Ransomware Negotiation, Cyber Insurance, and Cyber Hygiene: Takeaways from Kurtis Minder – NEW PODCAST

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

The Uncomfortable Truth About Cybersecurity: Why Awareness Month Is Not Enough

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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

Cyber Insurance for Small Business: Zensurance Warns 53% of Canadian Firms Hit by Cyberattacks

The big fish get the headlines, such as MGM, Marks & Spencer, and Jaguar. But cybercriminals aren’t skipping the small fry and tools like Artificial Intelligence (AI) are just making their lives easier. Reviewing press releases, we noticed one from Zensurance that ties some eye-opening numbers to the risks that small businesses face online, raising … Read more

Microsegmentation Cuts Risk Fast: Lower Cyber Insurance Premiums, Faster Containment

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A modern network works like a high-rise office. Guards secure the lobby doors. Interior floors and suites still need locks. Microsegmentation installs those interior locks across digital hallways. It limits intruder movement and speeds containment when trouble starts. It also improves terms for cyber insurance premiums and is increasingly part of the underwriting process. That … Read more

Executives Underestimate Cyberattack Costs, Willis Warns in 2025 Report

Shocked executives reviewing cyberattack cost reports in a modern boardroom, holding long invoices as red dollar signs and financial graphs rise behind them, illustrating underestimated cybersecurity risks, ransomware losses, data breach costs, cyber insurance exposure, and corporate cyber resilience challenges in 2025.

Corporate leaders continue to underestimate the real cost of cyberattacks. The incident response data tells a painful and expensive story. In Willis’ new Cyber in Focus 2025 report, costs hit staggering heights, betraying a disconnect between perceived cyber readiness and actual cyber resilience: Despite these figures, many executives still express confidence in their cyber readiness. … Read more

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