Latest Cyber Headlines
All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
May 7 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
Cybersecurity Disclosure Obligations Raise Insurance Coverage Questions
May 7 2012 // High-Profile Breaches Highlight Policy, Security Gaps High-profile data breach events have hastened focus on sensitive data and whether a comprehensive approach to protecting it is being used. The magnitude and impact of...
Hawaii Lawmakers Pass 3 Cybercrime Measures
May 3 2012 // Hawaii lawmakers have approved a trio of bills aimed at preventing cybercrimes. The bills passed Tuesday offer law enforcement and prosecutors more tools to charge and penalize those who use computers to commit crimes. One...
Travelers Enhances Cyber Product for Tech Firms
Apr 23 2012 // Travelers has introduced an enhanced version of its product-suite CyberFirst with eight first party coverage options designed for technology companies. The new expense reimbursement module covers costs resulting from cyber...
Lawyer Pursuing U.S. Claims in News Corp. Phone Hacking Scandal
Apr 20 2012 // The News of the World phone hacking scandal moved closer to the United States after British lawyer Mark Lewis teamed up with two New York lawyers to pursue claims that four of his clients had been hacked by Rupert...
Only 1 Out of 4 Companies Buying Cyberinsurance
Apr 17 2012 // Nearly three in four corporate risk managers are not buying insurance policies to cover data breaches and damage to customers’ privacy despite the rising threat of hacking, according to a survey released on...
Cybersecurity Disclosure Obligations Raise Insurance Coverage Questions
Apr 16 2012 // High-Profile Breaches Highlight Policy, Security Gaps High-profile data breach events have hastened focus on sensitive data and whether a comprehensive approach to protecting it is being used. The magnitude and impact of...
Utah: 750K More Victims In Health Dept Data Breach
Apr 11 2012 // An additional 750,000 people had their personal information stolen by hackers, state health officials said this week after discovering that the thieves downloaded thousands more files of data than authorities initially...
Court Narrows Federal Law on Computer Fraud
Apr 10 2012 // A U.S. appeals court rejected the government’s broad reading of a computer fraud law to prosecute workers who steal from company computers, saying it could expose millions of Americans to prosecution for harmless...
Chartis Introduces CyberEdge Tower
Apr 4 2012 // Chartis has introduced CyberEdge Tower, an insurance product that provides catastrophic network security and privacy protection. It provides total aggregate limits of liability of up to $100 million that are structured to...
Insurance Plays Lead Role in Movies
Apr 2 2012 // Americans love movies, and they showed it by purchasing 1.2 billion tickets worth about $10.2 billion at the box office last year. That, of course, means big business for companies that are willing to insure the risks...
Glatfelter Public Practice Adds Cyber Liability Coverage
Mar 27 2012 // Glatfelter Public Practice has introduced cyber liability & privacy crisis management expense coverage for municipalities and water related entities nationwide. Glatfelter Public Practice is part of Glatfelter Program...
HSB to Offer Equipment Breakdown, Data Breach Product
Mar 22 2012 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), a part of Munich Re, has launched HSB Freestyle Advantage, an insurance product that combines equipment breakdown coverage with optional data compromise and...
2012 Hot Markets: Healthcare Remains a Healthy Market
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. Healthcare is one of the country’s largest industries. Annual spending on healthcare in the U.S. tops $2.6 trillion, more than 16 percent of...
2012 Hot Markets: High-Tech Crime and the Cloud
Mar 19 2012 // This article is part of our Hot Insurance Markets for 2012 special feature. The technology industry has been a growing sector in today’s economic environment and many insurers are responding by developing new...
Willis Warns Companies to ‘Wake up to Cyber Threats,’ Liabilities
Mar 16 2012 // Company Directors must wake up to cyber threats or they risk litigation from all sides, warned Francis Kean of Willis Group Holdings. Speaking at a Willis-hosted cyber liability conference in London this week, the...
Three Mull Lawsuits in U.S. Against Murdoch’s News Corp.
Mar 5 2012 // Three people who believe they were targeted by a private investigator working for Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World while they were in the United States are considering suing his company in U.S. courts, a source...
Cloud Computing: The Risks Beyond the Metaphor
Mar 5 2012 // Cloud computing is big business. With a worldwide market forecast to reach nearly $241 billion by 2020, it’s no wonder chief information officers (CIOs) rank cloud computing in their top three technology priorities...
What Insureds Should Know About Avoiding Cyber Liability Exposures
Mar 5 2012 // In today’s business world, digital information is fundamental to everyday operations. Whether it’s financial applications, email communications, supply chain management, content management, sales order...
UK Singer Church Settles in Murdoch Hacking Case
Feb 28 2012 // Charlotte Church, who testified about being hounded by Rupert Murdoch’s journalists when she was a teen singing sensation, has received 600,000 pounds ($951,000) in a settlement from News International. Despite her...
