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We’ve told you about the new SEC rules requiring disclosure by public companies of material cyber attacks within four business days. The rules are still being phased in, but Caesars…
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Cyber Insurance News has wondered how often ransomware gangs — groups of criminals often supported by hostile foreign powers — can be trusted. We asked Jennifer Coughlin of Mullen Coughlin,…
“12% (of 180 IT/cybersecurity professionals surveyed in June) had no idea whether ransomware is covered at all” in their cyber insurance policies.” About 28% of the respondents said their company…
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The round adds to $225 million already raised by the company. The round was led by Intact Ventures, an affiliate of Resilience’s primary capacity provider, with participation by Lightspeed Venture…
“Over a 12-month research project, researchers from RUSI (Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies), the University of Kent, De Montfort University and Oxford Brookes University conducted a…
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“While an insurance company may pay a ransom to get file decryption keys, ‘they won’t pay an extortion fee,’ Wisniewski said. ‘The conventional wisdom of insurers has been, ‘I’m buying…
Yes, says Veeam’s survey of 1,2000 IT pros from companies hit by ransomware last year. In 2022, “77% of ransoms were paid by insurance, but that is becoming harder and…
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“While many companies have already started to incorporate general disclosure of cyber liability insurance in their discussion of cyber risks, we should expect to see this continue, especially as coverage…
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“That’s where tactics like double extortion come in. With double extortion, a cybercriminal might ask for a ransom before they provide a decryption key while also threatening to leak sensitive…
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The magazine surveyed brokers, who provided the Top 10 list of criteria most important to brokers’ analysis of cyber insurers. The Top 5: coverage, claims payment/processing, underwriting expertise, cyber response…
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