The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2023

So how will this affect chief information security officers (CISOs) and security programs? Given the perennial skills and staffing shortage in security, it’s unlikely that CISOs will be asked to make deep budget or staffing cuts, yet they may not come out of this period unscathed. Related: Attack surface management takes center stage.

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Cisco Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Lloyds of London have recently published a Market Bulletin 1 addressing the wording of cyber insurance policies to exclude losses arising from: “ state backed cyber-attacks that (a) significantly impair the ability of a state to function or (b) that significantly impair the security capabilities of a state. ”. What Is Attribution?

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

In 2021, rethinking your cyber insurance strategy should be a top priority for CISOs and executive leadership. The elevated risk landscape is driving growing demand for cyber insurance: Nearly four out of five organizations. The post Is it Time to Update Your Cyber Insurance Strategy?

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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 RUSI's research challenges the notion that cyber insurance is a direct catalyst for ransomware.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 16, 2023

Insight #1 " Cyber insurance premiums have skyrocketed (50%) because of ransomware, and there is no end in sight. The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 6/16 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CSO Magazine

APRIL 20, 2023

Cyber insurance provider At-Bay has announced the launch of a new InsurSec solution to help small-to-mid sized businesses (SMBs) improve their security and risk management postures through their insurance policy. The emergence of InsurSec technology reflects a cyber insurance landscape that has seen significant change recently.

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CSO Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The role of the CISO has evolved, and so have the responsibilities. Some believe a CISO must have technical knowledge and experience as a cybersecurity professional, others think leadership skills such as being able to communicate with boards are what matters most.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 8, 2022

Looking for your next position as a CISO, preferably one with more pay, better benefits, and more on-the-job responsibilities/respect? Then you need to know what skills and qualities prospective employers are seeking now from their CISO hires to maximize your chances of getting your dream job. Previous CISO experience (probably).

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Security Boulevard

JULY 19, 2023

API security is a pressing concern for industries undergoing digital transformation, and none more so than financial services and insurance. To shed light on their unique challenges, Salt undertook and today released its first industry-specific report on API security: the 2023 “State of API Security for Financial Services and Insurance.”

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2023

It’s as bad as charging more for SSO if you are charging more for logs." Insight #3 "Having good cyber insurance is another layer of the security onion that organizations should be taking advantage of. Adding cyber insurance makes you much more prepared if a cyber disaster were to occur."

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CSO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

The trial of former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan marks the first time a cybersecurity chief has faced potential criminal liability. Sullivan is charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators the details of a 2016 hack at Uber that exposed the email addresses and phone numbers of 57 million drivers and passengers.

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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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The Hacker News

JULY 21, 2022

Growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance and management. Since most companies this size don't have in-house CISO expertise – the demand for virtual CISO (vCISO) services is also growing.

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The Hacker News

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services (also known as 'Fractional CISO' or 'CISO-as-a-Service') are growing in popularity, especially as growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance (..)

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 3, 2023

Insight #3 " Cyber security insurance continues to evolve. The post Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 3/3 appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2023

It is yet another level in cyber insurance. I hope these cyber insurers don’t keep organizations from doing the things they need to never have to utilize their insurance, only time will tell." Insight #3 " It’s time to start requiring third parties you do business with have cyber insurance.

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Threatpost

JULY 12, 2022

Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at Tanium, discusses the impact of geopolitical conflict on the cybersecurity insurance market.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The post Are Cyber Insurers Cybersecurity’s New Enforcers? That means cyberattacks targeting enterprises and individuals are happening at a rate of about one attack every few seconds. The average ransom payment made by a business to. appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The journey for someone to the role of Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) isn’t often straightforward. She then worked her way through software sales, insurance, and even horses before becoming the CISO of a health insurance provider […]… Read More. Take Sandy Dunn, for example.

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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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Krebs on Security

JULY 21, 2023

A review of the executives pages published by the 2022 list of Fortune 100 companies found only four — BestBuy , Cigna , Coca-Cola , and Walmart — that listed a Chief Security Officer (CSO) or Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) in their highest corporate ranks. Nor is the average pay hugely different among all these roles.

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CSO Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

In March 2021 Google Cloud announced a new offering called Risk Protection Program, which is designed to help its cloud customers reduce security risk and connect with Google’s insurer partners, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Munich Re. To read this article in full, please click here (Insider Story)

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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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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Tune into our upcoming webinar, “ Don’t Bet on Passwords, Use MFA to Insure Your Protection ,” to hear from Wolfgang Goerlich, an advisory CISO at Cisco Secure Access by Duo, an Matt Brooks, a Duo Product Marketing specialist. trillion USD annually by 2025?

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

One area where campuses have been collaborating recently are changes around cyber liability insurance for higher education, an opportunity for campus cybersecurity teams to combine forces with their risk management team. In a recent Duo blog post, we gave an overview of cyber liability insurance.

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Dark Reading

MAY 30, 2019

The reality for business owners and CISOs looking to protect their business from a cyberattack is that cyber insurance is not a catchall for protecting against risk and loss.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 30, 2021

The post CISO Stories Podcast: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 12, 2021

The post CISO Roundtable: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Hacker News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Regulators, cyber insurance firms, and auditors are paying much closer attention to the integrity, resilience, and recoverability of organization data – as well as The "business value" of data continues to grow, making it an organization's primary piece of intellectual property.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 28, 2022

The post Cyber Insurance: What to Know for 2022 and Beyond appeared first on Hyperproof. The post Cyber Insurance: What to Know for 2022 and Beyond appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Dark Reading

JUNE 10, 2022

Cloud migration, DevSecOps, cyber insurance, and more have emerged as important motivators for cybersecurity investment and focus.

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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. According to Gartner organizations will spend a collective $188.3 billion on information security and risk management products and […].

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Contrarily, 66% of Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) felt that their IT infrastructure was super vulnerable to cyber attacks, as they were ill prepared to encounter them- all due to budget constraints. Kroll also reiterated on the fact of cyber insurance being presented as a silver bullet to solve all cybersecurity risks.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 30, 2021

Callahan : The successful CISO must have strong leadership skills, effective communication skills, and a spirit of cooperation, collaboration and flexibility in how security objectives are met. Most importantly, CISOs must understand the business they are serving and ensure they and their teams are supporting and enabling the business.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The SEC says First American derives nearly 92 percent of its revenue from its title insurance segment, earning $7.1 Title insurance protects homebuyers from the prospect of someone contesting their legitimacy as the new homeowner. Title insurance is not mandated by law, but most lenders require it as part of any mortgage transaction.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 7, 2021

. & HYDERABAD, India–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Analytics Insight has named ‘ The 10 Most Influential CISOs to Watch in 2021 ’ in its October magazine issue. The magazine issue recognizes ten futuristic CISOs who are reimagining the business world and adopting new ways of working. He holds a Ph.D

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