How to Avoid Being on the Hook for Your Vendors’ Inadequate Cybersecurity 

The report includes a description of the nightmare Laboratory Corporation of America endured after one of its vendors was hacked. You’ve likely heard some of these tips on how to start mitigating such risk, but the compilation here is useful. Source: Insure Against Data Breaches Suffered By Vendors and Service Providers

Scenarios for the Future of Cyber Insurance: Report from Conning 

The insurance research firm considers the future of the industry, including if a catastrophic attack occurs. “(A) still immature cyber market is rocked by one or more near-term catastrophe events on a scale not previously seen, denting confidence in available cyber risk models and deterring investors from committing capital to the nascent cyber catastrophe bond … Read more

Reinsurers Helping Drive Trend of Stand-alone Cyber Insurance Policies: Gallagher Re 

“Cyber insurance carriers continued to explore (and pursue) standalone cyber placements in response to increasing pressure by reinsurers to place cyber separately,” Gallagher noted in its new 1st View report. We’ve noted the move to stand-alone cyber policies, including here Get the very first view of current market conditions within the reinsurance industry for the … Read more

Bug Bounties Go Into Orbit

“Hack-A-Sat is a Capture the Flag (CTF) competition designed to inspire the world’s top cybersecurity talent to develop the skills necessary to help reduce vulnerabilities and build more secure space systems. In Hack-A-Sat 1, 2 and 3, the best of the best have been learning more about all the skills required to hack in space … Read more

Cyber Insurers Grapple with AI Deepfakes

Bad actors are sure to harness AI for a range of attacks, including some we cannot even envision today. Meantime, fraudulent instruction scams appear to be increasing. “In early June, two instances of voicemail impersonation were reported to Rob Ferrini, cyber insurance program manager at McGowanPRO, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, with 5,000 cyber-insured clients covered … Read more

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