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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are under cyberattack. According to another report, one in three SMBs globally faced downtime exceeding 24 hours after a cyberattack. At the same time, over half lacked dedicated IT security staff. The cumulative effect of these risks has made cyber resilience an urgent priority for smaller organizations. A QBE Hong … Read more
Cowbell Cyber announced a refreshed brand identity to align with its expanding role in digital and specialty insurance. The update underscores the company’s mission to simplify cyber insurance coverage for small and mid-sized businesses. A Reflection of Today’s Digital Reality Thomas Pytel, Jr., VP and Head of Marketing at Cowbell, said the update reflects a … Read more
We attended Zywave’s 14th annual Cyber Risk Insights Conference in New York. We did not catch every minute. But a brisk summary may still help busy readers. The day tracked market sentiment, debated policy design, and drilled into privacy litigation and growth hurdles. Below are the highlights, organized by session. Keynote: Cyber Insurance as the … Read more
VPNs from Cisco and Citrix pose the highest ransomware risk, while email-related cyber incidents jumped 30% last year, according to At-Bay’s 2025 InsurSec Rankings Report. The annual study, based on more than 100,000 policy years of claims data, shows that email and remote access together accounted for 90% of cyber insurance claims in 2024. The … Read more
Nation Faces Ongoing Cyber Warfare Threats “Most people do not realize that our nation is under attack – indeed ongoing cyber warfare – by hostile nation state actors,” said Geoff Halstead of Faction Networks. The comment highlighted the urgency of a new cybersecurity and cyber liability insurance partnership between Faction Networks and SUNY Albany’s College … Read more