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The local news is not good for broadcaster Sinclair Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI), a Fortune 500 company known for the 185 television stations it owns or operates across the US. The company is suing two of its cyber insurance providers, claiming the Continental Casualty Company (or “CCC,” the principal subsidiary of CNA) and Starr Indemnity & … Read more
Four companies have settled charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that they made “materially misleading disclosures” after being breached in 2020 by the SolarWinds’ Orion software hack (US public companies have been required to disclose material cyber events since last year, see this.) But two of five SEC commissioners dissented on the charges, … Read more
Thought the risk of being sued for a cyber breach was already high? It’s getting worse, Carolyn Purwin Ryan, a partner in Mullen Coughlin LLC’s data privacy and cybersecurity practice, told viewers during a recent webinar. Ryan noted that cyber breaches requiring the notification of >10,000 individuals often triggered a class-action lawsuit. But weeks ago … Read more
Meeting cyber insurance policy demands is an evolving reality as organizations face increasing cyber threats across both on-premises and cloud environments. “In 2024, 48% of organizations had to make changes to their security posture to meet the criteria of the cyber insurance policy they chose,” said Michael Tweddle, Chief Product Officer at Netwrix. In response, … Read more
Effective incident response is vital in the fight against cybersecurity threats, as swift containment and recovery can significantly minimize the damage from attacks. Minimizing recovery time is especially critical in reducing operational disruptions and financial losses, making robust incident response solutions a priority for organizations today. Silverfort announced its new Identity-First Incident Response (IR) solution, … Read more