Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Brand Damage, Financial Head Aon’s Survey of Top 10 Global Risks
Apr 27 2015 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, has unveiled the key risks as identified by its clients across the globe. Cyber risk made the list for the first time in the No. 9 spot, which the...
House Passes Cyber Threat Sharing Bill
Apr 23 2015 // The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would make it easier for private companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with each other and the government without fear of lawsuits. The...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions & IBM Offer Protection Against Cyber Attacks
Apr 23 2015 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions joins forces with IBM Security to provide advanced cyber risk protection products and services to companies worldwide, aiming to help businesses defend themselves against increasingly...
House Expected to Pass Cyber Threat Sharing Bill Today
Apr 22 2015 // The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to consider, and pass, on Wednesday a long-awaited bill that would make it easier for companies to share information about cybersecurity threats with the government without...
Willis Launches Risk Analytics Suite to Help ‘Proactively’ Manage Risks
Apr 22 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has unveiled a new suite of analytical tools to help firms proactively manage risks. “These proprietary models will deliver innovative analytical capabilities for diagnosing Natural...
Man Who Hacked Farmers Insurance, Government Sentenced in California
Apr 20 2015 // A hacker who helped break into the computer systems of DirecTV, Farmers Insurance and the Los Angeles Department of Public Works is going to federal prison. Mario Chuisano was given a three-year sentence last week and...
10 Things to Know About Cyber Risks in Public Entities
Apr 20 2015 // The per capita cost of a data breach to the public sector is $172 per record, according to the “2014 Cost of Data Breach Study: United States” — Ponemon Institute Public sector companies have the highest...
Why the Simplex in Cyber Liability Needs to Change
Apr 20 2015 // Our industry loves acronyms and buzzwords. Allacronyms.com publishes a list of 1,086 insurance industry acronyms. Iwebhound.com has an acronym list that is even larger. You can tell when insurance people are talking to...
5 Myths About Cyber Security and Data Breaches
Apr 20 2015 // Data privacy is a rapidly evolving area with many misconceptions. Being aware of such myths puts agents at an advantage as they can explain, in relatable terms, why their clients need to focus on this issue. Security and...
Study Reveals Extent, Nature of Health Data Breaches
Apr 20 2015 // Between 2010 and 2013, there were more than 900 data breaches of protected health information affecting at least 500 individuals, with most of them resulting from overt criminal activity, according to a study in the April...
Southeast Schools Hoping to Fill Need for Insurance Cybersecurity Experts
Apr 20 2015 // The insurance industry, like other businesses, has come to realize it needs to do more to protect its companies, customers, employees and portfolios from cyber threats. Cyber-savvy professionals are in high-demand and are...
NYDFS: Tighter Cybersecurity Needed for Banks’ Vendors
Apr 20 2015 // The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a report on April 9 that found significant potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities with banks’ third-party vendors. New York regulators noted that...
WikiLeaks Publishes Stolen Sony Emails, Documents
Apr 16 2015 // WikiLeaks published more than 200,000 internal Sony Pictures Entertainment documents and e-mails, opening a new chapter in the hacking saga that enveloped Sony Corp.’s Hollywood studio late last year. The release...
Target to Pay MasterCard Banks $19M to Settle Data Breach Claim
Apr 16 2015 // Target Corp. said it had agreed to reimburse about $19 million to financial institutions that had issued MasterCard-branded cards that were a part of the massive data breach at the retailer in 2013. The amount under the...
It’s Insurance Buyers’ Market Now But Risk Challenges Ahead: Willis
Apr 16 2015 // Due in part to reduced catastrophe losses and the increased supply of capital, property/casualty insurance buyers can expect to face friendly market conditions on most lines of business for the remainder of 2015. But...
AIG Invests in Cybersecurity, Investigations Firm, K2 Intelligence
Apr 16 2015 // American International Group Inc. as acquired a minority stake in K2 Intelligence, an corporate investigations firm. The companies said they have agreed to co-develop products and services to help AIG’s customers...
Missouri Lawsuit Targets Anthem Insurance Subsidiaries
Apr 15 2015 // A Missouri lawsuit seeking class-action status accuses three insurance subsidiaries of failing to safeguard sensitive consumer data from hackers who recently breached health insurer Anthem Inc.’s computer networks. A...
Hackers, Spies Hired to Fight Cyber Attacks
Apr 15 2015 // It’s a seller’s market for the cyber war’s special forces. Just ask Scott Davies, 30, who left a career snooping on Australia’s enemies in December for a similar gig at FireEye Inc. Or Brian Varner,...
Hot Insurance Markets for 2015
Apr 14 2015 // This year’s “Hot Markets” report for property/casualty insurance agents and brokers includes some not-so-usual suspects along with tried-and-true markets enjoying growth. Insurance Journal examined...
Study Reveals Extent, Nature of Health Data Breaches
Apr 14 2015 // Between 2010 and 2013, there were more than 900 data breaches of protected health information affecting at least 500 individuals, with most of them resulting from overt criminal activity, according to a study in the April...
