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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. However, the most pressing challenge currently facing the industry is ransomware.

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The Evolving Role of Cyber Insurance in Mitigating Ransomware Attacks

SecureWorld News

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. 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.

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Report: Cyber Insurance Not Driving Ransomware Market

SecureWorld News

It is no secret that ransomware attacks have been on the rise in recent years and have caused a significant amount of pain to organizations worldwide. One aspect of these cyberattacks that has been hotly debated is the role that cybersecurity insurance plays in these incidents.

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HardBit ransomware demands ransom based on insurance cover

CyberSecurity Insiders

All these days we have read about ransomware spreading groups stealing data and then threatening to release it online, if the victim fails to pay heed to their demands. But now a new file encrypting malware variant has emerged onto the block that demands ransom, based on the insurance cover.

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It’s time to ask: Is ransomware insurance bad for cybersecurity?

Webroot

The issue at the heart of ransomware insurance will be familiar to most parents of young children: rewarding bad behavior only invites more of the same, so it’s generally not a good idea. But critics of the ransomware insurance industry argue that’s exactly what the practice does. So, if U.S.-based

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Cybersecurity Insurance is Missing the Risk

Security Boulevard

First published by HelpNetSecurity  — Matthew Rosenquist Cybersecurity insurance is a rapidly growing market, swelling from approximately $13B in 2022 to an estimated $84B in 2030 (26% CAGR), but insurers are struggling with quantifying the potential risks of offering this type of insurance. to 130.6%).

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Australian Insurer Medibank Confirms Ransomware Attack

Heimadal Security

Medibank, a health insurance company providing services for more than 3.9 million people in Australia, recently confirmed that a ransomware attack was the cause of last week’s cyberattack and interruption of online services. The post Australian Insurer Medibank Confirms Ransomware Attack appeared first on Heimdal Security Blog.

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