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What’s happening in the world of personal cyber insurance?

Malwarebytes

You’ve likely only seen cybercrime insurance primarily mentioned in relation to attacks on businesses. Some folks think the mere presence of insurance simply encourages more attacks , and is hurting more than it’s helping. Personal insurance plans are slowly becoming a more visible and talked about topic.

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These are the 15 Top Cyber Threats Now

SecureWorld News

First, however, let's look at the top 15 cyber threats organizations face right now, according to the report: Malware. Identity Theft. Physical Manipulation, Damage, Theft and Loss. Cyber Espionage. So that is the top 15 list of cyber threats according to the European Union. Web-based Attacks. Data Breach.

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You’ve Never Heard of the C-Suite Targeting Scam, but It’s a Killer

Adam Levin

With the W2 variety, a citizen of the c-suite requests all the W2s from human resources or accounting–thereby collecting a rich file of personally identifiable information that can be used to commit tax-related fraud as well as all stripe of identity theft. So Isn’t BEC Just Another Form of Phishing?

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Ransomware in 2020

Cytelligence

Unfortunately, the citizens of the country had to pay the ransom as the city had no cyber insurance. Having cyber insurance meant the city only had to pay a small fee to get their systems back up and running. Ransomware will continue to be the growth driver in cyber-crime. Have you experienced a breach ?

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Ransomware Is the No. 1 Cyber Threat This Year. Here’s What You Can Do

Adam Levin

And it wasn’t because the media paid more attention to this relative newcomer in the area of cybercrime. If your company already has cyber insurance coverage, consider increasing it. You couldn’t go a week last year without seeing a ransomware headline in the news. Don’t be the next Heritage Company.