Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

With 24% of all data breaches using ransomware, this commoditisation of cybercrime significantly broadens the field, resulting in a sharp increase in the frequency and variety of attacks. Cyber Insurance Cyber insurance will become an essential component of risk management strategies.

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Centraleyes

MAY 21, 2025

Cyberattacks increasingly lead to downtime, loss of trust, and regulatory scrutinyespecially when student data leaks occur. Cyber Insurance: Another Layer of Complexity With ransomware on the rise, cyber insurance premiums are spiking. Without these, securing affordable cyber insurance becomes difficult.

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Centraleyes

APRIL 24, 2025

There’s a growing recognition that resilience rather than just certifications or complianceis the true measure of cyber maturity. Cyberattacks, system failures, and data breaches arent IF scenariostheyre WHEN scenarios. Cyber Insurance with AI-Driven Risk Assessments (e.g.,

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 8, 2021

Ironically, while many larger enterprises purchase insurance to protect themselves against catastrophic levels of hacker-inflicted damages, smaller businesses – whose cyber-risks are far greater than those of their larger counterparts – rarely have adequate (or even any) coverage. Cyberattacks can even kill businesses.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 11, 2024

In this digital battlefield, cyber insurance has emerged as a crucial shield, offering financial protection against data breaches, ransomware attacks, and other cyber incidents. This puts a strain on insurance companies, who are forced to adjust premiums to maintain solvency.

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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. Let's break it down to the pros and cons.

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SC Magazine

JUNE 28, 2021

The rise of the cyber insurance has largely failed to promote better cybersecurity practices among the industries they cover, according to a new report released Monday from British security think tank RUSI. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images). But recent research shows that’s not happening.

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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. AI, told eSecurity Planet.

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SC Magazine

MAY 24, 2021

In a report released May 20, the Government Accountability Office looked at how the private cybersecurity insurance market has developed over the past five yearsRich Baich is global chief information security officer for insurance giant AIG. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images).

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Adam Levin

AUGUST 26, 2019

The data breach of Capital One was big news, but it was also a familiar story: a major financial company with the budget and means to secure its data didn’t bother to do so, and the personal information of over a hundred million of its customers and applicants was exposed. Cloudy with a Chance of Client Error.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

As organizations around the globe grapple with the consequences of data breaches, MSSPs have a unique opportunity to help their clients build and manage mature security programs and employ other necessary protections to keep their businesses safe.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

While leveraging cyber-liability insurance has become an essential component of cyber-risk mitigation strategy, cyber-liability offerings are still relatively new, and, as a result, many parties seeking to obtain coverage are still unaware of many important factors requiring consideration when selecting a policy.

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SC Magazine

APRIL 19, 2021

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

million patients have been impacted by a health care data breach so far in 2021, a whopping 185% increase from the same time period last year where just 7.9 The attacks on our nation’s critical infrastructures, which includes our hospital systems, has resulted in government agencies showing a renewed focus on cybersecurity.”.

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Webroot

JULY 25, 2022

Cyber insurance becomes mainstream discussion. As cyberattacks have become more costly and more challenging to track, cyber insurance has gained prominence across the industry. The cyber insurance market is expected to reach around $20B by 2025.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

. “But, by rewarding hackers, these companies have created a perverted cycle that encourages more ransomware attacks, which in turn frighten more businesses and government agencies into buying policies.” ” Read the full ProPublica piece here.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Phishing Attacks: Phishing is the top cyber attack, causing 90% of data breaches. Data Breach Costs: The average global cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 Data Breach Costs: The average global cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million per breach.

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

It seems like not a day goes by where we don’t hear about a local government cyberattack. Indeed, from 911 call centers to public schools , cyberattacks on local governments are as common as they are devastating. Just how often do threat actors attack local governments? Take cyber insurance , for example.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

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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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

Insurance carriers will offer a variety of different policies and coverage, including: Costs associated with an actual data breach, including letters to all affected victims. What Is Not Covered Under Cyber Insurance? For organizations seeking cyber insurance, the road for predictable security runs in parallel.

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Troy Hunt

MARCH 2, 2020

These were companies spanning all sorts of different industries; big tech, general infosec, antivirus, hosting, finance, e-commerce, cyber insurance - I could go on. Anyone can cobble together a website with some APIs and load in a ton of data breaches, but establishing trust is a whole different story.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 26, 2018

If you doubt it, consider the recent Chubb survey , which found a 930% increase in cyber insurance claims filed by businesses alongside this: 75% of respondents believing that their companies had “excellent” or “good” cybersecurity practices. Businesses need to be great when it comes to breach response times.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

federal government to hijack and tamper with government domain name entries. We are all weary of the endless cycle of hacks and data breaches and we’re increasingly blaming businesses that have been compromised rather than the hackers themselves. That spells trouble if you’re the one that gets hacked.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Sachin Bansal, general counsel at SecurityScorecard, spoke with SC Media about ratings, and how they can be used to strengthen the supply chain, determine cyber insurance premiums and as an investigative tool for an oversight body. But what’s behind the numbers? What does CISA’s recommendation mean toward that goal?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

GDPR, the EU’s flagship data privacy and “right to be forgotten” regulation, has made the stakes of a data breach higher than ever. See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The contributors include representatives from government institutions: H.E. Dr.Mohamed Al Kuwaiti (UAE Cyber Security Council) , and public organizations: Kubo Ma?ák Arthur Laudrain, Strategic Analyst (Cyber Program), The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies. Next year should see a continuation of existing trends.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

Data Security Concerns: AI systems rely heavily on data. Breaches or manipulation of this data can compromise the integrity of AI models and lead to unintended consequences. By taking proactive steps, institutions and the government can work together to ensure AI is harnessed for good, not exploited for financial gain.

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SC Magazine

MAY 28, 2021

The shutdown of operations of Colonial Pipeline captured the attention of the security community, government and consumers that suddenly couldn’t fill their gas tanks. That then begs the question of government’s role. Colonial Pipeline also heightened discussion about the influence of ransomware attacks on cyber insurance.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 18, 2024

In some cases, attackers are even leveraging the threat of regulatory actions or causing cyber insurance policies to be rendered moot by reporting lapses in security on the part of the victim to regulators and insurers. Finally, employee training and awareness programs are vital in preventing ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 24, 2022

T-Mobile confirms Lapsus$ had access its systems Are you using Java 15/16/17 or 18 in production? Patch them now!

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Mika Aalto, Co-Founder and CEO at Hoxhunt : "Today, most security leaders admit that data breaches are a question of 'when,' not 'if,' because most have responded to an incident within the past few years.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

The loss of time, worker focus and business opportunities can be catastrophic is the aftermath of an attack, and is yet another reason no company should be without a robust cyber insurance policy in place. The FBI regularly warns businesses, non-profit organizations, and governments about the dangers posed by BEC scams.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2022

Cost of Breach Could Be Greater Than The Expected Cost Savings. IBM’s annual Cost of a Data Breach study revealed a single data breach could cost a company up to $3.29 That $3.29, even with cyber insurance, is still a significant hit to the organization’s bottom line.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 22, 2021

Are there policies and procedures in place to ensure good governance of information security? Like all insurance, though, there is good and bad. You could argue cybersecurity insurance is useful because it makes people think of business risk, not just IT problems. By contrast, large organisations tend to do this right.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

An exterior view of the Anthem Health Insurance headquarters. About 80 million company records were accessed in one of the largest health care data breaches. Other major settlements stemmed from covered entities that failed to provide adequate breach notification. This trend is not so good.”.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Attendees of OTA’s Data Privacy & Protection Day Town Halls also contributed to the guide, which include representatives from top government agencies such as the FBI, FTC, and State Attorney General’s Offices. Furthermore, 37% of all data breaches were caused by an insider within the company.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach. In worst-case scenarios, these firms should cover your business if you’re impacted by a data breach that leaks sensitive information and leads to fines and legal fees.

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