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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
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
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 The surge reflects poor password policies and reliance on outdated hashing methods.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
Modern Bank Robberies Have Gone Digital – Retire the getaway car. Save the ski mask for skiing. The days of the bank heist are dwindling. Well, not really. U.S. bank robberies peaked in 1991 at 9,388. By 2023, the number dropped to 1,362, an 83% decline in 20 years. Today, the average stolen haul is … Read more
The Risk Placement Service (RPS) 2025 Cyber Market Outlook reads like a dashboard for the Cyber Insurance Market. Prices cool, capacity swells, and systemic exposures intensify. Vendors sit at the blast radius as incidents cascade across customers. AI accelerates crime and complicates coverage. Steve Robinson, RPS National Cyber Practice Leader, sets the stakes and the … Read more