Today, many organizations are shifting their focus from an “if a breach occurs,” to a “when a breach occurs” approach. When it comes to limiting damaging effects, companies must have
In a new partnership with Crawford & Co., Chubb Insurance of Europe is furthering its investment in its cyber enterprise risk management capabilities. As a global leader in claims and
The Ransomware problem continues, this time hitting the Lincolnshire County Council of Lincolnshire, England. The City Council reported that the attacks left employees locked out for the better part of
Credit-monitoring company Experian has recently released the findings of its September 2015 cyber security survey, yielding hopeful results. Of the 1,000 responses, over 90 percent recognize identity theft and cyber
A September 2015 visit to the U.S. by Chinese President Xi Jinping paved the way for a treaty between the two nations, in which both superpowers agreed to transparency in
A recent cyber-attack in Ukraine which left 80,000 Ukrainians without power has the United States looking at the damage as a chance to preemptively prepare for a similar domestic incident.
Ukrainian cyber security threat group BlackEnergy has begun utilizing a new tactic in which it spreads malware through Word documents. The group was previously thought to exclusively use Excel and
London-based telecommunications company TalkTalk has lost some 250,000 customers, nearly seven percent of its consumers, following its external cyber security breach in October of 2015 and will presumably continue to
This Wednesday, Marsh L.L.C. announced its launch of a global excess cyber risk facility which will provide more reliable insurance coverage for organizations around the world. This facility, referred to
On Jan. 20, 2016, Lockton Companies appointed Ben Beeson as its Cyber Risk Practice Leader. In this newly created position, Beeson will “work with the insurance broker’s leading team of
