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“Munich Re has been involved in managing cyber risk from the first moment it became a consideration. The results of our Global Cyber Risk and Insurance Survey 2022 underline that there is clearly more action required – for policyholders and the insurance industry.” One interesting tidbit is increasing use of personal cyber insurance by senior … Read more
“(Adam Lantrip of brokerage CAC Specialty) now budgets four to six months for its clients to clear all the hurdles needed to renew their plans. ‘It’s getting almost to a point where the deals never get put to bed,’ Mr. Lantrip said.” [paywall]
“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 analysis. Analysis of this data showed a 64% password reuse rate, widespread use of easy-to-guess passwords, and a spike in malware-infected devices…” Source: SpyCloud … Read more
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 readiness | CSO Online
“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 claim process,” she (co-founder/CTO Neta Rozy) said. Source: Parametrix cloud downtime insurance business is growing – Protocol