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Only one in nine ransomware attacks becomes publicly disclosed. The rest happen in silence. That gap between what is reported and what is real has direct consequences for every organization that buys, sells, or underwrites cyber insurance. This ransomware trend is just part of the BlackFog Q1 2026 State of Ransomware report, released on May … Read more
The data is clear: ransomware makes up 90% of total losses in Resilience’s manufacturing portfolio over almost five years, but only 12% of claims. This difference between how often attacks happen and how costly they are is the main story for manufacturing cyber insurance in 2026. Today, Resilience released The State of Cybersecurity in Manufacturing, … Read more
At-Bay’s analysis of more than 6,500 claims documents how Akira ransomware and a single VPN brand reshaped the cyber insurance loss landscape in 2025. Cyber insurance claims hit record highs in 2025. Frequency rose 7% year-over-year. Average severity climbed to an all-time high of $221,000. Those are the headline numbers. The story behind them is … Read more
The U.S. cyber insurance market faces a stark new reality. Premiums fell for the first time to $9.14 billion, according to AM Best, just as cyber insurance claims jumped 40%. Cowbell’s 2026 Claims Report, built on 18 months of incident data, maps the forces driving this divergence. This market shift is critical for every CFO … Read more
A new global survey of 600 senior cybersecurity leaders reveals a troubling gap. Nearly every organization has a formal incident response plan. But almost three-quarters of the people responsible for those plans say they would not work under real pressure. That disconnect sits at the heart of the 2026 CISO Survey: The State of Incident … Read more