Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Risk Modelers Working on Tools for Gauging Cyber Attack Risk
Dec 23 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
Risk Modelers Aim to Gauge Risks of ‘Cyber Hurricane’
Dec 22 2014 // Even as the Sony Corp. cyber attack laid bare the kinds of vulnerabilities that typically drive companies to buy insurance policies, the lack of a risk model for insurers means such protection is not always easy to...
Sony Hack Reveals Need for Business, Government to Collaborate on Cyber Issues
Dec 21 2014 // Back-channel talks between Sony Pictures Entertainment and the White House to coordinate a response to a debilitating cyber-attack didn’t prevent a public disagreement over the studio’s decision to pull its...
Boston Children’s Hospital to Pay $40K Over Data Breach Allegations
Dec 19 2014 // Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH) has agreed to pay $40,000 and take steps to prevent future security violations following allegations related to a data breach that affected patient information, Massachusetts Attorney...
Sony’s Unprecedented Cyber Attack: Deep, Costly, Controversial
Dec 18 2014 // Sony Pictures’ decision to let Seth Rogen make a comedy about a plot to kill a head of state will potentially cost the studio hundreds of millions of dollars after a devastating cyber-attack linked to North...
Technology Dominates Texas-Based Group’s Fraud Predictions for 2015
Dec 17 2014 // Technology will give fraudsters an edge in 2015, but it will also provide new tools for organizations and investigators, according to three experts from the Austin, Texas-based Association of Certified Fraud Examiners...
Sony Movie Breach Could Cost $100M But Less Than 2011 Playstation Breach
Dec 15 2014 // Sony Corp.’s movie studio could face tens of millions of dollars in costs from the massive computer hack that hobbled its operations and exposed sensitive data, according to cybersecurity experts who have studied...
Smaller Firms Showing Interest in Cyber Liability Coverage: Aspen’s Vitale
Dec 15 2014 // Cyber liability insurance isn’t just for large corporations anymore. Demand for cyber liability insurance is now coming from middle-sized and small businesses, according to an insurance CEO who believes the market...
Farmers Insurance Set to Enter Connecticut in January
Dec 12 2014 // Farmers Insurance is set to begin providing insurance and financial services to Connecticut consumers Jan. 1, 2015, pending regulatory approvals, according to company executives who recently briefed local media...
WGA in Boston Names Talmanson to Lead Technology and Cyber Risk Practice
Dec 11 2014 // William Gallagher Associates (WGA) in Boston has appointed Michael Talmanson as leader of the firm’s Technology and Cyber Risk Practice. Talmanson is a vice president who has been with the firm for 10 years. As a...
New York DFS Announces New Cybersecurity Assessment Process for Banks
Dec 10 2014 // New York’s Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin Lawsky today issued an industry guidance letter to all New York Department of Financial Services (DFS)-regulated banks announcing the department’s new,...
Hackers Increasingly Target Banks, Corporations Instead of Consumers
Dec 10 2014 // Hackers are increasingly stealing directly from banks and other companies and helping organized crime to operate more efficiently, according to the chief of cyber-security firm Kaspersky Lab. Examples range from infecting...
Companies Should Assume Cyber Attackers Are Already Inside: McAfee
Dec 9 2014 // Companies seeking to shield valuable data from criminals and government spying should assume the attackers have already penetrated their systems and adjust defensive strategies, security firms McAfee and Symantec Corp....
U.S. Cyber Crime Unit to Focus on Prevention
Dec 9 2014 // The U.S. Justice Department is creating a unit within the criminal division to advise on electronic surveillance in cyber investigations and work with the private sector to prevent online crime, an official said...
Cyber Attacks, Drones Pose Threat to Plane Safety: Allianz
Dec 9 2014 // Cyber attacks and commercial drones pose a growing risk of commercial airplane crashes, a major insurer said, running counter to a long-term decline in fatal accidents and insurance premiums. Technical advances in aircraft...
U.S. Prods Banks to Buy Cyber Insurance, Insurers to Develop Products
Dec 4 2014 // Banks should consider cyber risk insurance to help deal with the financial fall-out from the growing threat of cyber attacks, a top U.S. regulator said on Wednesday. Bankers and officials have become more vocal lately...
Banks Get OK for Suit Against Target to Recoup Data Breach Costs
Dec 3 2014 // A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Target Corp.’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by banks seeking to recoup money they spent reimbursing fraudulent charges and issuing new credit and debit cards because of the...
Iran Hackers Targeted Airlines, Energy Firms Across Globe: Cylance Report
Dec 3 2014 // Iranian hackers have infiltrated some of the world’s top energy, transport and infrastructure companies over the past two years in a campaign that could allow them to eventually cause physical damage, according to...
Sony Pictures Grapples with Huge Cyber Attack
Dec 2 2014 // Eight days after a massive cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, the Hollywood studio was still struggling to restore some systems on Tuesday evening as investigators combed for evidence to identify the...
Liberty Mutual Offers Cyber Cover for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses
Nov 30 2014 // Liberty Mutual Insurance has launched cyber coverages on its commercial package products and monoline general liability policies for small- to mid-sized businesses. The new Data Security endorsement provides four optional...
