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What's Next for Cybersecurity in 2022?

CyberSecurity Insiders

The “ Top Five Cybersecurity Predictions for 2022 ” webinar presented by Steve Piper, CISSP, Founder & CEO of CyberEdge overdelivers and gives us TEN predictions for the coming year. 3 – Quantity and Severity of Ransomware Attacks Will Rise. 7 – Boards Will Play More Active Role in Quantifying and Monitoring Cyber Risk.

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Challenges and Opportunities of the Cyber Liability Insurance Market

Duo's Security Blog

So, on a recent webinar , I sat down with Darren Thomson, Head of Cyber Intelligence Services at CyberCube , a firm that provides data-driven cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry. As we discussed on the webinar, it's undoubtedly our common adversary, ransomware.

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How MFA and Cyber Liability Insurance Effectively Manage Risk in Higher Education

Duo's Security Blog

Recently, while co-hosting a webinar that kicked off Cybersecurity Awareness Month, a panelist commented that cybersecurity and privacy are team sports on a campus, much like our athletic teams. The use of phishing to take over user accounts as a first step to gain access to a campus for a ransomware attack has been making the headlines.

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To Cover or Not to Cover: The Cyber Liability Insurance Quandary Facing Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses

Duo's Security Blog

Earlier this year, we held a webinar with providers of data-driven cyber risk analytics for the insurance industry CyberCube, in which its former head of cyber intelligence Darren Thomson shared insight into the topics insurers are prioritizing. What are you doing about backups?

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How a Credential Harvesting Attack Cost Companies $1 Million

SecureWorld News

On a recent SecureWorld cybersecurity webinar, attorney Shawn Tuma of Spencer Fane LLP explained that a surprising number of organizations, particularly SMBs, believe they do not have anything that hackers would want; and therefore, many companies continue to downplay cyber risk. What could my company have that hackers want?

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The Ransom So Nice, You Pay It Twice

SecureWorld News

This story has a direct parallel to what is happening at some organizations right now, especially when it comes to ransomware and Zero-Day attacks. Ransomware attacks: paying the ransom twice. Decide if you will pay the ransom in a ransomware attack. Cyber risk mitigations to implement right away.

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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

Ransomware Drives Up Costs, Lowers Coverage. Not surprisingly, ransomware insurance has become popular and is included in many policies. This is driven by the proliferation of cyber claims across the entire market, particularly ransomware related. Also see: Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools.