Schneier on Security

JANUARY 25, 2022

The insurance company Ace American has to pay for the losses: On 6th December 2021, the New Jersey Superior Court granted partial summary judgment (attached) in favour of Merck and International Indemnity, declaring that the War or Hostile Acts exclusion was inapplicable to the dispute. Merck suffered US$1.4 Merck suffered US$1.4

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Lohrman on Security

JANUARY 8, 2023

There are dark clouds on the horizon as well as conflicting forecasts regarding cyber insurance in 2023 and beyond. Where will the insurance market go from here on cybersecurity coverage?

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 27, 2021

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Cyber insurance offers financial protection and support in the event of a cyber attack, data breach, or other cyber-related incidents. Ironically, the security that insurance brings to policyholders stands in contrast to the shifting, dynamic state of the cyber insurance market in general.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 1, 2021

CyberCube, a cyber analytics firm, claims that the rise in cyber-attacks on Microsoft servers could also increase cyber insurance claims filed by many companies. . The post Cyber attacks on Microsoft Exchange Email Servers could surge up cyber insurance claims appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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IT Security Guru

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

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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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 20, 2023

Bank of America has expressed its concerns over Lloyd’s recent policy decision to exclude cyber insurance coverage for large corporations hit by cyber attacks funded by adversary states. The post Cost of state cyber attacks not to be covered under insurance says Lloyd appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

First published by HelpNetSecurity  — Matthew Rosenquist Cybersecurity insurance is a rapidly growing market, swelling from approximately $13B in 2022 to an estimated $84B in 2030 (26% CAGR), but insurers are struggling with quantifying the potential risks of offering this type of insurance. to 130.6%).

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2024

Merck has resolved a dispute with insurers regarding a $1.4 Merck and its insurers have agreed with a $1.4 billion insurance claim for the losses caused by the NotPetya attack that took place in 2017. Merck had not taken out specific insurance to cover cyber attacks, it only had insurance coverage against general risks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

For all those companies who are planning to renew their cyber insurance policy or are in a procedure to take one, here’s a piece of information that might interest you. Most of the Cyber Insurance companies have excluded ‘Cyber War’ consequences from their policies. that’s insane….isn’t isn’t it? .

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Security Boulevard

JULY 25, 2023

Picture this: your company falls victim to a cyber-attack, resulting in loss of revenue and significant operational downtime. The post Cyber Insurance: The Key to Business Resilience in a Risky World appeared first on Security Boulevard. Do you know what your next steps should be?

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Heimadal Security

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The two medical insurance companies announced at the beginning of February 2024 that they were victims of cybercrime. Hackers used […] The post France Cyber Attack – Data Breaches Compromise 33 Million People’s Data appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 28, 2022

The chief executive of insurance giant Zurich warns that cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become uninsurable. Mario Greco, chief executive of insurer giant Zurich, has warned that cyber attacks will become soon “uninsurable.”. These people can severely disrupt our lives.”

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 21, 2023

Going forward, let us list out the victims who have been impacted by the attack after the hack-ers gained control of Moveit file transfer software worldwide, a business unit of Progress Software. The post List of victimized companies of MOVEit Cyber Attack appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

Understanding the difference between the two is also essential when seeking to obtain – and when acquiring – cyber-liability insurance. First-party cyber-liability risks refer to risks that directly endanger an organization. First-Party Risks And Coverage.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 8, 2023

There are dark clouds on the horizon as well as conflicting forecasts regarding cyber insurance in 2023 and beyond. Where will the insurance market go from here on cybersecurity coverage? The post Are Cyber Attacks at Risk of Becoming ‘Uninsurable’? appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Succession Wealth, a financial wealth management service offering company, has released a press statement that a cyber attack targeted its servers and it can only reveal details after the investigation gets concluded. Prima Facie revealed that hackers accessed no client data in the attack.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 17, 2023

When considering adding a cyber insurance policy, organizations, both public and private, must weigh the pros and cons of having insurance to cover against harm caused by a cybersecurity incident. Having cyber insurance can help ensure compliance with these requirements. Can companies live without cyber insurance?

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

Enter cyber insurance. We insure almost everything – our homes, our cars, even our lives. At first glance, it seems odd that most businesses don’t insure against something as potentially devastating as cybercrime. Unfortunately, transferring traditional insurance models to the cyber-sphere isn’t an easy task.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 21, 2022

Is Cyber Breach Insurance part of your Cybersecurity roadmap? Is Cyber Breach Insurance part of your Cybersecurity roadmap? The post Is Cyber Breach Insurance part of your Cybersecurity roadmap? The post Is Cyber Breach Insurance part of your Cybersecurity roadmap? first appeared on SecureFLO.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Lloyd’s of London launched on Wednesday an investigating into a possible cyber attack after having detected unusual activity on its network. ” The incident comes after the entire insurance industry was alerted of cyber attacks as a result of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Cyber threats have become a significant concern for businesses of all sizes. The cost of cyber attacks, including financial losses, reputational damage, and legal consequences, can be staggering. To mitigate these risks, businesses often invest in cyber insurance. This is where CYPFER comes in.

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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. ”. Conclusion.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 18, 2021

After the SolarWinds cyber attack on Govt infrastructure, the government of United States seems to have taken Cybersecurity as a top priority to rectify any flaws that could make way to any future cyber attacks in the future. Maintain a senior management and board approved cyber insurance risk strategy. ·

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The intelligence committee, funded by South Korea’s National Assembly, has revealed that a cyber attack launched on Pfizer at the end of last year was launched by North Korean hackers to steal the intelligence of vaccine research that was co-sponsored by BioNTech.

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The Hacker News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The rise in the costs of data breaches, ransomware, and other cyber attacks leads to rising cyber insurance premiums and more limited cyber insurance coverage. This cyber insurance situation increases risks for organizations struggling to find coverage or facing steep increases.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 23, 2021

Microsoft Exchange Server Cyber Attack- Cyber Threat actors somehow infiltrated the email servers of Microsoft Exchange operating across the world through a vulnerability and accessed data of many government and private companies.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 30, 2022

Lloyd's Backs Off Insurance for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks. Cyber related businesses are ‘evolving risk’. issued a market bulletin dated August 16, 2022 setting out new rules for standalone cyber-attack policies that would exclude coverage for damages from state-sponsored attacks. brooke.crothers. Gray areas.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

Checklist for Getting Cyber Insurance Coverage. As cyber criminals mature and advance their tactics, small and medium businesses become the most vulnerable because they lack the capacity – staff, technology, budget - to build strong cyber defenses. The necessity for cyber-insurance coverage.

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Bleeping Computer

MAY 16, 2021

Branches of insurance giant AXA based in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines have been struck by a ransomware cyber attack. As seen by BleepingComputer yesterday, the Avaddon ransomware group claimed on their leak site that they had stolen over 3 TB of sensitive data from AXA's Asian operations. [.].

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Multinational food and beverage company Mondelez International and Zurich American Insurance have settled their multiyear litigation surrounding the cyberattack coverage – or lack of such coverage – following the NotPetya malware attack that damaged the Mondelez network and infrastructure.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

AUGUST 15, 2022

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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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Cyber Insurance premiums are becoming dearer and the reason for such a rise is claimed to be sophistication in attacks that are making mitigation and recovery expensive. Most companies are showing laxity in following basic cyber security hygiene, leading to a surge in cyber-attacks and data breaches.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 26, 2022

Policybazaar, the Indian Insurance companies that offer an array of online services to users seeking health and car insurance were targeted by hackers leading to a data breach. The post Cyber Attack news headlines trending on Google appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 24, 2021

United States largest insurance provider CAN Insurance has become a recent victim to a cyber attack making its website and services inaccessible to users from the past three days. The insurance company has acknowledged the issue on Wednesday and admitted that some of its systems were disrupted by cyber attack.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 9, 2021

In the face of mounting cyber attacks, many organizations look to mitigate their risk through insurance. But what is cyber liability insurance exactly? The post What Is Cyber Liability Insurance? The post What Is Cyber Liability Insurance? appeared first on JumpCloud.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Australian government is all set to release a new portfolio of rules that order companies pay hackers for launching cyber-attacks. The program will be launched in January next year and was drafted to block state sponsored cyber attacks on Australian IT infrastructure.

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