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You buy insurance for the ugly days. Then the ugly day arrives. Your claim meets an exclusion. Your “business interruption” clock runs out. Or a missed control turns into a denial. That gap is widening in cyber insurance as questionnaires grow longer and policies tighten. In the latest Cyber Insurance News & Information podcast, Executive … Read more
AI adoption races ahead as CEOs push the pedal, but CISOs pump the brakes, warning of cyber risk. The tension is familiar: CISOs continue to face uphill battles aligning boards with swift, emerging threats. AXIS Capital Holdings Limited released new research comparing how CEOs and CISOs in the U.S. and U.K. view AI. The study … Read more
Hackers are using encryption less often and are choosing data theft and extortion instead. A new white paper, “Ransomware 2026,” from Symantec and the Carbon Black Threat Hunter Team, tracks this shift. Released on January 14, the report connects the change to higher profits, faster operations, and less complexity for attackers. Record High Counts Mask … Read more
A Cyber Insurance Market – Under Construction Cyber insurance is still developing as a market. Buyers are looking for straightforward coverage, while underwriters want proof that security measures are in place. The latest Cyber Insurance News Podcast explores this tension with Max Perkins from Spektrum Labs. Perkins explains that cyber insurance is still new compared … Read more
The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 highlights that fraudsters are now a bigger concern than ransomware groups. The report, released today, warns that CEOs are most worried about phishing and cyber-enabled fraud, especially as AI makes these attacks more convincing, costly, and common. Fraud And Phishing Take The Top Spot According to the … Read more