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“Drawing on SpyCloud’s database of over 200 billion recaptured assets, researchers identified over 687 million exposed credentials and PII tied to Fortune 1000 employees, a 26% increase from last year’s…
“QR phishing attacks are on the rise because they require so little effort to be successful. For one, the codes are physical displays, meaning a harmless one can easily be…
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One example: “The cyber security insurance application asked whether I had deployed an endpoint detection and response (EDR) tool.” Source: What your cyber insurance application form can tell you about ransomware…
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“’Even if UK SMBs do become more concerned about their business being targeted by cybercriminals, they are unlikely to be willing to pay even higher premiums to protect themselves,’ said…
“When we identify downtime, we pay out for the customer immediately. Any loss is covered. Unlike traditional insurance where you have to file a claim, in this case, there’s no…
“Developed in collaboration with (Periculus and) TIP National, the offering allows small and medium-sized businesses to instantly request a quote, purchase, and manage a cyber insurance policy customized to meet…
“Globally, commercial insurance rates increased by 9% on average in the quarter, he said. In North America, commercial rates increased 8% overall, with retail property insurance rates rising 14%. Lexington,…
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“Instead of paying a $569,000 (cyber insurance) premium to pay the contractors or the ransom, a city pays millions,” says the report, which details some of the expenses after the…
“Among other steps, Kentucky’s law requires insurers to ‘identify reasonably foreseeable internal or external threats that could result in unauthorized access, transmission, disclosure, misuse, alteration, or destruction of nonpublic information,…
“The vendor-agnostic survey of 5600 IT professionals, conducted by Vanson Bourne, found that 98% of businesses hit by ransomware had cyber insurance that covered ransomware and that the policy paid…