Cowbell Secures $60 Million Series C Funding from Zurich Insurance Group

Cowbell, a cyber insurance provider for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has raised $60 million in Series C funding from Zurich Insurance Group. The funding will help Cowbell scale operations, expand internationally, enhance cyber resilience services, and introduce new products. The investment will allow Cowbell to leverage AI and GenerativeAI (GenAI) to optimize its technological … Read more

CyberCube Estimates Up to $1.5bn in Losses from CrowdStrike Outage

CyberCube, a leading cyber risk analytics firm, estimates insured losses from the July 19 CrowdStrike outage to be between $400 million and $1.5 billion. Dubbed the “CrowdOut Event,” it was caused by a faulty CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor update, significantly impacting the standalone cyber insurance market. This incident represents a loss ratio impact of approximately 3-10% … Read more

SentinelOne Expands Cybersecurity Solutions for Insurance Providers

SentinelOne announced the SentinelOne Risk Assurance Initiative, a new cybersecurity program designed to help insurers improve their clients’ network security using the SentinelOne Singularity™ Platform. This program allows insurers to offer SentinelOne’s platform at preferred rates, aiming to stop attacks before they occur and reduce both financial loss and insurance premiums. Leading carriers and providers, … Read more

Parametrix Estimates $5.4 Billion Loss for US Fortune 500 Companies Due to CrowdStrike Outage

The recent CrowdStrike outage on July 19 had a ripple effect across a wide range of industries, from airlines to the national organ transplant matching system. In our interconnected world, few can escape its impact. Now, Parametrix provides a detailed look at the financial cost. It’s more than just a ripple. They estimate a total … Read more

CrowdStrike Outage News Roundup

This morning, when we went to see the latest CrowdStrike Outage news, we knew there’d be a lot to read. Over 30 pages of articles in the Google News search in just the last 24 hours. We took the time to compile a number of them. They illustrate the scale, scope, and impact from large … Read more