Arctic Wolf: A Third Party Made The Call In Half Of Ransom Payments

Security leaders trust AI with almost nothing. Their carriers approved ransom payments in half the cases where money moved. A third party made the payment decision in half of the ransomware cases where a ransom got paid. Arctic Wolf names the cyber insurer as the example. The finding sits on page 13 of the company’s … Read more

Cowbell Launches OMNI With 53% Growth. Loss Ratio Is Too Early To Judge.

Cowbell’s new framework scores how much autonomy customers hand their AI systems. OMNI’s own settings are undescribed. Cowbell’s underwriters accept their AI’s pricing nine times out of ten. The company launched that AI today. OMNI reads submissions, weighs risk signals, and returns priced non-admitted quotes in minutes. Cowbell reports 53% growth in new business since … Read more

BOXX Adds Affirmative AI And Deepfake Coverage To Cyberboxx Business

BOXX Insurance says its small business cyber policy now covers AI and deepfake attacks in plain language. The Toronto-based insurtech, part of Zurich Insurance Group, announced affirmative coverage on July 22 for AI and deepfake events tied to social engineering and security failures. The endorsement sits within Cyberboxx® Business, the firm’s commercial offering. The move … Read more

Manufacturing Cybersecurity: 60% Breached Despite Training, And An MSP Question Underwriters Should Not Skip

A new survey from Integris, a managed service provider, finds that 84% of U.S. manufacturers run cybersecurity awareness training, yet 60% reported a significant email-based breach in the past year. Another 49% reported a mobile device breach. The gap shines a light on manufacturing cybersecurity. The 2026 Integris manufacturing technology and cybersecurity report surveyed 411 … Read more

What’s Your Blast Radius Worth? – Podcast

Microsegmentation. Poland’s cyberwar. AI-powered attackers. The blast radius that decides your cyber insurance premium. New podcast episode. Poland absorbed 270,000 cyberattacks in the past year. That’s 2.5 times more than the year before, according to Deputy Digital Affairs Minister Paweł Olszewski. Russia tripled its military intelligence resources aimed at Polish targets in 2025, per Digital … Read more

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