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Good paper on cybersecurity insurance: both the history and the promise for the future. From the conclusion: Policy makers have long held high hopes for cyber insurance as a tool for improving security. Unfortunately, the available evidence so far should give policymakers pause. Cyber insurance appears to be a weak form of governance at present. Insurers writing cyber insurance focus… Continue reading On Cybersecurity Insurance
Good paper on cybersecurity insurance: both the history and the promise for the future. From the conclusion: Policy makers have long held high hopes for cyber insurance as a tool for improving security. Unfortunately, the available evidence so far shou… Continue reading On Cybersecurity Insurance
Hedvig, a Swedish startup, is following in the footsteps of Lemonade building a new generation of insurance platforms that use AI to help evaluate customers and operate on a policy of using surplus for social good, and today the company announced the next stage of its growth. The startup has closed a SEK100 million ($10.4 […] Continue reading Sweden’s Hedvig raises $10.4M led by Obvious Ventures to build “nice insurance”
The insurance giant serves at least 83 million U.S. households. Continue reading State Farm Falls Victim to Credential-Stuffing Attack
As studies show that early diagnosis and preventative therapies can help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s, startups that are working to diagnose the disease earlier are gaining more attention and funding. That’s a boon to companies like Neurotrack, which closed on $21 million in new financing led by the company’s previous investor, Khosla Ventures, with …
Krebs on Security is reporting a massive data leak by the real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp. "The title insurance agency collects all kinds of documents from both the buyer and seller, including Social Security numbe… Continue reading First American Financial Corp. Data Records Leak
Krebs on Security is reporting a massive data leak by the real estate title insurance company First American Financial Corp. "The title insurance agency collects all kinds of documents from both the buyer and seller, including Social Security numbers, drivers licenses, account statements, and even internal corporate documents if you’re a small business. You give them all kinds of private… Continue reading First American Financial Corp. Data Records Leak
By this point, we know that state-sponsored cyber attacks are a thing. Time and again, we see headlines to this effect, whether it’s election hacking, IP theft, or mega-breaches. For your average consumer, it’s troubling. But for executive… Continue reading Think Cybersecurity Insurance Will Save You? Think Again.
As predicted, 2019 has seen the expansion of more state-specific legislation relating to cybersecurity and data protection. What started with Ohio’s safe harbor law has rapidly spread to more states, especially in the midwest. Some industrie… Continue reading Midwest Leads Country In Cybersecurity Standardization
Multinational law firm was hit in the crossfire as Russia-backed ransomware spread, and Hiscox is reportedly declining to pay up citing an “act of war”.
Continue reading DLA Piper and its insurers clash over multi-million NotPetya payout