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Overconfident and Underprepared: How Cyber Resilience Is Failing the Real-World Test Human history loves a confidence crash. From Icarus to the Titanic, belief often beats reality. Immersive’s 2025 Cyber Workforce Benchmark Report suggests cybersecurity is heading the same way, and the iceberg is already in view. “Organizations aren’t failing to practice; they’re failing to practice … Read more
Vendors Remain the Systemic Nightmare Scenario Cyber insurance still faces its biggest unknown: a major third-party outage hitting thousands of customers at once. On the latest Cyber Insurance News & Information podcast, host and executive editor Martin Hinton talks with Peter Foster, Chairman of Willis’ Global FINEX Cyber Solutions, about that risk. Foster describes a … Read more
Retail ransomware attacks have been in the news. Co-op’s shutdown exposed a coverage gap; it carried no cyber insurance. Marks & Spencer, insured, saw its statutory profit plunge 99% to £3.4m and received £100m in insurance payments. Sam’s Club (Walmart), Victoria’s Secret, Dollar Tree, the list could go on. Sophos’ new report, “State of Ransomware … Read more
How Negotiations Actually Start You’ve seen the movies. Cue the tense phone call and ticking clock. Think cinematic standoffs and hard choices. Samuel L. Jackson once played a master negotiator. This episode of the Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast brings you the real deal from the digital domain. Host and Executive Editor Martin Hinton … Read more
Cyber Resilience Is The New Seamanship Here’s the uncomfortable truth. “Cybersecurity Awareness Month” is a start. It is not a strategy. The risks do not pause on November 1. Ransomware crews do not take holidays. Boards cannot either. Sailors once read the sky to prepare for storms. Today, digital leaders must read the threat landscape. … Read more