The Source for Cyber Insurance News, Insights and Data
Both numbers sit inside IBM’s 2026 Cost of a Data Breach Report. The gap between them may be the most useful finding in the study. As follow-on research to the IBM data breach report, Ponemon Institute studied 602 breached organizations between March 2025 and February 2026. Nearly two-thirds said they planned to spend more on … Read more
Security leaders trust AI with almost nothing. Their carriers approved ransom payments in half the cases where money moved. A third party made the payment decision in half of the ransomware cases where a ransom got paid. Arctic Wolf names the cyber insurer as the example. The finding sits on page 13 of the company’s … Read more
Command Zero wants security investigations to stop dying young. The Austin-based company previewed Throughline this week, ahead of Black Hat USA 2026. The company calls it a “living investigation” capability. Related alerts merge into one evolving case. When new evidence arrives, closed cases reopen. The verdict gets re-examined with everything on the table. The pitch … Read more
A new survey from Integris, a managed service provider, finds that 84% of U.S. manufacturers run cybersecurity awareness training, yet 60% reported a significant email-based breach in the past year. Another 49% reported a mobile device breach. The gap shines a light on manufacturing cybersecurity. The 2026 Integris manufacturing technology and cybersecurity report surveyed 411 … Read more
In football, or is it soccer, mistakes get a second look with VAR, and referees can issue a card right away. With phishing, there is no review. Once someone clicks a link, the damage is often done before anyone notices. According to new Hoxhunt research, criminals have been watching the World Cup schedule closely. Phishing … Read more