After months of legislative deliberation, the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) passed the Senate vote late Tuesday. The bipartisan bill, which came out of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence,
Specialty risk insurance and reinsurance firm Beazley is poised to continue its focus on the U.S. market after reporting strong 2014 numbers. Beazley’s Patrick Hartigan reported to Baden-Baden today that “the firm will
The New York Times recently released a whole slew of blogs on cybersecurity including stories on hacker bounties, home and personal cybersecurity, protecting data from internal threats, the future role of
AIG has announced a series of new additions to its commercial insurance leadership team, including Tracie Grella as global head of cyber. Grella will take over the quickly expanding line of
Colin Powell recently spoke at the FireEye Cyber Defense Summit where he called on companies to “triage” the wide array of cyber threats they face.
The insurance industry is moving towards boosting cybersecurity protections and having insurance companies set more clear and uniform standards for cyber defense. The growing emphasis on this sector of insurance
The oil and gas industry has experienced a lot of growth, particularly in Texas, including expansion of shale and offshore drilling capabilities. But while capacity to access energy resources expands,
Chinese hackers continue to attack American companies, despite President Xi Jinping’s agreement to crack down on cybercrime. Last month, Xi met with the Obama Administration and struck an accord to
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently released a “Cybersecurity Bill of Rights” outlining the rights insurance companies ought to provide for their consumers.
Ann Beauchesne, senior vice president of the National Security and Emergency Preparedness committee at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, continues to urge Congress to take action on cyber-security.
