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U.S. Treasury, NSF Partner to Bolster Terrorism, Cyber Risk Modeling

SecureWorld News

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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News alert: Beazley reports on how AI, new tech distract businesses as cyber risk intensifies

The Last Watchdog

London, July 13, 2023 — Beazley, the leading specialist insurer, today published its latest Risk & Resilience report: Spotlight on: Cyber & Technology Risks 2023. Yet, boardroom focus on cyber risk appears to be diminishing. trillion by 2025, a 300% increase since 2015 1.

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GUEST ESSAY: The three horsemen of cyber risks: misinformation, disinformation and fake news

The Last Watchdog

Such a transformation however, comes with its own set of risks. Misleading information has emerged as one of the leading cyber risks in our society, affecting political leaders, nations, and people’s lives, with the COVID-19 pandemic having only made it worse. So, how do organizations prepare against such threats?

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Safe Security Acquires RiskLens to Become Undisputed Leader in the $4B Cyber Risk Quantification and Management (CRQM) Market

Security Boulevard

Powerful combination of SAFE Platform’s industry defining AI capabilities coupled with the industry standard FAIR model for cyber risk quantification, that was pioneered by RiskLens, gives enterprises a one-stop-shop to address all their cyber risk quantification and management needs and paves a path to comply with impending SEC Cyber Guidelines The (..)

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GUEST ESSAY: Rising cyber risks make business intelligence gathering more vital than ever

The Last Watchdog

Intelligence is required to support the evolving needs of business, providing information for decision makers throughout the company lifecycle – everything from entering and exiting markets to managing mature operations. Cyber security keeps the C-suite up at night and perhaps that’s no surprise. Cyber in a silo?

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Ostrich Cyber-Risk Welcomes Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Charlie Barker as Senior Vice President of Sales

Security Boulevard

Charlie Barker, Award-Winning Cybersecurity Sales and Marketing Leader, joins Ostrich Cyber-Risk as the Senior Vice President of Sales to lead. The post Ostrich Cyber-Risk Welcomes Cybersecurity Industry Veteran Charlie Barker as Senior Vice President of Sales appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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News alert: AppDirect poll reveals company leaders losing sleep over cyber risks, compliance

The Last Watchdog

According to the Gartner Digital Markets 2023 Global Software Buying Trends report, “42% of buyers say security is the most important factor when planning investment in new software.” Their top areas of concern include cybersecurity risk (58%), information security risk (53%) and compliance risk (39%).