Where Cyber Insurance Underwriting Stands Today June 12, 2015 “You would think the first question to ask would be: Do insured parties understand the elements and limitations of coverage?”...
Cyber Security – ‘a Fast Growing Emerging Risk’ for Companies – S&P Reports June 10, 2015 “For corporate borrowers, as well as Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services’ assessment of credit quality, cyber risk is a growing...
Israel’s Illusive Networks Aims to Foil Hackers by Directing Them to Fake Data June 9, 2015 By Tova Cohen Israeli start-up Illusive Networks says it can foil cyber hackers by lulling them into thinking they have found a way...
Texas-Based Sally Beauty Reports Unusual Payment Card Activity May 5, 2015 Texas-based Sally Beauty said that it is investigating reports of unusual activity on payment cards used at some of its...
Hackers, Spies Hired to Fight Cyber Attacks April 15, 2015 By Jordan Robertson It’s a seller’s market for the cyber war’s special forces. Just ask Scott Davies, 30, who left a career snooping...
UK Regulator to Review Insurers’ Use of Big Data and Dark Pool Risks March 24, 2015 By Suzi Ring Conflicts of interest in dark pools and how insurers use big data are two of the main areas the U.K....
UK Report Highlights Role of Insurance in Managing, Mitigating Cyber Risk March 24, 2015 Last year 81 percent of large UK businesses and 60 percent of small companies suffered a cyber security breach. In...
Willis Expert: Aviation Industry is Under-Prepared to Deal with Cyber Risks March 6, 2015 The aviation industry is behind the curve in terms of its response and readiness to the insidious threat posed by...
China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Draft Anti-Terror Law March 4, 2015 By Gerry Shih and Paul Carsten China’s proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots March 3, 2015 By Cornelius Rahn and Gwen Ackerman If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and...