Centraleyes

JUNE 9, 2025

Have you ever had a client ask, “How much risk are we facing?” They want risk explained in clear, unambiguous terms—and most of all, they want numbers. Cyber Risk Quantification (CRQ) helps MSSPs turn security work into real business value. What Is Cyber Risk Quantification?

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SecureWorld News

JULY 24, 2025

Only 28% have conducted a full AI-specific security risk assessment. Despite today's risk gaps, 85% of organizations plan to increase AI security budgets in the next 12–24 months. In the report, fewer than 30% of security leaders said they've assessed the risk of their AI deployments. Just 10% have a dedicated AI security team.

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Centraleyes

MAY 21, 2025

Leading a university also means managing a very complex set of risks: cyberattacks, financial instability, regulatory shifts, and reputational fallout, just to name a few. These risks threaten an institutions ability to educate, innovate, and serve its community. Top Challenges in Risk Management for Colleges and Universities 1.

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Trend Micro

JULY 2, 2025

Move faster than your adversaries with powerful purpose-built XDR, cyber risk exposure management, and zero trust capabilities Learn more Extend Your Team Extend Your Team.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. Ransomware attacks, in particular, pose a significant risk, though some sectors and regions are more vulnerable than others.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. Ransomware remains a prominent threat, but the methods have evolved. But it doesnt stop there.

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BH Consulting

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year The cyber insurance industry faces a pivotal year, influenced by evolving ransomware threats, regulatory changes, and the integration of artificial intelligence (AI). MORE Deepseek got the world’s attention, but what about security risks?

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Centraleyes

APRIL 24, 2025

Organizations must adopt solutions that integrate continuous risk management , real-time threat intelligence, and dynamic response capabilitiesensuring that their systems are resilient. Centraleyes) How it works: Centraleyes uses AI to deliver unmatched risk management and automates compliance monitoring, keeping your security posture strong.

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BH Consulting

MAY 28, 2025

Some companies rely on cyber insurance as an extra layer of protection but Brian observed that filling out the forms to get cover has got more onerous as firms demand more evidence that clients are at least taking basic measures to protect themselves. The last point delivers the biggest bang for your buck in security, Brian argued.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 5, 2025

Cybersecurity professionals are already grappling with the risks of supply chain attacks, and these tariffs add another layer of complexity. Taking another perspective on new risks, maybe a U.S. Increased counterfeit risks in hardware procurement as organizations look for cheaper alternatives. So what should CISOs do?

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 20, 2020

To help mitigate the risk of financial losses, more companies are turning to cyber insurance. Related: Bots attack business logic Cyber insurance, like other forms of business insurance, is a way for companies to transfer some of numerous potential liability hits associated specifically with IT infrastructure and IT activities.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

New York, NY, July 27, 2023 – QBE North America today announced the launch of a cyber insurance program with new MGA, Converge, acting as program administrator. The program will be broken down into two separate distribution structures, each with a distinct revenue focus and cyber security data access formation.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 28, 2022

Enter cyber insurance. We insure almost everything – our homes, our cars, even our lives. At first glance, it seems odd that most businesses don’t insure against something as potentially devastating as cybercrime. As a result, it’s difficult to gauge how at risk an organisation is. It didn’t take off.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 22, 2022

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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Security Affairs

APRIL 22, 2022

When security fails, cyber insurance can become crucial for ensuring continuity. Cyber has changed everything around us – even the way we tackle geopolitical crisis and conflicts. Our reliance on digital technology and the inherited risk is a key driving factor for buying cyber risk insurance.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 20, 2024

In this regard, many have touted cyber insurance as the knight in shining armor, the end all-be all in terms of mitigating criminals' assaults on your network. On top of this, a significant 41% of victims opted to pay the ransom, which is a difficult decision that's fraught with its own respective complexities and risks.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 18, 2021

After the SolarWinds cyber attack on Govt infrastructure, the government of United States seems to have taken Cybersecurity as a top priority to rectify any flaws that could make way to any future cyber attacks in the future. Maintain a senior management and board approved cyber insurance risk strategy. ·

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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. However, in practice, it is still yet to be seen if cyber insurance can fulfil this promise.”.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 24, 2021

Insurance firm CNA Financial, a prominent provider of cyber insurance, confirmed a cyberattack against its systems, which has some concerned that cybercriminals may target policyholders. And, of course, the fact that actors possess specific information enables them to craft spear phishing emails that are very convincing.”.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 10, 2022

Without cyber insurance , you can expect to pay a dizzying amount of cash. In 2022 alone, the average cost of a data breach for businesses under 1,000 employees was close to $3 million—and these costs are coming from activities that cyber insurers typically cover, such as detecting and responding to the breach.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 10, 2022

Checklist for Getting Cyber Insurance Coverage. As cyber criminals mature and advance their tactics, small and medium businesses become the most vulnerable because they lack the capacity – staff, technology, budget - to build strong cyber defenses. The necessity for cyber-insurance coverage.

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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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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 31, 2024

Cyber risk is an existential issue for companies of all sizes and in all industries. The integration of technology and automation, and related collection, use, and sharing of information into everyday business practices presents an enormous opportunity for efficiency and precision, especially in the real estate sector.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Chief Financial Officers aka CFOs are ignoring billions of dollars loss incurred through cyber risks and threats, says a survey. So, experts want the CFOs to stay in a loop with the board to understand the risks and severity involved in cyber attacks.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

One of the important concepts about which people must be aware when evaluating their cybersecurity postures and related liabilities, but which, for some reason, many folks seem to be unaware, is the difference between first-party risks and third-party risks. First-Party Risks And Coverage. Third-Party Risks And Coverage.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Our contact information is written in the file “How to restore your files” You have 48 hours to contact or pay us. Here, they’re going out of their way to “help” by quizzing victims about the specifics of their cyber insurance policy. has been in circulation since sometime around November last year.

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Duo's Security Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

In its modern iteration, cyber liability insurance mitigates the losses and business costs associated with cyber incidents and resulting downtime. CyberCube, a company specializing in quantifying cyber risk, estimates that the U.S. standalone cyber insurance market could reach $45 billion in premiums by 2034.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 1, 2024

Department of the Treasury's Federal Insurance Office (FIO) announced a major new initiative this week to improve the insurance industry's capabilities around modeling and underwriting terrorism and catastrophic cyber risks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

So, if a hacker steals your trade secrets or your customers' personal information, you may still be out of luck. Third, cyber risks are constantly evolving, and insurance companies may not be able to keep up. New threats are emerging all the time, and it can take time for insurance companies to update their policies.

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SC Magazine

MAY 19, 2021

.” While ultimately driven by the bottom line, he still believed the approach to be “good for businesses as, through the insurance process, they will gain better visibility into their cyber risks and measures they can deploy to keep digital operations secure and compliant to data privacy regulations.”.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Is it fair to judge an organization’s information security posture simply by looking at its Internet-facing assets for weaknesses commonly sought after and exploited by attackers, such as outdated software or accidentally exposed data and devices? Data accidentally released by FICO about the Cyber Risk Score for ExxonMobil.

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Cytelligence

OCTOBER 18, 2023

To mitigate these risks, businesses often invest in cyber insurance. However, there is a powerful and cost-effective tool that businesses can utilize to reduce their cyber insurance costs: strong passwords. They serve as a virtual key to access important systems, accounts, and confidential information.

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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. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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NetSpi Executives

JANUARY 8, 2024

In case you missed it, Chubb, one of the leading publicly traded property and casualty insurance companies, announced an innovative collaboration with NetSPI to strengthen client cyber-risk profiles via enhanced attack surface management and penetration testing solutions.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

And the protocols it lays out inform a wide range of best-practices guides put out by trade groups and proprietary parties, as well. The participation led to the idea behind CyberSaint The company supplies a platform, called CyberStrong, that automatically manages risk and compliance assessments across many types of frameworks.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Cyberrisk is business risk. But how should we communicate this risk to the business, to clients, or to investors? Accenture annual report: risks we face from cyberattacks. However, we were most interested in seeing how Accenture articulated a particular business risk: the risk from a cyberattack.

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