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Annual Reports: How They Warn of Cyber Risk

SecureWorld News

However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack. On page 34 of the report, Accenture dives into the risk that cyber poses to the business. L egal, reputational and financial risks? That's where the fine print comes in.

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How the ransomware explosion is reshaping the cyber insurance market

SC Magazine

Today’s special columnist, Scott Register of Keysight Technologies, says government and industry must come together to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure in the wake of the Colonial Pipeline hack. The post How the ransomware explosion is reshaping the cyber insurance market appeared first on SC Media.

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CISA, SolarWinds up interest in security scoring

SC Magazine

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently included security ratings or scoring as part of its cyber risk reduction initiative. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently included security ratings or scoring as part of its cyber risk reduction initiative.

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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

But when it comes to cybersecurity coverage, the relationship between enterprises and insurers has been rocky and uncertain. And in a few high-profile cases, insurance companies have bailed. The relationship between enterprises and insurers, like the cyber insurance market itself, is evolving. A maturing model.

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City of Dallas Vital Services Shut Down in Suspected Ransomware Attack

SecureWorld News

Frequent SecureWorld speaker and PLUS Course instructor Shawn Tuma , Co-Chair of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice at Spencer Fane, LLP, gives this commentary on the situation in Dallas: "This is a horrible event that will surely impact the lives of many people, and unfortunately it has become a fact of life in today's times.

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Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats

The Security Ledger

In this episode of the podcast (#117), we go deep on one of the hottest sectors around: cyber insurance. In the first segment, we talk with Thomas Harvey of the firm RMS about the problem of “silent cyberrisk to insurers and how better modeling of cyber incidents is helping to address that threat.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2024: My Predictions

Jane Frankland

The proliferation of IoT devices and sensors will accelerate, allowing organisations to collect and leverage data for improved operational efficiency and real-time monitoring. Critical infrastructure, such as energy grids and transportation systems, will be targeted, posing risks to national security and economic stability.