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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.

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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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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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New Warning from the White House Calls for Urgent Action

Cisco Security

Left of Boom refers to actions you can take to protect your organization before a cyber incident. It includes the following advice: Have visibility and control of all assets and actionable metrics to measure cyber risk. Backup all critical data at least daily. Cyber insurance is not the answer!

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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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