Worries About Implementing Lloyd’s Plan to Exclude Acts of War from Cyber Insurance 

Concerns include clauses provided by Lloyds that define a “primary but not exclusive factor” for triggering an exclusion as a national government confirming it’s been hit by a nation/state cyberattack. “Those claims [coming from smaller enterprises] cannot wait six months for an insurer to work out whether it was a nation state attack or not, … Read more

Glimpse of the Future? Could Banks Offer Cyber Insurance in the Metaverse? 

“Some Banks and financial institutions are already leading the charge by offering crypto wallets and custodial services, access to crypto markets for trading and investment, and advisory services to Wealth Management clients. While NFTs are seen as speculative assets by many, Banks can work with regulators and position these as mainstream asset classes. Taking it … Read more

Feds Have Failed to Take Basic Step in Analyzing USG Role in Catastrophic Cyber Events: GAO 

“Federal entities—such as the Federal Insurance Office (within Treasury) and the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)—have taken steps to understand the financial implications of growing cybersecurity risks. But, we found they haven’t assessed what the federal role should be in the event of a catastrophic cyber incident. Completing such an … Read more

Report Helps Gov Agencies Analyze ROI of Cyber Defenses/Insurance 

“Officials can look at the probabilities of attacks succeeding and probabilities that these result in different depths of financial losses. Then officials can factor in how adopting different preventive measures might draw down those costs. This lets officials estimate how much investing in a better backup system or in anti-phishing training, for example, might reduce … Read more

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