The Source for Cyber Insurance News, Insights and Data
“’Based on a very healthy budget, we were able to check every box and keep our premiums to an increase of only 46% as opposed to the 103%,’ (ChristianaCare CISO Anahi) Santiago added. The reality is, ‘based on what’s being asked of us, I know that there’s absolutely no way that the 99% other healthcare … Read more
“MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) is good and everyone should use it where they can to protect valuable data and systems (says security expert Roger A. Grimes.) Unfortunately, the insurance industry and their customers are going to learn that using ANY MFA is not going to be as helpful in reducing risk as they thought. Unfortunately, about … Read more
“(T)he biggest risk hasn’t yet materialized: a cyberattack against a company or information services system so important to an economy, or to society as a whole, that it reaches systemic levels. One so big, perhaps, it might take down carriers. ‘I think it’s important we stress that the insurance industry has not had a catastrophic … Read more
“There has been a huge increase in the number of insurers that specifically exclude cyber events that affect digital building systems, such as HVAC, lighting, elevator, parking, and access control, from their policies. The latest policy from Allianz Engineering for construction and power, for example, explicitly excludes coverage for loss, damage, legal liability, additional expenditure or … Read more
A key one is increasing awareness, and acceptance, by companies that they cyber insurance… “‘There really was a lot of questioning in years past of, is this a necessary product? Can we just get by on our other policies? And this past year that was answered affirmatively, you need cyberinsurance, and you might need more … Read more