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The HHS 405(d) Program (see below) is an industry group supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that is attempting to improve cyber security in the…
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Oakland was hit with a ransomware attack attack in May and the fall out continues, along with what to us is a surprising, and positive, focus by local media on…
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“This past summer’s cyber attack on (New York state’s) Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center in Ogdensburg and Carthage Area Hospital consumes CEO Rich Duvall’s day-to-day job…Not paying the ransom, dealing with the…
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There are plenty of tech companies that provide cybersecurity platforms to MSPs and a number of cyber liability insurance providers who work with MSPs. Guardz is combing the two services….
Read More “Guardz Raises $18 million A-Round to Turn MSPs into Cyber Insurers” »
AWS will now share security data of companies it serves when they request to be connected with cyber insurance brokers and insurers. The members of this ecosystem predict it will…
Ascot will use Zywave’s ClarionDoor technology, an “API-first rating, quoting and issuance platform for admitted and E&S insurance accounts.” Insurtech Zywave provides platforms to connect insurers and agents/brokers. Read the…
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) release announces a new partnership with Stanford’s Empirical Security Research Group and focuses on analyzing the effectiveness of security controls, with a focus…
Read More “Feds Relaunch Cybersecurity Insurance and Data Analysis Working Group (CIDAWG)” »
Marine insurance provider The Swedish Club will begin offering members maritime cyber insurance in 2024. The offering marks another addition to sector-specific cyber underwriting. “When port states and coast guards…
In recent comments, Graham Steele, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the US Treasury Department, admitted that “waiting (to launch a federal backstop of the cyber insurance industry) until after…
We’ve reported extensively on the insurance industry’s fear of “cyber war;” debate over exclusions for state-backed, systemic cyber attacks; moves by governments to backstop the cyber insurance industry for massive…
Read More “Fears of Massive Cyber War Losses are Overblown: Catastrophic Risk Expert” »