Biden Under Pressure to Counter Growing Ransomware Threat July 8, 2021 By William Turton, Jennifer Jacobs and Jordan Fabian President Joe Biden on Wednesday discussed the possibility of responding to a spate of ransomware attacks against U.S. entities that...
Tropical Storm Elsa to Head into Northeast and New England After Drenching Southeast July 8, 2021 Tropical Storm Elsa, which made landfall in Florida yesterday, is dousing the Carolinas and Georgia today and is on track...
How Russian Military Uses ‘Brute Force’ to Hack U.S. Government, Companies July 8, 2021 By Frank Bajak, Nomaan Merchan and Eric Tucker U.S. and British agencies disclosed last week details of “brute force” methods they say have been used by Russian intelligence...
Trump Lawsuits Allege Social Media Firms Violate Free Speech Rights July 8, 2021 By Jason Lange and Jan Wolfe Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday filed lawsuits against Twitter Inc,. Facebook Inc., and Alphabet Inc.’s Google, as well...
Does It Ever Make Sense for Firms to Pay Ransomware Criminals? July 8, 2021 By Chris Beck and Blake Fleisher The global insurance company AXA announced in May it will stop writing cyber insurance coverage in France that reimburses customers...
Progressive Insurance Plans to Hire 6,400 New Employees By Year’s End July 7, 2021 Progressive Insurance is embarking on a hiring spree. The insurer said it intends to hire up to 6,400 new employees...
People Moves: Smallcombe Joins Argo; Markel Hires Towse; Celent Adds Cake’s Norris; Ascot Expands Reinsurance Team July 7, 2021 Smallcombe to Lead Argo Construction Specialty insurer Argo Group International Holdings announced that Kristyn Smallcombe has been appointed senior vice...
Employers Must Contend with Shrinking Population of Working-Age People July 7, 2021 By Christopher Rugaber As America’s job market rebounds this summer and the need for workers intensifies, employers won’t likely have a chance to...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant July 7, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private...
Cyber Insurance Industry in Crosshairs of Ransomware Criminals July 7, 2021 By Frank Bajak In the past few weeks, ransomware criminals claimed as trophies at least three North American insurance brokerages that offer policies...