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“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 had a stand-alone cybersecurity policy, lower than some estimates but close to a recent survey from Forrester (here). Most respondents who have a cyber insurance … Read more
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 Partners, General Catalyst and Founders Fund. “’Securing a digital world at enterprise scale requires fundamental behavior change,’ said Arif Janmohamed, Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners, … Read more
“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 series of expert interviews and workshops… This paper argues that there is, in fact, no compelling evidence that victims with cyber insurance are much more … Read more
“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 encryption keys that are going to let me get this customer online faster, and that reduces my cost of the incident.’ They think they’re getting … Read more
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 more expensive…In fact, 21% of organizations stated that ransomware was now specifically excluded from their policies. While those with cyber insurance saw changes in their … Read more