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17 cyber insurance application questions you'll need to answer

CSO Magazine

I recently had to renew the cyber insurance policy for the office and it was interesting to see the evolution of questions asked over the years. At first, most of the cyber insurance questions involved basic computer security and merely checked to see if we had firewalls and antivirus and not much else.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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Cyber Defense Magazine: Exclusive Interview with Robert Herjavec

Herjavec Group

History shows he’s the first person to wrap the remote management business model around firewalls, from a small office on the east coast of Canada., In 2003, he knew that firewalls were too complex for all IT staff and for understaffed companies to manage. He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP.

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How Do Cybersecurity Companies Make Money?

Hacker's King

These software solutions range from antivirus programs and firewalls to more advanced intrusion detection systems and encryption tools. Cyber Insurance Partnerships Cyber insurance is becoming a must-have for businesses worldwide.

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Cybersecurity for Nonprofits: Cost-Effective Defense Strategies

SecureWorld News

The costs of recovering from such incidents, especially for smaller organizations without cyber insurance, can be devastating. Implementing cost-effective cybersecurity tools There are numerous affordable or even free tools available to nonprofits to help them enhance their overall cyber hygiene.

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Staying Ahead of Adversarial AI with Incident Response Automation

Security Boulevard

Powered by WormGPT and FraudGPT, hackers and scammers will continue to drive the cost of business higher as organizations pay more for cyber insurance. Businesses wanting to meet compliance mandates, lower their cyber insurance premiums, and reduce their security operations costs need to invest in AI for cyber defense.

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Top Cyber Attacker Techniques, August–October 2024

Digital Shadows

Initial Access Broker (IAB) activity increased by 16% during the reporting period, heavily targeting US-based organizations due to perceived financial capability from cyber insurance. To enhance security, organizations should block direct internet access to RDP services using firewalls and restrict access to internal networks and VPNs.