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Mark Sauter “At a time when the need for cyber insurance has never been more clear, brokerages have spent much of 2021 decreasing coverage and increasing rates. But on Friday, tucked into a Reuters story, a big shoe appeared to drop: Lloyds of London, the carrier holding nearly a fifth of the cyber insurance market, discouraged its … Read more
“Crawford’s global head of Cyber Paul Handy says organisations should focus not only on risk prevention but also preparedness in the event of a cyber incident, and a key part was understanding the claims process. ‘Cyber-related business interruption is a costly and potentially ruinous expense,’ he said. ‘By engaging with a loss adjuster with full-time … Read more
“The funding round was co-led by General Catalyst and Corey Thomas of Rapid7, with participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Founders Fund, Charles River Ventures, Shield Capital and Intact Ventures.” Source: Resilience Cyber Closes $80M Funding Round to Further Expand Into Middle Market
Our prediction is plenty of wrangling on the definition of “materiality.” “The new requirement applies to any cybersecurity incidents that are expected to materially impact a bank’s ability to provide services, conduct its operations or undermine the stability of the financial sector. The rule was approved by the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and … Read more
Universities may have weaker security controls than companies of the same size but offer troves of student and research info…”Katherine Mayer, associate vice president for information security at the University of Wisconsin, emphasizes, ‘The nature of higher education demands a collaborative, teaching, learning and research environment routinely based on an open, shared technology. This demand … Read more