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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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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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GUEST ESSAY: Cyber insurance 101 — for any business operating in today’s digital environment

The Last Watchdog

To help mitigate the risk of financial losses, more companies are turning to cyber insurance. Related: Bots attack business logic Cyber insurance, like other forms of business insurance, is a way for companies to transfer some of numerous potential liability hits associated specifically with IT infrastructure and IT activities.

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News Alert: QBE North America launches new cyber insurance program with Converge

The Last Watchdog

New York, NY, July 27, 2023 – QBE North America today announced the launch of a cyber insurance program with new MGA, Converge, acting as program administrator. Tom Kang, CEO, Converge, added, “We’re thrilled to partner with QBE North America given their experience and reputation in the cyber insurance market.

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Vendor Security Risk Management: A Growing Concern

Data Breach Today

Eddie Chang, Travelers Insurance, cyber insurance, Quest Diagnostics, Optum360, breach, Labcorp, BioReference, AMCA, American Medical Collections Agency, vendor risk management, application security,

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Vendor-Related PHI Breach Reports Keep Rolling In

Data Breach Today

Clients of Health Insurer, Consultancy Among Those Affected Several recent health data breaches involving vendors - including more reports related to the Accellion file transfer appliance hack - show that managing vendor security risks remains a difficult ongoing challenge in the healthcare sector.

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Ransomware Victims That Pay Up Could Incur Steep Fines from Uncle Sam

Krebs on Security

In addition, insurance providers often help facilitate the payments because the amount demanded ends up being less than what the insurer might have to pay to cover the cost of the affected business being sidelined for days or weeks at a time. jurisdiction) and making it a crime to transact with them.