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In an insurance sector where historical actuarial tables do not exist, analytics are key for everything from underwriting to risk mitigation and response. From the press release: “…$50 million in…
“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…
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“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,…
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Concierge Cyber offers pre-arranged incident response services to small and medium businesses (along with some “pre-loss” security services, such as training). Given the imperative for companies to react rapidly to…
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Eye Security, a subscription-based cybersecurity and insurtech company, lands $17m+ round led by Bessemer Venture Partners. Partner Alex Ferrera notes on Twitter: “We’re betting cyber insurance + XDR (Extended Detection…
In our opinion, the report’s authors are diplomatic in their summary: “The K-12 community displayed an overall average maturity score of 3.55 on the 2021 NCSR’s 1 through 7 maturity…
Financial terms of the transaction were not released. Boxx appears to have wanted the target’s cybersecurity talent as well as the company & its IP. Templarbits CEO/co-founder will head up…
The growing legal and technical complexities of cyber insurance policies might be addressed by a simpler process. “’In this respect, we see an interesting trend that we definitely follow and…
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“Additional federal coordination is needed to enhance K-12 cybersecurity,” says the report from the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO). But it looks as if many school districts are failing…
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CyberCube says it’s offering the first detailed Industry Exposure Databases (IED), which allow (re)insurers and brokers to quantify real-time cyber risks. “The first release of CyberCube’s Exposure Databases focuses on…