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Why Consumers Underestimate Personal Cyber Insurance and How to Bridge the Gap Insurance agents recognize the pressing threat of cybercrime, but their clients are slow to act. According to the…
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Global Ransomware Surge Ransomware activity soared in Q4 2024, setting a record with 1,663 victims posted on leak sites, according to the Corvus/Travelers Q4 2024 Cyber Threat Report. That is…
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Blumira has launched a new Microsoft 365 threat response feature that allows IT teams to lock out compromised users and revoke active sessions instantly. Response time is critical when dealing with…
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Hyped as the future’s greatest innovation, AI technology is rapidly becoming cybercriminals’ favorite weapon, warns the “2025 AI Threat Report” by KELA. To be fair, the matter of whose future…
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Partnership Targets Growing Need for Privacy Risk Data in Insurance Underwriting LOKKER and Bitsight have partnered to offer privacy risk analysis through Bitsight’s cyber insurance platform. This collaboration aims to…
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“Quishing (QR Code Phishing) (is a) rapidly growing attack vector, increasing from 0.8% of phishing attempts in 2022 to 12.4% in 2024,” reports Intersys, a UK company that provides cyber risk management…
BOXX Insurance leadership reshuffle. Jonathan Weekes has been named President of BOXX Canada. Phil Baker shifts to a fully global role as Chief Underwriting Officer. Finally, Neal Jardine becomes the…
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The UK insurance market showed significant softening in 2024, according to Aon’s UK Insurance Market Outlook. The report highlights key factors of insurer profitability, increased market capacity, and intense competition….
Cloud Disruptions Rise Critical cloud outages rose by 18% in 2024, lasting nearly 19% longer than in 2023. Google Cloud experienced a 57% increase in downtime hours. Microsoft Azure improved,…
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NordProtect, a digital identity theft protection service from NordVPN, is now available as a stand-alone product in the United States. Previously, it was only accessible through NordVPN’s Prime plan. We…
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