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A technician services an office printer, then resets it to factory settings. Symphion CEO Jim LaRoe says many are trained to do exactly that. Any security hardening goes with the reset. On the CINI podcast, LaRoe explains why printers stay among the least protected devices on corporate networks. He also covers how attackers use them … Read more
Attackers now often exploit a flaw before a patch exists. In a conversation with Cyber Insurance News, Revelion’s Mitchell Spicer said annual penetration tests can’t keep pace. Neither can the underwriting built on them. His company sells continuous penetration testing. “An annual pen test is a snapshot, and annual underwriting is a snapshot of that … Read more
The Association of British Insurers has published what its members’ claims data says actually reduces cyber losses. Several of the controls sit outside Cyber Essentials entirely, including backups. The Association of British Insurers has published good practice guidance on cyber resilience, setting out the cyber insurance controls its members regard as most effective. The document … Read more
Threat intelligence has a timing problem. Most of it arrives after the damage. An indicator of compromise is a receipt, not a warning. Silent Push announced on Aug. 4 that it will sell its underlying infrastructure data to other cybersecurity companies. The Reston, Virginia firm previously kept that data inside its own platform. Now product … Read more
Two carriers made cyber personnel moves on the same day. CFC hired from Coalition again. Arch promoted from within. Cyber insurance carriers keep spending on people. On July 14, CFC named Gemma Hicks Cyber Development Manager for Australia. The same day, Arch Insurance International promoted Sophie Law to Cyber Underwriting Manager in London. One move … Read more