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Microsegmentation. Poland’s cyberwar. AI-powered attackers. The blast radius that decides your cyber insurance premium. New podcast episode. Poland absorbed 270,000 cyberattacks in the past year. That’s 2.5 times more than the year before, according to Deputy Digital Affairs Minister Paweł Olszewski. Russia tripled its military intelligence resources aimed at Polish targets in 2025, per Digital … Read more
Cyber warfare sits just beyond the traditional edges of the cyber insurance beat, yet its consequences land squarely inside it. Political conflict drives economic disruption. Digital attacks trigger the losses insurers eventually absorb, from business interruption to infrastructure failures and cascading supply-chain damage. Carl von Clausewitz wrote that “war is merely the continuation of policy … Read more
The cyber insurance and cybersecurity markets are known for their buzzwords, which are often defined differently by various stakeholders. “Cyber warfare” is often used to describe attacks aiming at military or strategic impact, as opposed to hacks designed to steal money. A new market research report asserts this market represents app. $26.6 billion in spending … Read more
New Cyber Product Targets Gaps Left by War Exclusions Markel Insurance introduced a cyber insurance product that offers coverage for indirect losses caused by acts of war. The product provides up to $5 million in coverage per risk, filling gaps left by cyber insurance war exclusions. Chris Burgess, Director of Cyber at Markel International, said, … Read more
A catastrophic cyberattack on America’s critical infrastructure is no longer a question of if but when. The new Netflix series Zero Day, starring Robert De Niro, dramatizes this terrifying reality—a massive cyber onslaught that cripples infrastructure, claims thousands of lives, and plunges the country into chaos. State-sponsored cybercrime, cyber warfare, or a Zero Day cyberattack … Read more