CSO Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2023

The Royal ransomware group is believed to be actively exploiting a critical security flaw affecting Citrix systems, according to the cyber research team at cyber insurance provider At-Bay.

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CSO Magazine

MAY 15, 2023

Companies with cyber insurance are more likely to get hit by ransomware, more likely to be attacked multiple times, and more likely to pay ransoms, according to a recent survey of IT decision makers. To read this article in full, please click here

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

There's one surefire way to end ransomware once and for all: Stop paying. If every organization that suffered a ransomware attack refused to pay up, the threats would lose their income stream, and the work would dry up leading to the end of these attacks as we know them. Simple, right? It turns out, not so much.

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CSO Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It’s painfully obvious at this point that ransomware continues to grow in popularity. As Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs team found, the number of new ransomware variants doubled in just the first half of 2022 compared to the previous six-month period. Cyber insurance can also be a double-edged sword.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 30, 2019

Prior to launching CyberSaint, Wrenn was CSO of Schneider Electric, a supplier of technologies used in industrial control systems. That could be for insurance purposes. “As As with any insurance, cyber insurance really requires due care.” Wrenn said. “So Privacy in focus The flip side of data security is privacy.

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CSO Magazine

JUNE 14, 2023

Finding the right insurance has become a key part of the security equation, which is no surprise given that the average cost of a data breach in the US has risen to $9.44 The global cyber insurance market was valued at $13.33 million — more than twice the global average of $4.35 billion in 2023 to $84.62 billion by 2030.

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CSO Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

CSI), followed by data breaches (23%), ransomware (20%) and a breach at a third party (15%). It was cited by 29% of respondents in a survey by Computer Systems Inc.

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CSO Magazine

AUGUST 16, 2022

The cost calculator for cyberattacks takes into account general data—like revenue, number of employees, vertical, headquarters location and the types of records stores—to arrive at an “annual loss expectancy” figure, according to vice president of AI and cyber insurance at Safe Security, Pankaj Goyal.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

Ransomware remains a prominent threat, but the methods have evolved. Double extortion ransomware is now a preferred techniquea devastating one-two punch where attackers not only encrypt a companys data but also steal sensitive information. Cyber Insurance Cyber insurance will become an essential component of risk management strategies.

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