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What is not included in a Cyber Insurance Policy

CyberSecurity Insiders

Ever wondered what is covered and what is not in your Cyber Insurance Policy? If not, you better review the guidelines and inform all your C-level employees on strategies to cope with the losses that remain out of the cyber insurance cover. Otherwise, the cyber insurer will not offer any policy coverage.

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Scant evidence that cyber insurance boom is leading to better security

SC Magazine

The rise of the cyber insurance has largely failed to promote better cybersecurity practices among the industries they cover, according to a new report released Monday from British security think tank RUSI. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images). But recent research shows that’s not happening.

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HardBit ransomware tailors ransom to fit your cyber insurance payout

Malwarebytes

Ransomware authors are wading into the cybersecurity insurance debate in a somewhat peculiar way. Specifically: urging victims to disclose details of their insurance contract , in order to tailor a ransom which will be beneficial to the company under attack. has been in circulation since sometime around November last year.

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Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?

SecureList

Every year, Kaspersky experts prepare forecasts for different industries, helping them to build a strong defense against any cybersecurity threats they might face in the foreseeable future. While supply-chain is a big challenge for business right now, its cybersecurity is not merely an issue, it’s a major problem.

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Top 5 Security Trends this Summer: RSA Conference & Black Hat 2022

Webroot

Here are some of the key trends which we observed at this year’s first marquee cybersecurity event post-pandemic: 1. Most customers alluded to the cybersecurity skills shortage; one of the key market drivers remains a “managed” component tailored to organizations’ response capabilities. Cyber insurance becomes mainstream discussion.

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Ransomware gangs increasingly targeting virtualization platforms says study 

CyberSecurity Insiders

A study conducted by Cybersecurity Firm Mandiant confirms that ransomware actors are increasingly targeting virtualization platforms to extort ransom in large amounts. Interestingly, nearly half of the victims have set up cryptocurrency wallets to pay ransom for the future.

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White House Strategic Intent for Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

Cybersecurity is a complex topic. And now The White House is weighing in with a new report, A Strategic Intent Statement for the Office of the National Cyber Director. It details exactly how the United States plans to improve the nation's cybersecurity posture. The vision for cybersecurity: changing how we think about it.