Tag: insurance
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10 Security Ratings Services: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
Security ratings grade organizations from the outside exposed services, patch cadence, breach signals and the scores now move real money: insurance pricing, vendor tiers, board dashboards. The buyer’s duty is knowing what a score can and can’t see, and this roster needs two honesty notes up front: NormShield is Black Kite’s former name (one company,…
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CERT-In Flags AI-Driven Attacks as Backdoored ARTEX Exposes 62 Consoles to Root Access
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) has disclosed that an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted threat actor it tracks as Crafty Falcon is targeting organizations in the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance (BFSI) sectors in the country.Describing the threat as active and ongoing, the activity involves the use of publicly-available AI-driven offensive security tools First seen…
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11 Cyber Risk Quantification Tools: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
Cyber risk quantification turns posture into currency expected annual loss with a confidence interval and its credibility lives entirely in the assumptions. This verdict guide judges eleven options on model honesty (can they decompose a scenario under questioning?), data grounding (live signals versus annual questionnaires), and decision fit, from boardroom steering to insurance limits. CRQ…
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12 Digital Forensics Incident Response (DFIR) Companies: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
You retain a DFIR firm for the breach you’ll actually have nation-state intrusions want attribution benches, ransomware wants negotiation-density operators, insurance-routed incidents want panel firms and 2026’s roster carries one acquisition flag buyers must know: Coveware now operates under Veeam. This verdict guide matches twelve companies to breach lanes, with telemetry advantages, panel realities, and…
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Closing the loop: Why an effective SOC focuses on remediation, not just containment
By Oliver Spence, CEO, CybaVerse According to a recent report from insurance firm Hiscox, 38 percent of UK organisations have a suffered cyber attack in the last year. The figure is not hugely surprising. Cyber crime is widely recognised as the number one threat to business today. However, what is concerning is that the rate…
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Insurance industry fears potential impacts from PHP2Shell
A systemic cyber event could lead to billions of dollars in claims that exceed current risk models. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/insurance-industry-risk-php2shell/873044/
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Large businesses’ cybersecurity insurance claims are now less frequent but more expensive
AI-powered attacks and hidden supply-chain weaknesses are making insurers’ work more difficult, according to a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cybersecurity-insurance-market-ai-supply-chain/833841/
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Trainingsdaten aus SecurityTrainings und Lernplattform vereinheitlichen
Für viele Unternehmen wird die genaue Überprüfung, ob Mitarbeitende Security-Awareness-Trainings absolviert haben, vermehrt zum Risiko: Angesichts über die Jahre stetig steigender Schadensfälle haben Versicherer ihre Deckungsdefinitionen eingeschränkt und verlangen eine strengere Einhaltung von Sicherheitsstandards. Das Ergebnis dieser Verschärfung ist deutlich erkennbar: Laut dem Bericht der National Association of Insurance Commissioners aus dem Jahr 2025 wurden beispielsweise…
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Meta outlines Muse Wonder safeguards for AI agents acting on your behalf
Meta’s Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full models are built for AI agents that handle tasks such as preparing insurance claims, reviewing leases and developing software. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/13/meta-muse-wonder-full-models/
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Cyber insurers in Asia step up security services as market softens
Zurich Insurance is using its claims data to show organisations in Asia the potential cost of a supplier breach or cloud outage, as brokers push insurers to do more than just offer a policy First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366651624/Cyber-insurers-in-Asia-step-up-security-services-as-market-softens
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Insurance sector begins to offer clarity on AI-related cyber claims
The emergence of agentic AI and frontier models has led to widespread uncertainty for policyholders. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/insurance-sector-begins-to-offer-clarity-on-ai-related-cyber-claims/831028/
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Boston’s CISOs to Watch: Securing Hospitals, Campuses, and Code
Boston runs on three industries that all handle data other people cannot afford to lose: hospitals, universities, and software. The seven leaders below work across all three, plus insurance and industrial manufacturing. Several have spent their entire careers within a… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/bostons-cisos-to-watch-securing-hospitals-campuses-and-code/
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Chicago’s CISOs to Watch: Security Leadership Citywide
Chicago has always been a city of markets, underwriters, and makers, and its security leadership reflects that mix. The CISOs below run cyber programmes at a ratings agency, a derivatives exchange, a mutual insurance group, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, and an… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/chicagos-cisos-to-watch-security-leadership-citywide/
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Insurers Search for Answers to Rein in Rogue AI
As incidents of unintended harm caused by rogue AI agents mount, CISOs and insurance firms are figuring out how to handle the fallout. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/insurers-search-answers-rogue-ai
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When AI quietly breaks things, who pays?
David Halbreich, an insurance recovery partner at Reed Smith, breaks down how AI companies should handle coverage gaps that come up as the industry grows. He covers straddle … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/03/david-halbreich-reed-smith-ai-insurance-coverage-gaps/
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Cyber Insurance Pentest Requirements: What Insurers Ask For
Key TakeawaysMost carriers now require an annual third party penetration test for cyber insurance policies above 1 million dollars in coverage, and internal vulnerability scans do not satisfy this requirement on their own.Policies at 5 million dollars and above typically… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/cyber-insurance-pentest-requirements-what-insurers-ask-for/
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Average Cyber Insurance Losses Increase Despite Fewer Claims
Chubb reported that growing privacy litigation has contributed to surging cyber claim costs in the US First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cyber-insurance-losses-increase/
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When AI Risk Becomes a Board Liability
CIOs Can Strengthen Oversight Through Reporting, Records and Insurance Reviews. AI failures can trigger financial, regulatory and reputational exposure that reaches the boardroom. Reed Smith partners Carolyn Rosenberg and Andy Moss explain how CIOs can document oversight, validate corporate claims and test insurance for coverage gaps. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/when-ai-risk-becomes-board-liability-a-32594
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Unlimited Technology Systems Data Breach Exposes Data of 3.8 Million Healthcare Patients
Hackers stole personal, medical, and insurance data of 3.8 million people from Unlimited Technology Systems’ data center. Unlimited Technology Systems disclosed a data breach affecting more than 3.8 million people after hackers accessed one of its commercial data centers between October 5 and 10, 2025. Unlimited Technology Systems is a U.S.-based healthcare technology company headquartered…
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Cynomi and SPECTRA partner to help MSPs add security warranties and insurance savings
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/cynomi-and-spectra-partner-to-help-msps-add-security-warranties-and-insurance-savings
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Phishing attacks on insurance companies evolve to real-time account hijacking
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/phishing-attacks-on-insurance-companies-evolve-to-real-time-account-hijacking
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CTM360 Research Reveals How Insurance Phishing Has Evolved Into Real-Time Account Hijacking
For years, phishing campaigns targeting financial institutions followed the same playbook. Victims were tricked into entering usernames and passwords, attackers collected the credentials, and accounts were compromised later when an opportunity arose.That model is changing.Recent investigations into insurance-focused phishing operations reveal a more immediate approach. Instead of harvesting First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Data breach hits car insurance provider
Hackers gained access to more than 6.9 million records at AssuranceAmerica by targeting a company employee. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/data-breach-car-insurance-provider/824835/
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AssuranceAmerica Confirms Massive Data Breach Exposing Driver’s License and Insurance Data
AssuranceAmerica, a U.S. provider of auto and renters insurance, has confirmed a significant data breach that exposed the personal information and driver’s license data of approximately 6.99 million people. This incident marks the largest known leak of Americans’ driver’s license information this year. Founded in 1998, the Atlanta-based insurer operates in more than a dozen…
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AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers
American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/assuranceamerica-data-breach-exposes-records-of-69-million-drivers/
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AssuranceAmerica data breach exposes records of 6.9 million drivers
American insurance company AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach impacting nearly 7 million drivers after attackers gained access to its systems earlier this year. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/assuranceamerica-data-breach-exposes-records-of-69-million-drivers/
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Another massive data breach exposed millions of driver’s license numbers
The cyberattack targeting a U.S. insurance giant is the largest known breach of driver’s license numbers so far in 2026. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/08/another-massive-data-breach-exposed-millions-of-drivers-license-numbers/
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Aflac Japan: Hack Detected Last Week Affects Nearly 4.4M
Incident Is Insurance Giant’s Second Major Data Breach Since June 2025. Aflac is notifying regulators and nearly 4.4 million Aflac Life Insurance Japan customers of a hacking incident detected last week potentially affecting their personal and financial information. The data breach is Aflac’s second hacking incident affecting millions of people over the past year. First…