Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

In the early 1990s, the Internet industry needed to move packets as fast as possible because some marketing genius came up with the idea that everyone could have “Unlimited Internet Access” for $9.95 Those people belong in the Internet Hall of Fame. Truth be told, AOL made the Internet, the Internet.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 21, 2020

University of Utah officials explained that the university’s cyber insurance policy covered part of the ransom. “After careful consideration, the university decided to work with its cyber insurance provider to pay a fee to the ransomware attacker,” the university said today.”

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

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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Security Boulevard

MAY 8, 2024

Are you similarly asking the same questions — for each connection that originates inside your network and tries to talk to a remote piece of Internet infrastructure outside your network, why are we talking to it, who is it really, and should we be talking to it? It’s a recommended part of a SASE framework.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2020

Bleeping Computer has learned aware that K12 was hit by Ryuk ransomware and K12 paid the ransom utilizing their cyber insurance. At the time of this writing, it is not known the ransom amount. ” the company told Bleeping Computer.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

A : Our profession should put a higher priority on implementing the controls required by cyber insurance carriers, because they're starting to figure out what really reduces the risk of a major incident. Kip will present a session on "Cyber Insurance for IT Professionals. " See the conference agenda and register here.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Since I started, the cyber threat landscape has grown exponentially, with more sophisticated attacks and diverse attackers ranging from individual hackers to professional criminal rings to state-sponsored entities. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies?

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Will they be able to gain control of all the monitors or other remote devices (in our Internet of Things world) tied to the digital twin? Can they access industrial control systems? Will they be able to get into the SCADA systems perhaps tied to the digital twin? They need a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.

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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. These scores are updated every day because the internet changes every day.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Scott Register, VP of Security Solutions at Keysight Technologies, discusses this trend: "Deepfake technology to date has resulted in political confusion, internet chatter, and some amusing mashup videos, but expect this to change in the near term. Cyber insurance trends in 2023.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Attackers distribute this ransomware as an email attachment or try to exploit vulnerabilities in web browsers and other services exposed to the internet. Cyber insurance. Often, educational institutions see cyber insurance as a needless expense. Until they need it. Conclusion.

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Hacker Combat

JULY 31, 2020

Carry Cyber Insurance. This makes carrying a cyber insurance policy with a reputable carrier a good idea. In addition to providing vital financial assistance in the wake of a data breach, cyber insurers scrutinize your security arrangements before agreeing to issue a policy. This must be addressed head-on.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

That could be for insurance purposes. “As As with any insurance, cyber insurance really requires due care.” Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. Wrenn said. “So Privacy in focus The flip side of data security is privacy.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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? Ransomware as a service (RaaS).

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

But the mere presence of closet security testers secretly carrying out pentests on partner and customer internet-facing resources could have serious repercussions on relationships if discovered. Poor cybersecurity reports can impact analyst recommendations and raise costs for loans and cyber insurance ,” said Taylor.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 10, 2023

Increased vulnerability is causing headaches and expenses due to numerous societal shifts – whether it’s the proliferation of the internet of things (IoT) in every aspect of business and society, or the widespread adoption of home and remote working that began during the Covid-19 pandemic and has persisted in many organizations.In

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Malwarebytes

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Take cyber insurance , for example. Cyber insurance can prevent local governments from having to pay huge out of pocket costs in the event that they’re hit with a cyberattack. End use of unsupported/end of life software and hardware that are accessible from the Internet. Baltimore learned this the hard way.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 2, 2020

We carry insurance, including cyber insurance, which we believe to be commensurate with our size and the nature of our operations. Which of the ransomware gangs or groups hit K12 Inc and its network in this cyber attack? In fact, Ransomware became the number one type of cyber attack claim insurers dealt with in 2020.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

A whopping 97 percent failed to use DNSSEC , a domain security protocol designed to address core vulnerabilities in the foundations of the internet itself. More than half of the companies surveyed used retail-grade registrars, which typically provide less in the way of security safeguards and training than enterprise-grade registrars.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The problems with the RDP is that it suffers from vulnerabilities that can be exploited and the RDP service may rely on internet-facing servers which are easily accessed.". Another significant finding is that nearly half of organizations that get hit are now paying hacker ransoms.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

As you will see from the list of trends articles and blogs above, there are a lot of overlapping trends (AI, cyber insurance, cyber resilience, cyber workforce), as well as a few unique takes from the authors and experts interviewed for the pieces.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

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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Adam Levin

MARCH 16, 2020

The Federal Bureau of Investigation’s 2019 annual Internet Crime Report included 467,361 complaints about suspected internet crime with losses of $3.5 Of those cases, 23,775 of them were business email compromises (BEC). It’s Time to Do Something.

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Malwarebytes

JULY 21, 2022

Then there are the expanded values gained from compliance, such as assurances you can provide to executives and Boards about the organization’s cybersecurity posture, or your improved stance for cyber insurance.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 21, 2024

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. A VPN can encrypt internet traffic, providing an additional layer of security, especially for remote workers or when using public Wi-Fi networks.

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The unbridled optimism that spoke to so many at the dawn of the internet age has given way to malign actors, big and small, confident in their ability to evade the consequences for the harms they use cyberspace to inflict.". RESOURCE] Listen to the recent SecureWorld podcast episode featuring U.S.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Create a plan for patching vulnerabilities in internet-facing systems quickly; and disable or harden remote access like RDP and VPNs. This suggests a possible targeting preference of the Cl0p campaign towards educational institutions. Their activity, though limited, includes a notable attack on a UK school. Prevent intrusions.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Lastly, Accenture confirms it has cyber insurance, but if it is under-insured, the business could still face significant impacts from a cyberattack and the resulting litigation: These monetary damages might not be subject to a contractual limit of liability or an exclusion of consequential or indirect damages and could be significant.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 2, 2022

Here are some best practices recommendations to safeguard your organization against ransomware: Get your applications off of the internet. The more applications you have published to the internet, the easier you are to attack. Use a zero trust architecture to secure internal applications, making them invisible to attackers.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Other worries were the rise in premium prices for cyber insurance, and the security implications of the rise in flexible working. The advancing pace of technology (39 percent) also featured, as effects from the pandemic have complicated organizations’ ability to protect themselves from cyber threats. Remote purchase fraud.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Over the past decade, once siloed, Operational Technology (OT) systems have become increasingly connected to the internet, as water and energy systems become powered by intelligent IoT sensors and government operations are deep-rooted in data. CNI attacks, both targeted and untargeted, have never been easier to carry out.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

The ability to prove you have a process, and demonstrate the audit trail showing you used that process, will become the subject of increased scrutiny by regulators and cyber insurance underwriters. Acohido is dedicated to fostering public awareness about how to make the Internet as private and secure as it ought to be. (LW

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Imposing just the right touch of policies and procedures towards mitigating cyber risks is a core challenge facing any company caught up in digital transformation. Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market. Enterprises, especially, tend to be methodical and plodding. Talk more soon.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Lastly, the report warns entities not to rely on cyber insurance as the rates have skyrocketed in response to the rise in ransomware attacks. Some insurers are also jacking up the cost of deductibles and limiting the types of entities they’re willing to insure.

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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? Chamber of Commerce to evaluate more than 2,500 U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. With the extensive use of the internet, malicious ads pose a long-lasting threat if not blocked. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 19, 2022

All RDP connections accessible from the Internet are found within hours of going live, and spend their lives being probed relentlessly by multiple malicious computer programs looking to guess their passwords. Cyber threat hunting for SMBs: How MDR can help. 4 ways businesses can save money on cyber insurance.

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