Cyber Insurance Laws & Regulations

Cowbell Expands Cyber Resilience Services with New Compliance Service and DFIR Leader

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Cowbell Introduces COMPaaS for SOC 2 Compliance Cowbell today unveiled COMPaaS, a Compliance‑as‑a‑Service offering. This new service guides startups, growth‑stage firms, and service providers toward SOC 2 readiness. It supports both U.S. and global regulatory environments. The platform includes gap analysis, risk assessments, penetration testing, policy drafting, audit prep, live support, and access to a GRC platform. … Read more

Cybersecurity Law Alert: $475K Wire Transfer Fraud Ruling – Who’s to Blame?

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Fraudulent Wire Transfer: A Constant Threat It shouldn’t need to be said, but here we go. Wire transfer fraud remains a significant risk to businesses and legal teams alike. Already a successful scheme, AI enhancements to the practice seem sure to make the cons more convincing. As a result, the legal and financial exposure associated … Read more

Data Breach Liability: Court Expands Insurance Coverage in Email Mishap

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Court Decision Highlights Overlapping Coverage An English court clarified how multiple insurance policies, not just cyber insurance, can apply to a single data breach incident, offering lessons for companies and brokers about data breach liability. As outlined in a recent A&O Shearman blog, the case revolved around a housing association’s misdirected email in 2020 that … Read more

Lee Enterprises Files Cyber Insurance Claim to Cover “Significant Impact” Of Hack

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A publisher of newspaper and digital news covering 72 markets in 25 states across the U.S., Lee Enterprises (NASDAQ: LEE) experienced a “cyber security incident” in February that had a “significant impact on our quarterly operating results,” including $2 million in expenses for “restoration costs,” according to a release from the company. The company has … Read more

UK’s New “Cyber Security and Resilience Bill”- Strengthening Digital Defenses

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UK Government Introduces Stronger Cyber Security Bill The first line delivers a message. “The first duty of this government is to keep its citizens safe,” says UK Secretary of State Peter Kyle, framing cybersecurity as a public safety issue. These words come in a new Policy paper relating to a bill designed to address the … Read more

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