Ransomware Costs Surge 17% in 2025 Despite Fewer Cyberinsurance Claims

Cyberinsurance Claims Drop While Ransomware Grows Costlier – Resilience’s 2025 Midyear Cyber Risk Report paints a stark picture. Cyberinsurance claims fell 53% in the first half of 2025 compared to 2024. But the cost of ransomware claims rose 17%. “Fewer incidents escalate to incurred losses, but when they do hit, they’re hitting harder,” said Jeremy … Read more

Private Equity Firms Tighten Cybersecurity While Cyber Insurance Lags

Cyberattacks Hit Nearly Half of Portfolio Companies – Almost half of private equity (PE) portfolio companies reported cyber incidents in the past year, many involving ransomware or extortion attempts. PE Cybersecurity and cyber insurance are the focus of the Private Equity Cyber Survey White Paper by QBE, which surveyed 300 risk managers and CISOs at … Read more

Cyber Insurance 2025: Coverage Gaps Erode Confidence, But Fixes Are Clear

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The Executive Summary of Arctic Wolf’s 2025 Cyber Insurance Outlook begins with an increasingly common yet no less ominous warning: “The risk of cyber attacks is no longer theoretical; it is a daily operational concern.” The Core Problem: Protection Promised, Protection Denied Many buyers expect broad protection. Claims data tells a tighter story. Only 12% … Read more

CISOs Warn of Imminent Attacks and Mounting Pressure in 2025

Security Leaders Expect Cyberattacks Soon – Proofpoint’s 2025 Voice of the CISO report delivers a stark message: most chief information security officers (CISOs) feel under siege. “76% feel their company is at risk of a material cyberattack within the next 12 months,” the report states. That’s up from 70% last year. More than a third … Read more

Passwords Under Siege: Picus Security Finds 46% Vulnerable

Password Cracking Doubles in One Year – You could say it’s as easy as 1,2,3… Passwords remain the weakest link in enterprise defense. Picus Security’s new Blue Report 2025 shows cracked password hashes in 46% of environments. That’s nearly double last year’s 25%. The surge reflects poor password policies and reliance on outdated hashing methods. … Read more

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