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As market for cyber insurance booms, watchdog calls for better data

SC Magazine

Overall, insurance companies seem to be responding to increased demand from clients for cyber-specific insurance, and one survey found that the two things most likely to spur a purchase of cyber insurance are when a business experiences a cyber attack and when they hear about other companies being hit by a cyber attack.

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Report: Cyberattacks drive 185% spike in health care data breaches in 2021

SC Magazine

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 Health care providers accounted for the most breaches with 73% of the overall tally, compared to health plans with 16% and business associates that accounted for 11%.

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: The Internet As A Pen Test

ForAllSecure

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. And, as my guest will say later in this podcast, these virtual SOCs are like pen testing the internet.

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Cybersecurity threats: what awaits us in 2023?

SecureList

Businesses most at risk are aerospace and defense contractors, as well as critical infrastructure operators (utilities such as water, electricity, and Internet, but also hospitals and operators of large cyber-physical systems such as dams). What cybersecurity challenges will industries face next year?

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Cyber Defense Magazine: Exclusive Interview with Robert Herjavec

Herjavec Group

I was personally honored in my early career to work for Wang Laboratories and was invited to share one of my visions ‘fax over the internet’ with the company, which I invented. Within this whirlwind of all things moving to the internet, insurance vendors recently began to take cyber insurance very seriously.

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26 Cyber Security Stats Every User Should Be Aware Of in 2024

Security Affairs

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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How to Recover From a Ransomware Attack

eSecurity Planet

Paying for internal assessments and penetration tests by a third party can provide fresh thinking and a level of assurance for stakeholders such as customers, the board of directors, and the insurance company that wrote our cyber insurance policy. Cut off network and internet access for the affected computer, server, or office.