SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

This morning, Critical Start released its first ever Cyber Risk Landscape Peer Report , which explores some of the major concerns and challenges currently confronting cybersecurity leaders as they manage risk within their organizations. Here are some comments on the cyber risk landscape from cybersecurity vendor experts.

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BH Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

He added that IT professionals relying on strong passwords or the ability to spot phishing isn’t enough. Sadly, making things mandatory is often the most effective way to manage this risk. Cyber insurance: whisper it, but it seems to be working Cyber insurance premiums have dropped by 15 per cent compared to their peak in 2022.

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Security Boulevard

AUGUST 22, 2022

Even with ransomware costing billions of dollars in losses and cyber insurance claims, organizations are still impacted beyond the checkbook. Cyber incidents happen every day. Email phishing, brute force, and even employees leaving with a host of USB sticks, organizations face countless and often unreported cyber attacks.

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Security Boulevard

JUNE 8, 2021

Human error is still the number one cause of cyber attack and home working could make this even more prominent. In 2020, Verizon found that 67% of cyber attacks were down to phishing and Business Email Compromise.

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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

The data supports a June Avanan report , which confirmed health care has been among the most targeted with phishing attacks during the first half of 2021, alongside the IT and manufacturing industries. The health care sector saw over 6,000 phishing emails out of an average of 451,792 emails. Another 20.7% were attributed to extortion.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Cyber insurance trends in 2023. As the three previous trends discussed how certain aspects of the cybersecurity industry will continue to grow in 2023, expect the same from the cyber insurance market. Security leaders will start integrating human risk management into their overall security strategy.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Those findings echo comments made earlier this year at the RSA Conference by Joe Hubback, managing director EMEA at cyber risk management startup ISTARI. Cybersecurity buyers, Hubback said at the time, are “basically just buying and hoping that the solutions they’re buying are really going to work.”

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BH Consulting

JUNE 22, 2021

Organisations are coming under increasing pressure to take out cybersecurity insurance cover. Also known as cyber risk insurance, it’s now a prerequisite in some public sector tenders. Insurers know this and will say it’s a significant business risk not to have cover if a breach happens.

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Duo's Security Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

#BeCyberSmart,” with this post we’ll dig deeper on cyber liability insurance, MFA, and other cybersecurity trends impacting MFA usage in higher education to help campuses manage this aspect of cyber risk for their communities. MFA is core to implementing a zero trust stance to protect your campus.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Click here to watch the roundtable and learn about the future of cyber insurance from leading experts. In partnership with Cysurance, BlastWave hosted a roundtable entitled “The Future of Cyber Insurance and MSP Insurability. of Morris Risk Management, John Franzino of Grid Security Inc.,

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2023

Our team has handled several ransomware attacks by the Royal threat actor group, and each of those started with a callback phishing attack that exploited people, first, to gain initial access into the network, so it would not surprise me if that is what happened in this attack on the City of Dallas, as well. Register here.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 18, 2022

In 2023, ‘knowing thy enemy’ in cyber will be more complicated than ever before – but it is critical that organizations remain aware of the realities of cyber risk and cease to focus on the ‘boogie man’ of the internet that features in sensationalist reporting.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Seara Jose Seara , CEO, DeNexus Recent regulatory updates highlight a shift toward robust cyber risk governance, requiring organizations to adapt. emphasizes governance, while the SEC mandates cyber risk reporting and incident disclosures. The NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Key Points Phishing incidents rose during the reporting period (August 1 to October 31, 2024), accounting for 46% of all customer incidents. This increase is likely driven by high employee turnover and easy access to phishing kits. Meanwhile, “RansomHub” is rising rapidly due to its attractive ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) model.

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Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

A recent study found that the cyber gap impacts 74 percent of organizations, with 63 percent of cybersecurity professionals reporting that the talent gap increased their workload, 68 percent reporting negative effects on their personal lives, and 38 percent reporting higher burnout rates. 1 Cyber Threat This Year.

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Jane Frankland

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Phishing attacks , still the most common form of attack ( with 9 out of 10 data breach attempts originating from them ) will become next level. Cyber Insurance In 2024, the cyber insurance landscape is expected to undergo significant changes. Instead, they’ll be questioning can they afford not to.

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Jane Frankland

JANUARY 12, 2025

In this blog, I’m exploring these changes, grouped under key categories that I’ve used in previous years, to help business leaders and cyber risk owners better prepare for the evolving landscape. An insider unknowingly clicking a phishing link or downloading a malicious file could leave the door wide open for attackers.

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