SecureWorld News

AUGUST 1, 2023

One aspect of these cyberattacks that has been hotly debated is the role that cybersecurity insurance plays in these incidents. To better understand the relationship between insurance and ransomware, U.K.-based This widely-held belief has fueled debates in policy-making circles and cybersecurity discussions.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

CISA adds Fortinet products and Ivanti CSA bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog Nation-state actor exploited three Ivanti CSA zero-days Dutch police dismantled dual dark web market ‘Bohemia/Cannabia’ macOS HM Surf flaw in TCC allows bypass Safari privacy settings Iran-linked actors target critical infrastructure organizations (..)

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Cisco Security

JANUARY 10, 2023

As the majority of the global Covid fog finally started lifting in 2022, other events – and their associated risks – started to fill the headspace of C-level execs the world over. In my role, I regularly engage with CISOs in all kinds of sectors, representatives at industry bodies, and experts at analyst houses.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Chief Financial Officers aka CFOs are ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through cyber risks and threats, says a survey. Interestingly, over 87% of survey respondents are over-confident that their companies can overcome any level of threats, although their current Cybersecurity posture was never tested to the core.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 23, 2025

Manufacturing: IP theft and ransomware are top risks; OT/ICS systems still lag in basic controls. The 2025 DBIR is a call to arms for CISOs and security leaders to rethink how they detect, respond to, and recover from breaches. We asked experts at cybersecurity vendors for their comments and additional insights.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. Cybersecurity predictions offer a glimpse at the dangerous oncoming traffic and help leaders develop strategies to navigate their journey safely. Those in cybersecurity who fail to look ahead will be crushed by what they don’t see coming.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 1, 2022

cyber insurance carriers in 2021 rose 92% year-over-year, largely in response to a surge in ransomware. Cyber risk insurers are also declining coverage to companies with substandard cybersecurity controls, as well as changing the fine print for sublimits to reduce coverage for types of losses one by one.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 26, 2024

Important steps to lower premiums include preparation, articulating your risk, and demonstrating progressive improvement in security through measurable metrics. Why Do Organizations Need Cyber Liability Insurance? Cyber liability insurance has become an important component of every organization’s cyber strategy.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

Every time a driver buckles up or an airbag is deployed we see the powerful influence of the insurance companies who insisted those measures become mandatory. Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. A maturing model.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Has ESG Become aWake-Up Call for Cybersecurity? Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. These attacks have driven the cost of cyber insurance premiums higher. Direct connection between risk management and ESG.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In Q&A format, they share about their professional journeys, unique experiences, and hopes for the future of cybersecurity—along with some personal anecdotes. He helps senior decision makers overcome cybersecurity sales objections and manages unlimited cyber risks through rigorous prioritization. A : I backed into it!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

A look ahead to 2023 we can expect to see changes in MFA, continued Hactivism from non-state actors, CISOs lean in on more proactive security and crypto-jackers will get more savvy. 5 – Recession requires CISOs to get frank with the board about proactive security. By Marcus Fowler, CEO of Darktrace Federal.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

What Cybersecurity Needs To Know About Segregation Of DutiesCybersecurity has moved to the top of the list of priorities of CISOs and not just because of the astronomical cost of cyber insurance. billion on information security and risk management products and […].

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Cyberrisk is business risk. We hear this at SecureWorld cybersecurity conferences on a regular basis. But how should we communicate this risk to the business, to clients, or to investors? Accenture annual report: risks we face from cyberattacks. L egal, reputational and financial risks? Dollars year over year.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

This morning, Critical Start released its first ever Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report , which explores some of the major concerns and challenges currently confronting cybersecurity leaders as they manage risk within their organizations. Here are some comments on the cyber risk landscape from cybersecurity vendor experts.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the Initial Public Draft of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) version 2.0. For a solid rundown of what the updates mean, check out this SecureWorld article from Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. On August 8, 2023, the U.S. 19, Detroit on Sept.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Recently, while co-hosting a webinar that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a panelist commented that cybersecurity and privacy are team sports on a campus, much like our athletic teams. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Global inflation can have, and is having, a significant impact on cybersecurity. As prices rise, organizations may be tempted to cut back on cybersecurity spending, making them more vulnerable to cyberattacks. Additionally, inflation can make it more difficult for organizations to keep up with the latest cybersecurity threats.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Curated advice, guidance, learning and trends in cybersecurity and privacy, as chosen by our consultants. Cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year The cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year, influenced by evolving ransomware threats, regulatory changes, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI).

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

While organizational compliance and security programs are becoming increasingly robust and sophisticated, cybersecurity incidents are unavoidable in today’s. The post Cyber Insurance: What to Know for 2022 and Beyond appeared first on Hyperproof.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

This, in short, is the multi-headed hydra enterprises must tame in order to mitigate rising cyber risks. Last Watchdog had the chance to visit with Michael Sutton, former longtime CISO of cloud security vendor Zscaler, who recently signed on as advisor to a fresh, new SOAR startup, Syncurity. Smart money.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 16, 2023

Seven small coastal towns in Massachusetts have formed a partnership to better tackle their IT and cybersecurity needs in the region. We use this type of model for our 'Whole of State' approach to security in North Dakota," says Michael Gregg, CISO for the State of North Dakota.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Achieving funding is no simple task, and cybersecurity entrepreneurs have a difficult path competing in a complex and competitive landscape. Luckily for cybersecurity startups, there’s no shortage of interest in tomorrow’s next big security vendors. Investments in cybersecurity more than doubled from $12 billion to $29.5

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 9, 2023

Cybersecurity budgets under pressure…regulators tightening risk disclosure rules.breakdown in the cyber insurance market. As 2022 ended, a series of trends lined up that will set the agenda in 2023 for cyber risk and security leaders.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The first is that they handle troves of sensitive data, especially personally identifiable information (PII) , and the second is that they operate on shoestring budgets with little to no cybersecurity staff or leadership buy-in. We’ll break down five best practices for local government cybersecurity in this post.

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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

A new Cybereason survey found that more than four out of five respondents from various business sectors – some 81% – said they are “highly” or “very concerned” about the risk of ransomware attacks. In addition, having cyber insurance coverage in place does not guarantee an organization can recoup losses associated with a ransomware attack.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

By this point, we’re all familiar with the list of requirements for a strong password: unique, long, memorable, free from any personal information… But even the strongest passwords can pose a risk if they’re the only thing standing between your users and enterprise content. trillion USD annually by 2025?

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

10 NYCRR 405.46: NYs New Hospital Cyber Regulation Hospitals are no strangers to health data privacy laws like HIPAA. But New Yorks new cybersecurity regulations take things to the next level. For many hospitals, these regulations signal a shift from compliance-focused privacy to proactive cybersecurity. 10 NYCRR 405.46

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 9, 2022

As an advisory CISO and part of Cisco’s strategy group, an essential part of my role is talking to CISOs from every kind of organization. From these conversations, it is clear cyber liability insurance is steadily rising to the top of the agenda, due to the sheer amount and scale of cyber-attacks hitting firms.

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McAfee

JUNE 17, 2021

Imagine if you had one place where you found a comprehensive real time security posture that tells you exactly where the looming current cyber risks are and the impact? Let’s consider a recent and relevant cyber threat. That well-publicized attack spurred considerable interest in cybersecurity assessments.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 20, 2021

On the business side, the plan should address elements such as having a communication plan for the CISO, CIO and company executives as well as a risk management component that includes cyber insurance. ISC)² Security Congress 2021 continues Wednesday, October 20 with opening keynotes beginning at 8:00 a.m.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 18, 2021

Tuma often finds himself in the middle of ransomware incident response as Co-Chair of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice at law firm Spencer Fane. B ecause they're investing in cybersecurity, they're doing a pretty decent job, and there are all these reasons they think it can't happen to them. T his is worst-case scenario.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

If an organization announced any change in financial condition, an increase in attack vectors, coordinated attacks again their systems, and cybersecurity attacks against their employees should be expected. That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Fast forward almost 20 years and we’re in a world of 3200 cybersecurity vendors and hundreds of MSSPs. Within this whirlwind of all things moving to the internet, insurance vendors recently began to take cyber insurance very seriously. He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 29, 2024

Consolidating security telemetry data, upgrading your organization’s cybersecurity posture, and integrating with various artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) engines are essential to combatting adversarial AI and ML models. The security operations (SecOps) community constantly seeks advancements in incident response.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 23, 2022

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. Ask your cyber exec to explain the threats facing the organisation. 2 Talk to your CISO. 9 Challenge Risk Transfer Strategies.

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Digital Shadows

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Major developments this quarter include “Play” transitioning from double-extortion tactics to targeting ESXi environments and the cybersecurity firm Fortinet experiencing a data breach in which 440GB of customer data was compromised. However, some cyber insurance policies explicitly forbid ransom payments.

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