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A new IBM report on data breaches found that the global average cost of a data breach has risen to $4.45 million. This is a 15% jump from 2022. The 2023 report also finds that the cost of detection and escalation has increased by 42% over the past three years. This represents the highest portion … Read more
Consistent with other recent reports, S&P Global Ratings finds global cyber insurance premiums surging, about $12 billion last year and headed to almost twice that by 2025. At the same time, increases in premium rates have moderated. The cybersecurity market has “returned to profitability,” accord to S&P. The news is less positive concerning reinsurers, which … Read more
Our headline is a bit sarcastic, but it captures the findings of a survey covering more than 300 enterprises by Delinea, a provider of Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions. The report provides insights on cyber insurance cost and time required to get a policy. The survey reports that almost 80% of companies saw their cyber … Read more
Along with additional (and alarming) detail on its findings about hacks and shareholder value, AON provides some good news. Based on data from its risk assessment platform, security of common IT domains is improving. As is the security of some industry sectors: “Healthcare: The overall cyber risk score for healthcare clients improved from 2.6 to … Read more
The insurance research firm considers the future of the industry, including if a catastrophic attack occurs. “(A) still immature cyber market is rocked by one or more near-term catastrophe events on a scale not previously seen, denting confidence in available cyber risk models and deterring investors from committing capital to the nascent cyber catastrophe bond … Read more