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Cyber Insurers Pledge to Help Reduce Ransom Payments

Data Breach Today

Firms Back New Guidance for Victims From UK's National Cyber Security Centre A coalition of cyber insurance associations has pledged to back fresh government cybersecurity guidance designed to help victims avoid ever paying a ransom, as part of an ongoing push to reduce ransomware's profitability for criminals in part by improving organizations' resilience (..)

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US Government to Study Cyber Insurance Backstop

Data Breach Today

Cyber Insurers Limit Financial Exposure While Risk Grows The Department of Treasury and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency are soliciting comments on whether risks to critical infrastructure from a catastrophic cyber attack - and the concurrent potential for ruinous financial exposure by insurers - should lead to a new federal approach.

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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers have received considerable criticism for facilitating ransom payments to cybercriminals.

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On Cybersecurity Insurance

Schneier on Security

Good paper on cybersecurity insurance: both the history and the promise for the future. From the conclusion: Policy makers have long held high hopes for cyber insurance as a tool for improving security. Cyber insurance appears to be a weak form of governance at present.

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Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs

eSecurity Planet

The explosion of ransomware and similar cyber incidents along with rising associated costs is convincing a growing number of insurance companies to raise the premiums on their cyber insurance policies or reduce coverage, moves that could further squeeze organizations under siege from hackers. Insurers Assessing Risks.

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LW ROUNDTABLE: Compliance pressures intensify as new cybersecurity standards take hold

The Last Watchdog

Wojtasiak Mark Wojtasiak , VP of Research and Strategy, Vectra AI In the coming year, well see the initial excitement that surrounded AIs potential in cybersecurity start to give way due to a growing sense of disillusionment among security leaders. The SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Rule highlights transparency in governance.

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U.S. banking regulators order banks to notify cybersecurity incidents in 36 hours

Security Affairs

banking regulators have approved a new rule that orders banks to notify federal regulators of significant cybersecurity incidents within 36 hours. banking regulators this week approved a rule that obliges banks to report any major cybersecurity incidents to the government within 36 hours of discovery. Pierluigi Paganini.