Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American [ NYSE:FAF ] is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

Group-IB and Swiss insurance broker ASPIS that owns CryptoIns project, have developed the world’s first scoring model for assessing cryptocurrency exchanges. According to CryptoIns analysts, the crypto assets insurance market is expected to reach $7 billion by 2023. Why do crypto exchanges’ users need insurance?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Encryption Product Guides Top 10 Full Disk Encryption Software Products 15 Best Encryption Software & Tools Breach and Attack Simulation (BAS) Breach and attack simulation (BAS) solutions share some similarities with vulnerability management and penetration testing solutions.

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 26, 2024

Government entities can store and retrieve sensitive data with extremely high reliability and almost nonexistent downtime, and other sectors like healthcare, insurance, and utilities can meet the speed of demand by processing multiple terabytes of data with incredible ease, and consistency. Here’s what I thought of my time at the event.

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NetSpi Executives

MAY 30, 2024

While many companies are already proactively engaging in preparatory measures, expert guidance can streamline the compliance journey, offering clarity on regulatory requirements and expediting initiatives such as threat-led penetration testing and red teaming. Therefore, they are highly significant, given the high stakes involved.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 4, 2022

In a months-long project last year, Conti invested $60,000 in acquiring a valid license to Cobalt Strike , a commercial network penetration testing and reconnaissance tool that is sold only to vetted partners. For now, take a look at the documents and see if there is insurance and bank statements.”

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NetSpi Executives

MARCH 26, 2024

Government entities can store and retrieve sensitive data with extremely high reliability and almost nonexistent downtime, and other sectors like healthcare, insurance, and utilities can meet the speed of demand by processing multiple terabytes of data with incredible ease, and consistency. Here’s what I thought of my time at the event.

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NopSec

AUGUST 30, 2013

NopSec has received requests for help from customers at banks, credit unions, and insurance. Insurance companies face similar risks Insurance Journal ran a story titled, “ New York Regulator Asks Insurers About Readiness for Cyber Threats ” about a follow-up request similar to that sent to major banks earlier this year.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

This betrays a lack of preparation for disaster recovery and ineffective penetration testing of systems. Test systems: Don’t assume correct installations and configurations, use penetration testing to validate initial and ongoing status of externally facing and high value systems. Ascension lost $2.66

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 18, 2023

Researchers found about 435,000 payslips, 300 tax filings, 3,800 insurance payment documents, and 21,000 salary sheets belonging to various companies using the HR platform’s services. The company states that vulnerability assessment and penetration testing (VAPT test) was scheduled for January 2, which would have detected the security issues.

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IT Security Guru

MAY 12, 2024

Employ Firewalls Firewalls act as a barrier between your website and potential attackers, especially if you work in industries that carry a lot of sensitive data including large corporations, insurance firms, medical practices and companies that offer bad credit loans. Data Encryption Encrypt sensitive data both in transit and at rest.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 27, 2024

It applies to banks, investment firms, insurance companies, payment service providers and any other organisation engaged in financial services. DORA takes effect in January 2025. Therefore, look for technology partners that operate world-class security, such as a zero-knowledge and zero-trust architecture.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

In the case of Lemonade – an online insurance company – it spent over 200 hours on the process. It provides not only advanced compliance automation, but there is also integrated auditing and penetration testing. But when using Drata, it took only a tenth of the time. They were costing me millions in delays and lost deals.”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Breach damages of $300k to $1 million may be within the risk tolerance for some, and many may expect to recoup damages from cybersecurity insurance. Penetration tests can uncover both exposed and unacknowledged vulnerabilities, but most penetration tests don’t cover a full organization.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy? Leadership should prioritize cybersecurity at all levels. Regular awareness training for employees is indispensable.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Threat modeling (Risk management, vulnerability, and penetration testing). Often organizations will leverage cybersecurity insurance and managed services to respond to the negative impact of current and future incidents. New and emerging threats impacting the organization’s ability to obtain cybersecurity insurance?

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Cytelligence

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Global cyber insurance premiums are expected to grow from $4 billion in 2018 to $20 billion by 2025. As the number of network intrusions, data breaches, ransomware attacks, and similar threats continues to increase in both frequency and severity, expertise in cyber incident response becomes critical to organizations and insurance companies.,”

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 7, 2024

Penetration Testing Penetration testing, sometimes referred to as “breach and attack simulation,” is another great way to ensure your cybersecurity program is capable of protecting your business. BAS essentially automates penetration testing by continuously running simulated attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Add to that, there is the risk of penalties and fines (which are not insurable in most jurisdictions) not only under privacy and data protection regulations but also on the basis of cybersecurity regulations that are now proliferating. Unfortunately, this situation, in some cases, does not happen. there could be reputational damage.

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McAfee

JUNE 17, 2021

Until recently, discovering the answer to such questions has required exercises such as white hat penetration testing or the completion of lengthy or sometimes generic security posture questionnaires. But it can also be used in lieu of third-party assessments—applying recommended assessments instead of expensive penetration testing.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Paying for internal assessments and penetration tests by a third party can provide fresh thinking and a level of assurance for stakeholders such as customers, the board of directors, and the insurance company that wrote our cyber insurance policy.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

As a result, some are now taking extra precautions such as hiring specialized companies to conduct penetration testing audits on externally facing partner resources. Company reputation is not only of interest to current and potential customers, but it’s also important to market analysts, lenders, and insurance companies.

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SiteLock

AUGUST 27, 2021

Consider this scenario: You’re the VP of IT for an insurance company. Finally, penetration testing scanners manipulate URLs and forms to attempt to exploit weaknesses in code. It’s 4 a.m. Completely stunned, you look for answers.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Cybersecurity preparedness/ insurance. Here are a few core components of cyber risk assessments: Penetration testing : This type of security risk assessment, also referred to as “penetration testing,” is aimed at simulating what a cyber attacker can see and how your system’s security measures will stand up to the test.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It can also process insurance claims, schedule appointments, and even recommend treatment plans. They recommend best practices such as monitoring for data anomalies, keeping models updated, and conducting penetration testing. For example, AI can analyze medical images to detect cancer or other diseases.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Destruction of forensic artifacts will prevent incident response investigations and criminal investigations, and could affect cybersecurity insurance processes. The report timeline reveals that Brocade rejected penetration tests performed in August 2022 and February 2023 because they hadn’t been on the latest version of their software.

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SC Magazine

MAY 12, 2021

Today’s columnist, Mark Wilson of BMC Mainframe Services, writes about how the pandemic has finally shifted the culture and remote pen tests on mainframes are now acceptable. Until recently, mainframe penetration testing was performed onsite for no other reason than “it’s a mainframe.” Agiorgio CreativeCommons CC BY-SA 4.0.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulates personal health information and imposes fines for data breach or data inaccessibility. Stakeholders should brainstorm how to manage risk through controls, process changes, insurance, or business decisions such as “stop taking credit cards for payment.”

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. Test all ransomware security controls regularly through security audits, penetration testing , detective control reviews , and security awareness training. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy? About 1 in 4 victims pay the ransom.

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NopSec

OCTOBER 10, 2014

The first step is to establish a baseline of where an organization stands in terms of security maturity, including a comprehensive penetration test that yields actionable results. Penetration Test There are many reasons to conduct a penetration test.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2022

PFC said in some cases, SSNs and information about health insurance and medical treatment were also stolen. According to a notice from PFC, attackers stole confidential patient information including patient names, addresses, and outstanding account balances. ” Tim Prendergrast, CEO, strongDM.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

» Related Stories Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats Episode 114: Complexity at Root of Facebook Breach and LoJax is a RAT You Can’t Kill How Digital Transformation is forcing GRC to evolve. Read the whole entry. »

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SC Magazine

APRIL 22, 2021

The core group we’re focused on for the purposes of this group test are products that largely replace the function of an OSINT assessment, an external network vulnerability assessment and some portions of a penetration test. Penetration tests will discover some of these gaps, but also have a few shortcomings.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 29, 2023

To proactively find infrastructure issues, organizations should do vulnerability scanning and penetration testing. Depending on the jurisdiction, regular security audits ensure compliance with legal obligations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) or General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

These should include performing penetration tests and vulnerability scans to ensure the knowledge and level of current system and security protocols. Update or draft an incident response plan, in accordance with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) privacy and security rules.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

This is the type of incident that could have been identified as a risk by a properly scoped penetration test and detected with the use of internal network monitoring tools. as well as insurance and merchant accounts, to commit insurance fraud and wire fraud.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 18, 2019

Related: Data breaches fuel fledgling cyber insurance market. 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. Enterprises, especially, tend to be methodical and plodding.

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