Latest Cyber Headlines

All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.

University of Central Florida Team Wins National Cybersecurity Competition

Dec 7 2018 // A team from the University of Central Florida has won a national cybersecurity competition. UCF’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Team won the U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce National Competition last...

Marriott CFO Says Too Early to Estimate Cyber Breach Costs

Dec 5 2018 // It’s too soon for Marriott International Inc. to estimate the cost of the massive cyber breach that the company disclosed last week, and other companies that have suffered big attacks are imperfect proxies, said...

Progressive to Offer Online Cyber Marketplace to Small Business Owners

Dec 3 2018 // Progressive Insurance will offer small business owners the ability to compare, quote and buy cyber insurance online, alongside other small business coverages, through CyberPolicy, an online cyber insurance marketplace...

Marriott Starwood Data Breach Highlights Silent Cyber Risk in Acquisitions

Dec 3 2018 // Marriott International’s $13.6 billion purchase of Starwood Hotel & Resorts was a bet that its popular loyalty program would bring more travelers to its Courtyards and Residence Inns. It turns out Marriott was...

How the Insurance Market Will Expand in an Age of Autonomous Vehicles

Dec 3 2018 // Though it’s estimated that by 2025, auto insurance premiums will drop by $25 billion as a result of the adoption of driverless cars, the insurance market is expected to recover through new lines of coverage,...

AXA XL Adds Cybersecurity Services to Cyber Insurance Program

Nov 30 2018 // AXA XL, a division of AXA, has added complimentary proactive cybersecurity services for its primary cyber & technology insurance clients to improve their cybersecurity preparedness. During their first cyber insurance...

Marriott Starwood Assessing Impact of 4-Year Long Data Breach

Nov 30 2018 // Marriott International said on Friday hackers stole about 500 million records from its Starwood Hotels reservation system in an attack that began four years ago, exposing personal data of customers including some payment...

Colorado Agency Targeted in Massive Ransomware Scheme

Nov 30 2018 // No money was paid and no information was lost during a ransomware cyberattack that exploited a cloud-based vulnerability in the Colorado Department of Transportation’s computer network last spring, officials...

AXIS Consolidates 4 Businesses Into Single Global Cyber and Technology Unit

Nov 30 2018 // AXIS Insurance said it is merging its U.S. Cyber, Technology, Media and Miscellaneous Professional Liability businesses into one major division to better address “borderless risks.” Dan Trueman has been...

British, Dutch Regulators Fine Uber for 2016 Cyber Attack

Nov 30 2018 // British and Dutch regulators on Tuesday [Nov. 27] fined ride-hailing service Uber for failing to protect customers’ personal information during a 2016 cyber attack involving millions of users. Names, mobile phone...

2M Patients Impacted by Data Breach at North Carolina-Based Health Care Group

Nov 29 2018 // A North Carolina-based health provider says more than 2 million of its patients may have had personal information compromised in a data breach of billing information. News outlets report Atrium, headquartered in Charlotte,...

UK Regulator to Punish Financial Services Firms for Failures with Cyber Defenses

Nov 27 2018 // Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority will punish firms that are failing to get the basics right on cyber defenses, or whose botched IT projects harm consumers, a senior official at the markets watchdog said on...

Burns & Wilcox to Offer Cybersecurity Services Through BreachAware

Nov 27 2018 // Burns & Wilcox has formed an exclusive partnership with London-based BreachAware, a cybersecurity company specializing in data breach research and analysis. This risk management program will serve as an extension of...

Court: Travelers Insurer Off the Hook in Florida Hotel Chain Data Breach Suit

Nov 21 2018 // A U.S District Court in Florida’s ruling could have wide-reaching effects with respect to an insurer’s duty to defend commercial general liability policyholders in data breach cases resulting from the acts of...

Gallagher Affinity Launches Online Cyber Suite for Small, Midsize Federal Contractors

Nov 21 2018 // Gallagher Affinity and Secure CyberID, a provider of cybersecurity services, have launched an online, discounted suite of cybersecurity products for small to mid-sized companies under contract with the federal government....

How Insurance Market Will Expand in Age of Autonomous Vehicles

Nov 20 2018 // Though it’s estimated that by 2025 auto insurance premiums will drop by $25 billion as a result of the adoption of driverless cars, the insurance market is expected to recover through new lines of coverage, according...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Cyber Solution for Airports

Nov 19 2018 // In response to cyber and digital risk being identified as the top concern facing airports today¹, Willis Towers Watson has introduced CyFly for Airports, an insurance solution specifically tailored to cover cyber...

The Hits Keep Coming: More Transitional Cybersecurity Requirements in New York

Nov 19 2018 // It has been more than a year and a half since the New York Department of Financial Services’ cybersecurity regulations (cyber rules) came into effect, and yet another compliance deadline has passed. Broadly,...

ProWriters Launches Online Cyber Insurance Portal

Nov 16 2018 // ProWriters has launched Cyber Insurance Portal exclusively for insurance agents and brokers that is designed to streamline the insurance comparison process by allowing brokers to instantly compare rates for their clients...

Cathay Pacific’s Data Breach Scrutinized by 27 Regulators in 15 Jurisdictions

Nov 15 2018 // Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday it is working with 27 regulators in 15 jurisdictions to investigate a data breach that affected millions of passengers, as Hong Kong lawmakers grilled executives over how it handled...