Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Most UK SMEs Don’t Understand Risks of Cyber Attacks, Data Loss: Aon Poll
Dec 13 2018 // A poll of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro businesses in the UK shows over half are confused by or even unaware of the rules around the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), while more...
Italian Oil Services Firm Saipem Blames Cyber Attack on Shamoon Virus Variant
Dec 13 2018 // A hack on Italian oil services firm Saipem that crippled more than 300 of the company’s computers used a variant of the notorious Shamoon virus, Saipem said, a development that links the case to a massive attack in...
Sompo International Forms Cyber Team, Expands Insurance Offering
Dec 11 2018 // Sompo International Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has expanded its cyber insurance capabilities with the introduction of a dedicated U.S. team focused...
U.S. Warns on Uptick in Chinese Hacking Setting Stage for Future Attacks
Dec 11 2018 // A senior U.S. intelligence official warned on Tuesday that Chinese cyber activity in the United States had risen in recent months, and the targeting of critical infrastructure in such operations suggested an attempt to lay...
Learning from Equifax Breach Where Growth Outpaced Security
Dec 11 2018 // Equifax Inc. failed to modernize its technology security to match the company’s aggressive growth strategy and data gathering, a shortcoming that left it open to the 2017 hack that compromised the information of 148...
Cyber Attack Targets Italian Oil-Services Firm Saipem
Dec 11 2018 // The Italian oil-services company Saipem SpA is still assessing the scope and impact of a cyber attack that targeted its servers in the Middle East, according to the company’s head of digital and...
Penn. High Court Rules Employer Has Duty to Safeguard Employees’ Personal Info
Dec 10 2018 // The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that an employer has a legal duty to use reasonable care in safeguarding its employees’ sensitive personal information stored on an internet-accessible computer. This vacates...
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...
