Ransomware Accelerated 60% in Six Months. The Exposure Outlived the Claim

Ransomware had another worst year on record, which now reads less like a warning than a renewal notice. Black Kite counted 7,551 publicly disclosed ransomware victims in the year to March 31, 2026. That runs 24.9% above the prior period. The annual figure hides the shape of the year. Disclosures tracked close to the prior … Read more

Consilium Signs With CyberCube As The Analytics Land-Grab Rolls On

Another London broker adopts Broking Manager. The pattern says more than the press release. Consilium has partnered with CyberCube, adding the vendor’s Broking Manager platform to its cyber placement process. The global specialty (re)insurance broker announced the deal on July 20. Consilium will offer the analytics to clients for free during quoting. Broking Manager quantifies … Read more

Coalition Enterprise Cyber Insurance Launches With $25 Million Limits And Allianz Capacity

Coalition has taken its Active Insurance model upmarket. The company announced Active Cyber Insurance for Enterprises on July 15, 2026. The product targets large organizations in the United States. It offers up to $25 million in cyber limits. The launch is the first visible US product of Coalition’s 10-year global partnership with Allianz Commercial. That … Read more

Hidden OAuth Grants Draw New AI Agents: Nudge Security Targets A Cyber Insurance Blind Spot

Two breaches rode trusted app connections into hundreds of Salesforce environments. Nudge Security says AI agents can police those connections. Its CEO says insurers should start asking about them. Nudge Security has announced two AI agents aimed at OAuth grants and browser extensions. The Austin-based vendor calls these two of the fastest-growing attack surfaces in … Read more

Shadow AI Executives: The Boss Is the Biggest Policy Breaker, TrustedTech Survey Finds

Ask a CISO what worries them most about shadow AI. The answer usually points to junior staff. New survey data points the finger up the org chart instead. TrustedTech, a Microsoft cloud solutions provider, commissioned Censuswide to survey 2,001 UK and US employees in March 2026. The report, “Shadow AI in the Workplace,” found that … Read more

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