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Cyber Insurance: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

IT Security Guru

As cybercrime infects every facet of our daily lives, and technological advancements do little to stop the spread, many security professionals are turning to traditional solutions for a very modern problem. Enter cyber insurance. We insure almost everything – our homes, our cars, even our lives. The story so far.

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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks.

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News Alert: Guardz uncovers new macOS malware – Hidden Virtual Network Computing (hVNC)

The Last Watchdog

This discovery, as well as the growing talk of macOS tools within underground cybercrime forums, suggests an imminent surge in cyberattacks against macOS users. Recently, Guardz identified an information stealing malware called ‘ ShadowVault , ’ which also exclusively targets macOS devices.

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White House Strategic Intent for Cybersecurity

SecureWorld News

The unbridled optimism that spoke to so many at the dawn of the internet age has given way to malign actors, big and small, confident in their ability to evade the consequences for the harms they use cyberspace to inflict.". RESOURCE] Listen to the recent SecureWorld podcast episode featuring U.S.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Only 38% of state and local government employees are trained for ransomware prevention, and only 29% of small businesses have experience with ransomware ( IBM ). Enterprise ransomware accounts for 81% of total infections, and by market segment, 62% are small to medium-sized businesses ( Symantec ).