2024 State of Pentesting Report: Al Threats Rise Amidst Staffing Shortages

Cobalt, a leader in Pentest as a Service (PtaaS) and offensive security solutions, has released its 2024 State of Pentesting Report. The report sheds light on the challenges the cybersecurity industry faces as it navigates staffing shortages and the rise of AI-driven threats. The report, which includes analysis from 4,068 pentests, indicates a 21% increase … Read more

CRISIL and Maxxsure Partner to Enhance Cyber Risk Management with Integrated Cyber Insurance Solutions

CRISIL Limited and Maxxsure have entered into a strategic partnership to enhance technology risk management by incorporating cyber insurance into their services. Announced from New York and Mumbai, this alliance focuses on delivering advisory services and cyber risk insights to help enterprises globally manage and mitigate technology-related risks more effectively. Arul Yagappan, Head of Non-Financial … Read more

Marsh Expands Cyber ECHO Facility to $125M, Offering Largest Excess Cyber Coverage in Market

Marsh, a global insurance broker, and risk advisor has expanded its Cyber ECHO facility by adding a $25 million layer to the existing $100 million capacity. This enhancement increases the total excess cyber insurance coverage available to Marsh clients to $125 million, establishing it as the largest facility of its kind in the market. The … Read more

Don’t Initiate that Wire Payment Before Reading This. Funds Transfer Fraud Jumps in Frequency and Severity, Coalition Reports

We told you about Coalition’s findings on business email compromise (BEC), as reported in the managing general agent’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report. But we were also struck by the data on Fund Transfer Fraud or FTF. Both the frequency and severity of FTF claims increased from 2023 to 2024. Claims were up 15% YOY and … Read more

Cyber Insurance Sunday – Upload

Here it is—Your Cyber Insurance Sunday—Upload. The latest cybersecurity insurance news. A few items from the week. Some we reported on, and others we found interesting: Fitch with a look at cyber insurance premiums; Zurich names a “Head of”; Ariel Re and Hiscox Re bring us “CyberShock”; And the Justice Department puts a $10 million … Read more

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