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The Cyber Insurance Landscape Has Grown More Complicated

SecureWorld News

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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New DHS Rules Aim to Enhance Visibility Across Critical Infrastructure

SecureWorld News

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to implement long-awaited rules that will require critical infrastructure entities across multiple sectors to report cyber incidents and ransomware payments to the federal government. billion implementation cost from 2023-2033 "modest compared to the scale of cybercrime."

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Ransomware captures attention of business leaders, as losses become real

SC Magazine

FBI’s cyber division personnel in front of a computer screen. New research finds that ransomware atracks have grabbed the attention of leaders across business sectors. The FBI reported an increase of more than 225% in total losses from ransomware in the U.S. in 2020 alone.

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U.S. Government Warning on Ransomware Payments: What Does It Mean?

SecureWorld News

Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued an advisory on ransomware. This was not about the cybercrime itself, but instead, the regulatory trouble your organization could face for facilitating ransomware payments. Treasury: ransomware continues to increase.

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Building a Cyber Resilient Business: The Protection Layer

Webroot

Cybercrime is on the rise. The number of ransomware attacks has increased by 18% , while the worldwide volume of phishing attacks doubled to 500 million in 2022. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. billion to data breaches and cybercrime. And those attacks are costing companies a lot of money.

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Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?

SecureList

Supply-chain will become more of a sweet spot for targeted ransomware and state-sponsored espionage campaigns. Businesses will still be mostly concerned with ransomware. We can therefore expect that cybercrime groups from either block will feel safe to attack companies from the opposing side.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.