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How security pros, the insurance industry, and regulators can combat ransomware

SC Magazine

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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Incentives, Insurance and Root Cause

Adam Shostack

Over the decade or so since The New School book came out, there’s been a sea change in how we talk about breaches, and how we talk about those who got breached. In that context, I am very excited to see a proposal from Rob Knake on “ Creating a Federally Sponsored Cyber Insurance Program.”

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CynergisTek Announces 3-Year Contract With Leading Medical System Resulting in Highest Annual Bookings in 3 Years

CyberSecurity Insiders

The cost of these cyber events is rising sharply with cyber insurance premiums and compliance requirements increasing. CynergisTek’s Resilience Partner Program is designed to support the needs of its healthcare clients to better position them to protect against cyber threats.

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Play ransomware group claims to have stolen hotel chain data

Malwarebytes

” The release goes on to say that although bookings are still taking place, email is unavailable as H-Hotels examines all systems to ensure they are no longer compromised. Law enforcement, cyber insurance (if you have it), external security contractors may well be some of the first entities on your list.

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Security Roundup June 2023

BH Consulting

MORE UK NCSC calls on the cyber insurance market to become more sophisticated. MORE Security leader Mark Hillick has written a book about digital safety for parents. MORE As DDoS attacks ise, IEEE Spectrum covers the early years of the Mirai botnet. MORE SANS Institute lists the top five most dangerous attacks in 2023.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

The states of Nevada, Minnesota and Washington stand out for having their own laws on the books creating liability in certain situations for businesses that handle credit card transactions and are not in compliance with PCI-DSS. States also differ on other data privacy and IT security compliance laws.

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Why are “Secure” Companies Still Being Hacked?

Security Boulevard

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. You got hacked, you’re sort of just paid, your insurance covered it.

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