corner into the Kim Kardashian of risk. 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.

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The future of cyber insurance

IT Security Guru

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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Why are “Secure” Companies Still Being Hacked?

Security Boulevard

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. So it's growing.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

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.