An Intruder Spent At Least Nine Days Inside Backup Servers. A Patch Wouldn’t Have Removed It, Huntress Says.

Cyber Insurance News story on backup servers, showing a row of storage lockers at night with one door ajar

Attackers broke into three AhsayCBS backup servers before a fix existed. They read the backup user database and held domain administrator credentials, Huntress told CINI. Nobody noticed for at least nine days. Patching closes the door, Huntress says. It doesn’t remove what is already inside. Backups are the recovery plan. Insurers ask about them for … Read more

No Deductible – Huntress And Acrisure Make Moves in Cyber Insurance

When businesses get hit by ransomware, they usually face two big problems: the attack itself and then the deductible. Huntress and Acrisure have just taken away one of those headaches. The two companies have launched a new cyber insurance program. Now, eligible Huntress customers and partners can get Cyber or Tech Errors and Omissions policies … Read more

Many Mid-Sized Companies That Are Required To Have Cyber Insurance Don’t: Survey 

Huntress Labs, and MSP, had the survey conducted. It involved 256 “mid-sized businesses” with app. 250-2,000 employees each. “Carrying cyber insurance coverage was a key issue for respondents. While 69% of respondents are required to carry some form of cyber insurance, 35% find it extremely difficult to obtain coverage…27% have no insurance coverage at all.” … Read more

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