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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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Business of Data – issue 6

Information Matters

They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. It’s an interesting company.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. California man Jay Brodsky brought a class-action suit against Apple , claiming that iPhone and Mac users are being forced into time-consuming two-factor authentication. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast.