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CyberSecurity Is Not Enough: Businesses Must Insure Against Cyber Losses

Joseph Steinberg

Ironically, while many larger enterprises purchase insurance to protect themselves against catastrophic levels of hacker-inflicted damages, smaller businesses – whose cyber-risks are far greater than those of their larger counterparts – rarely have adequate (or even any) coverage. Insurance is, therefore, always needed.

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13 Important Considerations When Obtaining Cyber Liability Insurance

Joseph Steinberg

While leveraging cyber-liability insurance has become an essential component of cyber-risk mitigation strategy, cyber-liability offerings are still relatively new, and, as a result, many parties seeking to obtain coverage are still unaware of many important factors requiring consideration when selecting a policy.

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Billion Dollar CyberSecurity Annual Budgets Have Arrived

Joseph Steinberg

.” Of course, even organizations that spend a billion dollars per year on cybersecurity are not immune to breaches – which is why financial institutions also utilize other cyber-risk management techniques, including implementing robust disaster recovery plans, and obtaining appropriate cyber-liability insurance.

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Cybersecurity Event Cancelled After Being Hit By Cybercriminals

Joseph Steinberg

The post Cybersecurity Event Cancelled After Being Hit By Cybercriminals appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity Expert Witness, Privacy, Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Voice Deepfake Scams CEO out of $243,000

Adam Levin

The CEO of a UK-based energy firm lost the equivalent of $243,000 after falling for a phone scam that implemented artificial intelligence, specifically a deepfake voice. While the technology to generate convincing voice recordings has been available for a few years, its remains relatively uncommon in the commission of fraud.

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Cyber-Liability Insurance 101: First Party Vs. Third Party Risks

Joseph Steinberg

Understanding the difference between the two is also essential when seeking to obtain – and when acquiring – cyber-liability insurance. Likewise, if you purchase appropriate first-party insurance, your insurance policy should cover the relevant losses – as the losses are borne directly by the policyholder (your business).

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Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies for 2022

eSecurity Planet

That’s where cyber insurance may be able to help. For that reason, most experts now recognize that a complete cybersecurity strategy not only includes technological solutions aimed at preventing, detecting, and mitigating attacks, it should also include cyber insurance to help manage the associated financial risks. That’s a 29.1%