Payment Fraud Controls Have To Work When Nobody Notices Anything Wrong

Half of American finance professionals have let an unusual payment request through, or nearly did, because it appeared to come from someone they trusted. That figure sits at the center of the Yooz 2026 Payment Fraud Readiness Report, published this month. It matters because trust was never a control. It was a shortcut that worked … Read more

Law Firm Cybersecurity: One Question Underwriters Should Ask First

Ask a law firm one question before you write the policy. Does it run a cybersecurity program, and what framework does it follow? That is the first thing Jason Griffin, VP of Cybersecurity Services at Integris, would want to know. “Do you have a cybersecurity program, and what is it aligned to?” Griffin said. The … Read more

Bitdefender Targets Business Email Compromise With Dual-Layer Email Security Platform

Business email compromise now costs organizations more than $6 billion a year. That figure, cited by Gartner, marks a threshold that the cyber insurance market cannot ignore. Bitdefender launched GravityZone Extended Email Security on April 15 to address the detection gap that makes BEC so costly. The platform combines gateway filtering with post-delivery monitoring in … Read more

Cowbell 2026 Claims Report: Ransom Payments Fall 44% As Cyber Insurance Claims Rise 40%

The U.S. cyber insurance market faces a stark new reality. Premiums fell for the first time to $9.14 billion, according to AM Best, just as cyber insurance claims jumped 40%. Cowbell’s 2026 Claims Report, built on 18 months of incident data, maps the forces driving this divergence. This market shift is critical for every CFO … Read more

Cybersecurity For Insurers: Triple-I And Fenix24 Spotlight Recovery Gaps, MFA Risks, And Patch Pressure

A Growing Market Encounters A Tougher Threat Cycle Cybersecurity for insurers has become a storm-prep issue. The question is no longer whether carriers have a plan. The question is whether that plan holds when the storm arrives, and systems fail, email stops, and business operations stall. A new report from Triple-I and Fenix24 finds that … Read more

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