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Resilience’s 2025 cyber insurance claims data shows that ransomware groups are now focusing on stealing data to gain leverage. Data-suppression extortion rose from 49% in the first half of the year to 65% in the second half. In 57% of attacks, criminals used data theft to get around stronger backups. Infostealers collected over two billion … Read more
Trustify’s new pitch comes in hot with these four words: “significant new revenue stream.” Trustify said Tuesday it has added a Datasurance cyber insurance policy to its Trust365 platform, a move aimed at helping managed service providers (MSPs) and IT service providers sell cyber coverage to small and midsize businesses while opening a new revenue … Read more
People often talk about human mistakes causing data breaches and cyber insurance claims. But there’s another problem: non-human identities. These include bots, service accounts, apps, automations, and AI agents that act on our behalf. We give them access easily and then forget about them. Some reports say there are now up to 45 non-human identities … Read more
Imagine a fleet operator arriving Monday morning to find dispatch screens frozen, drivers locked out of their vehicle apps, backend systems encrypted, and attackers demanding payment to restore access. HSB has launched a cyber insurance product for internet-connected work vehicles, called HSB Commercial Cyber for Auto. This coverage is designed for hacked commercial vehicles and … Read more
The UK Cyber Security Longitudinal Survey’s fifth iteration arrived this week. The report tracks cybersecurity changes across the same organizations, including medium- and large-sized businesses and high-income charities. The first “wave” of data came out in 2022. This new release, “Wave Five,” follows medium- and large-sized businesses and high-income charities. The study links security practices … Read more