Memo Cites Lessons from Ransomware Payments by CNA, JBS and Colonial Pipeline November 29, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson In March 2021, CNA Financial Corp., one of the country’s largest insurance companies, suffered a ransomware attack from a cybercriminal...
Missouri Officials: Teacher Information Data Breach to Cost $50M Outline October 22, 2021 By Summer Ballentine Help for roughly 100,000 teachers whose Social Security numbers were made vulnerable in a massive state data breach could cost...
Aon and Cybereason Form Alliance to Help Protect Clients From Cyber Attacks October 22, 2021 Insurance broker Aon and cyber security specialist Cybereason announced an alliance to help protect clients from sophisticated cyber attacks. Cybereason’s...
Beazley’s Cyber Defense Specialist, Lodestone Security, Opens London Office October 19, 2021 Lodestone Security, a Beazley subsidiary and leader in cyber defense and incident response in the U.S., is expanding its global...
Government Can and Should Help Reduce Cyber-Security Risks: ITC Highlights October 12, 2021 By Mark Hollmer It’s no secret that cyber insurance rates keep rising into the stratosphere. But the U.S. government can take specific actions...
Aon Launches ‘Ransomware Defence’ to Address Cyber Insurability Challenges October 8, 2021 Insurer Aon plc announced the launch of a new offering aimed at increasing the resilience of businesses in the UK...
Cybersecurity Weak for Many Kansas School Districts, Audit Finds October 7, 2021 Many Kansas school districts aren’t taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information collected...
Russia Arrests Top Cyber Security Exec, Sending Shockwaves in Business Community October 1, 2021 MOSCOW (AP) – Russian authorities have arrested an executive of a top cyber-security company on the charges of high treason,...
Climate Change Ranks as Top Concern for Insurers, Replacing Pandemic September 29, 2021 By Alexandre Rajbhandari Climate change has returned to the top of the list of insurers’ biggest concerns as the vaccine roll-out and gradual...
States Struggle to Recruit and Retain Cyber-Security Pros September 28, 2021 By Kathleen Foody CHICAGO (AP) — Austin Moody wanted to apply his cyber-security skills in his home state of Michigan, teaming up with...