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Two security leaders explain why binary questionnaire items produce honest answers and denied claims, and what insurers could ask instead. The latest CINI podcast opens with a question I thought had an obvious answer. It does not. Julien Richard, vice president of information security at Lastwall, spent part of the hour describing a company that … Read more
A manufacturer whose devices touch millions of patients a year gets hit by a cyberattack. Ordering, manufacturing, and shipping are disrupted. Some patient-specific procedures are rescheduled. Suddenly, a surgery schedule is no longer just tied to hospital capacity or clinical need; it is tied to the recovery timeline of a hacked supplier. This is the … Read more
Ask a law firm one question before you write the policy. Does it run a cybersecurity program, and what framework does it follow? That is the first thing Jason Griffin, VP of Cybersecurity Services at Integris, would want to know. “Do you have a cybersecurity program, and what is it aligned to?” Griffin said. The … Read more
Buying a cyber insurance policy still begins with a questionnaire. That process is no longer enough. In a recent Cyber Insurance News podcast, I spoke with Tristan Morris, co-founder and CEO of SplitSecure, and Dylan Hamilton, business development lead at SplitSecure. SplitSecure builds credential and privileged access management tools to provide insurers with verifiable proof … Read more
A Growing Market Encounters A Tougher Threat Cycle Cybersecurity for insurers has become a storm-prep issue. The question is no longer whether carriers have a plan. The question is whether that plan holds when the storm arrives, and systems fail, email stops, and business operations stall. A new report from Triple-I and Fenix24 finds that … Read more