SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The State of Cybersecurity in Canada 2025 report, published by the Canadian Cybersecurity Network (CCN) and the Security Architecture Podcast , delivers an in-depth analysis of the evolving threat landscape, emerging risks, and strategic recommendations for Canadian organizations. Key findings: the cyber threat landscape in 2025 1.

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Joseph Steinberg

AUGUST 5, 2021

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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SecureWorld News

JUNE 8, 2020

From cyberattacks on unemployment systems and the healthcare industry , to the security risks associated with remote work , SecureWorld has covered how these rapid changes have developed into a "Wild West" threat landscape. But how are these new developments impacting cyber insurance rates? In part, that's true.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Cyber Skills Gap: By 2025, there could be 3.5 million unfilled cyber security jobs, showing a big need for skilled professionals. Soaring Cyber Crime Costs: Cyber crime costs are expected to hit $10.5

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity risks increase every year and bludgeon victims who fail to prepare properly. For those interested in a better understanding of the oncoming risks, this is the information you are looking for. It can feel like crossing a major highway while blindfolded. Many never see the catastrophe about to happen, until it occurs.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 19, 2024

They address data privacy and the escalating threat of cyberattacks targeting healthcare institutions. The new healthcare cyber regulations will go into effect in October 2025. This program must include regular risk assessments, establishing defensive infrastructure, and ongoing vulnerability management.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 28, 2024

It will allow corporations to simplify and deploy more effective cybersecurity programs," Seara stated, recommending companies "start with cyber risk quantification to prioritize risk mitigation projects." Jose Seara, CEO of DeNexus, welcomed the convergence of cybersecurity mandates across government agencies. "It

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BH Consulting

JULY 17, 2024

MFA is seen as a critical control in reducing the risk of account takeovers. 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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SC Magazine

JULY 13, 2021

Now as the healthcare industry gets some breathing room from the pandemic, another one is surging – cyberattacks,” Dan L. We, as healthcare leaders, must seize this opportunity to educate and inform stakeholders on the current cybersecurity threat landscape and the actions needed to combat these attacks.”.

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SC Magazine

JULY 14, 2021

A new Cybereason survey found that more than four out of five respondents from various business sectors – some 81% – said they are “highly” or “very concerned” about the risk of ransomware attacks. In addition, having cyber insurance coverage in place does not guarantee an organization can recoup losses associated with a ransomware attack.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Paying for internal assessments and penetration tests by a third party can provide fresh thinking and a level of assurance for stakeholders such as customers, the board of directors, and the insurance company that wrote our cyber insurance policy. Is the attack small enough that we do not need to file a cyber insurance claim?

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The ongoing geopolitical storm brings not only classical cyberthreats for business, but also unpredictable risks and ‘black swans’ The main problem for 2023 will be supply-chain stability and cybersecurity. Yet, in addition to cyber insurance, companies will need a designated DR or RR (Rolling Recovery) plan.

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Webroot

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

This is all happening while companies are spending trillions digitizing their business operations and trying to obtain secure cyber insurance while keeping up with regulatory changes in GDPR, HIPAA, and Sarbanes-Oxley. The best way to weather these challenges is to become a cyber resilient business.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Luria said the increasingly common practice in highly regulated industries (such as financial services and healthcare) is to create and implement their own customized database solutions and tie them to their particularized IT compliance requirements.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The OFAC Advisory on these cybercrime payments specifically warns financial institutions, cyber insurance firms, and companies that facilitate payments on behalf of victims, that they may be violating OFAC regulations. Treasury: ransomware continues to increase. persons rely on to continue conducting business.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 23, 2023

For a solid rundown of what the updates mean, check out this SecureWorld article from Kip Boyle , vCISO, Cyber Risk Opportunities LLC. particularly the greater emphasis on governance and cybersecurity risk management and the implementation examples provided at the subcategory level. 19, Detroit on Sept. and all over the world.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Within this whirlwind of all things moving to the internet, insurance vendors recently began to take cyber insurance very seriously. They first sold it asking ‘do you have antivirus and a firewall’ – check box one, check box two, now you have cyber insurance. This is where MSSPs like Herjavec Group accel.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. The First Calls After an Attack.

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

But the season-four episode “Decrypt” did capture many of the key elements that play into an attack scenario, including incident response, the role of cyber insurance agencies, and the ethics of paying. SC Media asked two cyber experts with health care experience for their own take on which parts of the episode – written by Thomas L.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Boasting itself as the world’s first Code Risk Platform, Apiiro Security offers risk visibility across design, code, and cloud segments. Apiiro can connect across hybrid infrastructure through a read-only API and promises real-time inventory and actionable remediation for risks in addressing DevSecOps. Cowbell Cyber.

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Centraleyes

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Tools like ChatGPT and Bard, powered by large language models, showcase how generative AI transforms business processesbut they also pose new risks. In a recent survey, 93% of respondents admitted to knowingly increasing their companys cybersecurity risks. The challenge? Securing these AI models and the data they generate.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 5, 2022

This alliance will allow the healthcare system to reduce its risk of a cyber-attack and help them achieve its cybersecurity goals. “We The cost of these cyber events is rising sharply with cyber insurance premiums and compliance requirements increasing. About CynergisTek, Inc.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Reducing the risk of attacks such as ransomware and malware on CNI will be of paramount importance to the stability of nation states for years to come. For many organizations, paying the ransom can be less damaging than risking any additional impacts. The Threat of Ransomware.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. It can shut down your business – in the case of healthcare organizations that can be life-threatening for patients – damage your reputation with customers and employees, and invite further attacks as cybercriminals view your organization as an easy mark. Description.

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SC Magazine

JULY 2, 2021

When it comes to HIPAA compliance and the Office for Civil Rights investigations, the largest OCR settlements stem from health care providers that failed to demonstrate adequate risk assessments, as well as those without sufficient hardware and software controls.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 6, 2023

While a typical ransomware attack just encrypts the data, exfiltration raises the risk by threatening to make sensitive data public. The developer has fewer risks, and the buyer does all of the work. There are, however, some industries at higher risk than others. Supply chain companies are primarily at risk.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Some can’t afford not to pay, and some are covered by cyber insurance. The following checklist of ransomware prevention best practices can help you to minimize the risk of ransomware: Reduce the attack surface presented by internet-facing systems, applications, and clouds. Should I get a ransomware cyber insurance policy?

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Centraleyes

APRIL 9, 2024

The top five countries and regions for the highest average cost of a cyber security breach in 2023 were as follows: the US ($9.4 Uneven Impact on Industries The healthcare sector bears the heaviest burden, with an average cloud data breach cost of $10.10 million), the Middle East ($8.07 million), Canada ($5.13 million), Germany ($4.67

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Pen Test

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Double extortion introduces catastrophic risks of data breach and loss of customer trust if sensitive information gets leaked publicly. With the high stakes, many victims decide the potential reputational harm and liability from data exposure is too great a risk and opt to pay extortion ransoms. Seek adequate coverage.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2021

A storm made more severe by the pandemic, with so many employees working remotely, exacerbating the risk of ransomware. Furthermore, when an organisation has a cyber insurance policy, it might be able to claim the ransom back, which may encourage payment. And now some researchers are labeling it the "perfect storm.".

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that? It started off pretty easy to get.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 17, 2023

His name is Omar Masri and he's a software engineer and also the founder and CEO of Mamari.io, which helps businesses overcome the cost and complexities of cybersecurity, preventing attacks while meeting compliance and cyber insurance requirements. But actually, the biggest change is actually how risk was assessed in cybersecurity.

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Spinone

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Whether it is synchronized files from on-premises to cloud environments or the risk of encryption of cloud email, ransomware is a real threat to your data. In fact, one report shows that business email compromises are 23% of cyber insurance claims. How much can ransomware cost your business?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

It reduces your exposure to a larger set of risks. So focusing on those basics can help prevent you from being impacted by some of the more opportunistic threats and and really just, you know, limit your potential exposure to risk. By no means. Does that mean that there was no ransomware occurring? as a second is there too given now?

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Malwarebytes

JULY 11, 2022

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: My Body, My Data Act would lock down reproductive and sexual health data “Free UK visa” offers on WhatsApp are fakes HackerOne insider fired for trying to claim other people’s bounties Update now! Chrome patches ANOTHER zero-day vulnerability Cloud-based malware is on the rise.

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Duo's Security Blog

JUNE 21, 2021

While the risk of an employee clicking on a foreign prince’s secret gold offer may be past us, modern-day technologies have evolved and expanded in today’s remote work and IoT-connected settings. Don’t worry though, there's already an insurance policy for that. What is Cyber Liability Insurance?

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