Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 12, 2018

companies with the Cyber Risk Score, and then invited these companies to sign up and see how their score compares with that of other organizations in their industry. The stated use cases for the Cyber Risk Score include the potential for cyber insurance pricing and underwriting, and evaluating supply chain risk (i.e.,

Cyber Risk 241

Cyber Risk Energy and Utilities Risk Marketing 241

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

M]uch of InfoSec management falls back on employee training and avoiding employee error – particularly with respect to phishing , spear phishing, and encryption lapses.”. Further reading : Top Data Loss Prevention (DLP) Solutions Best Encryption Software Top 8 Cyber Insurance Companies Best Incident Response Tools and Software.

Data privacy 145

Data privacy Encryption Data breaches Insurance 145

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Originally, these attacks began as phishing emails that compromised employee credentials, but later variants branched into tricking members of the human resources (HR) and financial departments into making the changes for an executive. If you have cyber insurance, will it cover some or all BEC incidents?

Scams 98

Scams Cybercrime Accountability Banking 98

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

The threat of attacks against Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) – energy, utilities, telecommunications, and transportation – is now front of mind for many. This includes using easily guessed passwords and falling victim to phishing and socially engineered techniques such as business email compromise.

Cyber threats 71

Cyber threats Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT 71

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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Cybersecurity Cyber threats Insurance Artificial Intelligence 130

SC Magazine

MARCH 29, 2021

Traditionally that has meant phishing lures, credential theft and other low-effort pathways, but some observers point to episodes like the recent weaponization of the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities by multiple ransomware groups and worry that attacks at the application software level could become a more attractive option in the near future.

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