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Cyber Insurance Costs Soaring: Is Your Organization Covered Enough?

SecureWorld News

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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No Joke: You Can Actually Save Money on Cyber Insurance

Security Boulevard

Even on April Fool’s Day, it’s no joke that the astronomical cost of cyber insurance has surged in recent years, reflecting the escalating frequency and severity of cyberattacks.

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The Comprehensive Value of Investing in Both Cybersecurity and Cyber Insurance

Security Boulevard

With ransomware attacks, social engineering, and data breaches at an all-time high, terms like “cybersecurity” and “cyber insurance” are being thrown around in conversation more than ever before. But what, in practice, do they mean – and how are the two intertwined?

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

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The future of cyber insurance

IT Security Guru

Cyber insurers are losing money. Their loss ratios – total claims plus the insurer’s costs, divided by total premiums earned – are now consistently above 60%, which presents something of an existential threat to the insurance industry, making cyber risk a potentially uninsurable area due to falling profitability.

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Re-Focusing Cyber Insurance with Security Validation

The Hacker News

The rise in the costs of data breaches, ransomware, and other cyber attacks leads to rising cyber insurance premiums and more limited cyber insurance coverage. This cyber insurance situation increases risks for organizations struggling to find coverage or facing steep increases.

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Ransomware gang says it targets firms who have cyber insurance

Graham Cluley

A member of the REvil ransomware gang claims that the group specifically targets firms who have taken our cyber insurance. And what's more, it will hack insurance firms to identify them.