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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. According to the Ponemon Institute and IBM, the global average cost of a data breach is $4.24 But there’s a catch: Insurers are going to carefully assess your cybersecurity controls before writing any policy, and there are limits to coverage. million and climbing.

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How the ransomware explosion is reshaping the cyber insurance market

SC Magazine

The development of cybersecurity insurance has played an important role in determining how companies prepare for and respond to ransomware attacks and the resulting fallout. That in itself has evolved, as insurers and insured learn just how expensive that fallout can be. The ransomware reality check for insurers.

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After Springhill: Assessing the Impact of Ransomware Lawsuits

eSecurity Planet

A lawsuit working its way through the courts could have a lot to say about the liabilities facing organizations that have been hit by ransomware attacks – and could have implications for cybersecurity preparation and regulation in general. Hospital’s Operations Hit by Ransomware. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable.

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City of Dallas Vital Services Shut Down in Suspected Ransomware Attack

SecureWorld News

The City of Dallas, Texas, was forced to shut down police communications and IT systems on Monday morning, May 1, due to a suspected ransomware attack. Subsequently, the City has confirmed that a number of servers have been compromised with ransomware, impacting several functional areas, including the Dallas Police Department Website."

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

The relationship between enterprises and insurers, like the cyber insurance market itself, is evolving. Over the last few years, Brozek said, “the awareness has grown, as more people, and not just corporations are feeling the effects and consequences” of stolen medical data stolen and credit card details – and worse.

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MY TAKE: NIST Cybersecurity Framework has become a cornerstone for securing networks

The Last Watchdog

The CSF’s core principles have been incorporated into Europe’s GDPR , NYDFS’s cybersecurity requirement s, California’s Consumer Privacy Act and Ohio’s Data Protection Act. And they echo through a wide variety of other risk assessment tools and initiatives that touch on third-party risks and data privacy. Wrenn said. “So