Marriott Reports Data Breach Affecting 5.2 Million Hotel Guests March 31, 2020 Marriott International Inc. said on Tuesday information of about 5.2 million hotel guests was breached, the second such incident for...
Insurance Journal’s Top 10 Cyber Risk Stories of 2019 January 7, 2020 By Elizabeth Blosfield Cyber risks were cited as the top concern among businesses of all sizes in 2019, according to a Travelers report...
Behind the Foggy Curtain: A Peek Into Secret U.S. Cybersecurity Operation October 15, 2019 By Alyza Sebenius The National Security Agency is normally so secretive that its creation was classified, leading to the nickname “No Such Agency.”...
Insurers, Tech Firms Scramble to Keep Up With Cyber Risks October 4, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Despite progress, carriers are still falling short in how they approach cyber insurance and also how they cover events when...
Cyber Risks Are Jeopardizing M&A Deals June 28, 2019 By Derek Hall Cybersecurity issues are increasingly becoming a concern in mergers and acquisitions, a new survey shows, and lapses can jeopardize deals...
British Hacker Gets 4 Years in Jail for TalkTalk Data Breach June 12, 2019 By Jonathan Browning A British man who hacked TalkTalk Telecom Group Plc, blackmailed executives and offered to supply customer data has been jailed...
Warning: Cyber Will Soon Cost Insurers More Than Natural Disasters May 12, 2019 By Helene Fouquet and William Horobin Cyber risks will soon become bigger risks than natural catastrophes for the insurance sector, Scor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer...
MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law February 20, 2019 Coalition, the San Francisco-based managing general agency that specializes in cyber insurance for small and mid-sized businesses, announced it is...
Cyber Business Interruption Risks Still Difficult to Figure July 11, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield Although the insurance industry may have had plenty of time to wrap its mind around managing physical property threats, what...
Report Says Record Number of Data Breach Notices Filed in New York in 2017 May 23, 2018 By Elizabeth Blosfield The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) this year released a report outlining a record number of data breach notices...