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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 vulnerabilities in the supply chain that expose critical policyholder data to cyber threats. The study analyzed 150 top insurance firms, revealing an industry struggling with … Read more
“’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 advising clients of the firm, which this month began alerting clients of its recent breach. How the PowerSchool Hack and the Need for Cyber Insurance … Read more
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 its cyber insurer is expected to cover another $240,000 under the town’s cyber insurance for government. The incident has been described as a phishing attack, … Read more
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 now released a study of 75 disclosures from 45 companies between December 2023 and October 2024. It shows a 60% increase in the number of … Read more
Actuaries get teased for what some outsiders see as a boring job. But a new report makes clear that actuaries are increasingly part of the interesting, sometimes even exciting, world of cybersecurity. Nowadays actuaries and cyber insurance increasingly go together, details the report from the UK’s Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). Entitled “Actuaries Managing … Read more