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How security pros, the insurance industry, and regulators can combat ransomware

SC Magazine

AIG is one of the top cyber insurance companies in the U.S. Today’s columnist, Erin Kennealy of Guidewire Software, offers ways for security pros, the insurance industry and government regulators to come together so insurance companies can continue to offer insurance for ransomware. eflon CreativeCommons CC BY 2.0.

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Cyber Risk Retainers: Not Another Insurance Policy

Threatpost

The costs associated with a cyberattack can be significant, especially if a company does not have an Incident Response plan that addresses risk.

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Safety first: Will insurance companies stall or accelerate cybersecurity progress?

SC Magazine

Every time a driver buckles up or an airbag is deployed we see the powerful influence of the insurance companies who insisted those measures become mandatory. Now, those insurers are poised to drive cybersecurity investment by insisting that organizations meet certain criteria to qualify for coverage. A maturing model.

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Peer Report Explores Concerns, Challenges Facing Cybersecurity Leaders

SecureWorld News

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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Top 5 Security Trends this Summer: RSA Conference & Black Hat 2022

Webroot

Cyber insurance becomes mainstream discussion. As cyberattacks have become more costly and more challenging to track, cyber insurance has gained prominence across the industry. The cyber insurance market is expected to reach around $20B by 2025.

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Seven Massachusetts Cities Join Forces to Bolster Cybersecurity Posture

SecureWorld News

Brennan is speaking at SecureWorld Chicago on June 8, tackling the topic of "I Can See Clearly Now, the Threats Are Gone: The State of InfoSec and Threat Intelligence Today." Botts is Director of the Global Cyber Security Program at University of St. He, too, is speaking on a panel at SecureWorld Houston on May 18.

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Security Awareness Training and Human Risk Management Company AwareGO Achieves Year of Outstanding Growth

CyberSecurity Insiders

SAN ANTONIO–( BUSINESS WIRE )–Security Awareness Training and Human Risk Management company AwareGO today announced company milestones achieved and overall performance for 2021, including record year-over-year online revenue growth of 219%, enterprise revenue growth of 156%, and total revenue growth of 116%. About AwareGO.