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How the Merck Case Shapes the Future of Cyber Insurance

Data Breach Today

s proposed settlement with insurers over a $1.4 billion claim related to the NotPetya attack will change the language the insurance industry uses to exclude acts of war in its policies, and organizations need to consider how those changes affect risk, said attorney Peter Halprin. Merck & Co.'s

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Cybersecurity Insurance: Has It's Time Come?

Data Breach Today

As the cyberthreat landscape grows exponentially more complicated, the insurance industry is trying to keep pace. Yet, many organizations still lack cybersecurity insurance. Lynn Peachey, director of business development at Arete Incident Response, breaks down the basics of these insurance policies.

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Insurance Fraud is Evolving: So Must Our Response

Data Breach Today

Dennis Toomey explains why the industry must turn not only to sophisticated tools and technologies, but also unite around a strategy based on collaboration - in order to tackle insurance fraud.

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David Derigiotis on the Complex World of Cyber Insurance

Data Breach Today

In this episode of "Cybersecurity Unplugged," David Derigiotis of insurtech Embroker discusses the complex world of cyber liability insurance, including the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, recent breaches, and improvements in the cyber insurance industry.

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Oil and Gas Firms Aware of Cyber Risks

Data Breach Today

Sector Uses Multifactor, Eschews Cloud, Can't Afford Cyber Insurance The oil and gas industry has high levels of cyber awareness and low levels of cyber insurance, says a sectoral assessment from credit rating agency Moody's.

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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. However, the most pressing challenge currently facing the industry is ransomware. To date, the UK government has taken a light-touch approach to the cyber insurance industry.

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Achieving digital transformation in the insurance industry

OpenText Information Management

Research has consistently shown that senior management within the insurance sector think digital transformation is critical to their business. Digital … The post Achieving digital transformation in the insurance industry appeared first on OpenText Blogs.