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In a striking shift in enterprise cybersecurity, a majority of U.S. businesses are now shaping their defense strategies to meet cyber insurance compliance. According to Pentera‘s 2025 State of Pentesting…
Attorneys face rising cybersecurity threats as wire fraud schemes grow in frequency and cost. That take and further analysis courtesy of a meandering search of the internet and stumbling across…
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We recently told you how a cyber insurance settlement of $30 million boosted Q1-2025 results for Sonic Automative, which was hit by the ransomware attack last year on CDK Global,…
“Quishing (QR Code Phishing) (is a) rapidly growing attack vector, increasing from 0.8% of phishing attempts in 2022 to 12.4% in 2024,” reports Intersys, a UK company that provides cyber risk management…
We’ve reported extensively on the SEC cyber disclosure rule that requires public companies to submit 8-K filings when they’re hit with cyber attacks. For some reason, the rule has attracted…
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A recent CyberArk study found that 30% of employees share workplace passwords, creating an MFA security gap. The study surveyed 14,003 employees across six countries and revealed that 49% reuse…
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A new report from SecurityScorecard reveals some interesting details about third-party cyber risks in insurance. Among them, 59% of insurance industry breaches stem from third-party attack vectors. These findings underscore…
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“’You should certainly interact with your (cyber) insurance brokers in that regard and speak with them about the best circumstance for you,’ (PowerSchool Chief Legal Officer Michael) Bisignano” has been…
The town of Webster, NY has announced it lost more than $520,000 in a phishing attack in November, but says local police have recovered $300,000 of the stolen money and…
It’s been a year since public companies had to start complying with new SEC cyber incident disclosure rules requiring Form 8-Ks for “material” cyber events. Law firm Paul Hastings has…