The Printer Is A Door. Most Companies Leave It Unlocked.

CINI podcast on printer security with Symphion CEO Jim LaRoe, titled The Printer Is A Door, over a dark office where a glowing printer sits in front of a half-open door

A technician services an office printer, then resets it to factory settings. Symphion CEO Jim LaRoe says many are trained to do exactly that. Any security hardening goes with the reset. On the CINI podcast, LaRoe explains why printers stay among the least protected devices on corporate networks. He also covers how attackers use them … Read more

AI Agents Are Getting Phished. Security Teams Lead Approval At Just 6% of Firms

Cyber Insurance News story on AI agent phishing showing a small desk robot reading an opened envelope with a fishing hook trailing from it, beside a laptop inbox in daylight

IRONSCALES surveyed 501 US IT and security leaders on AI agents and phishing. Of them, 77% said an AI agent acted on malicious, misleading, or unauthorized content last year. Security teams lead approval of those agents at just 6% of companies using them. I asked CEO Eyal Benishti what counts as an incident and what … Read more

Marketing Runs On Customer Data. That Puts Every CMO In The Security Business.

Cyber Insurance News & Information (CINI) podcast on marketing data security with Graylog CMO Kimber Spradlin, titled CMO Meet Your CISO, over two office doors with blank nameplates, one open a crack with daylight spilling out

If you run marketing, you hold much of your company’s customer data. Graylog CMO Kimber Spradlin returns to the CINI podcast to explain why that puts you in the security business. She covers cheap plugins, AI tools, the CISO relationship, and the cyber insurance application. You probably measure marketing in pipeline and revenue. Getting there … Read more

Cyber Insurance Losses Rise As Prices Keep Falling, NAIC Report Shows

Cyber Insurance News report on the NAIC cyber insurance market report showing a brass balance scale tipped by a stack of claim files against a small pile of coins

The U.S. cyber insurance market wrote about $9.46 billion in premium in 2025, up 3.5%, state regulators report. Claims rose 20%. The loss ratio climbed to 53 as rates fell for an eighth straight quarter. Losses in the U.S. cyber insurance market are rising while prices keep falling. That is the central finding of an … Read more

Ransomware Hit 77 Schools And Colleges Last Quarter. Children’s Identities Are At Stake.

School ransomware attacks rose 54% in the third quarter, Comparitech reports. When gangs take student records, a child’s stolen identity can go unnoticed for years. Parents can freeze a child’s credit for free. A child’s stolen identity can sit unused for years. Children rarely have credit reports, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says. A family … Read more

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