Tag: insurance
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Backup strategies are working, and ransomware gangs are responding with data theft
Business email compromise (BEC) and funds transfer fraud combined for 58% of all cyber insurance claims filed in 2025, according to data from Coalition covering more than … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/06/cyber-claims-report-ransomware-gangs-data-theft/
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Trizetto Notifying 3.4M of 2024 Hack Detected in 2025
Compromise Affects Healthcare Clients of Co.’s Revenue Cycle Management Services. Billing services vendor Trizetto Provider Solutions is notifying 3.4 million individuals of a hacking incident discovered in October 2025 that investigators have now determined started nearly a year earlier, when threat actors accessed the company’s healthcare clients’ insurance related data. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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How to know you’re a real-deal CSO, and whether that job opening truly seeks one
Tags: access, ai, breach, business, communications, compliance, control, cyber, data, data-breach, finance, framework, governance, incident response, infosec, insurance, jobs, metric, privacy, radius, risk, skills, strategy, threat, training, vulnerabilityStriking the right balance of experience and responsibility: Mark G. McCreary, partner and chief AI and IT security officer at Boston-based legal firm Fox Rothschild LLP, has seen both extremes: security being completely sidelined and security professionals given excessive, unjustified authority.In some firms, a newly appointed CSO might be positioned as a gatekeeper without the…
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Zurich to Acquire Beazley in $11B European Insurance Deal
Cyber Insurance Expansion Drives Insurance Industry Consolidation. Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire U.K.-based Beazley in an $11 billion deal that would create a $15 billion global insurance powerhouse. The transaction strengthens Zurich’s cyber insurance portfolio as demand surges for coverage tied to cyber and technology risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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MSP Strategic Defense: Building Compliance on Dynamic Attack Surface Reduction
Tags: attack, compliance, control, cyber, defense, dora, HIPAA, insurance, ISO-27001, msp, nis-2, PCI, regulation, soc, supply-chain<div cla Compliance expectations across SMB markets are rising as supply chain regulations and cyber insurance requirements raise the baseline for security maturity. Regulatory standards such as CIS Controls v8, the NIS2 Directive, ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, HIPAA, Cyber Essentials, CMMC 2.0, DORA, and the Essential Eight now shape what that baseline looks…
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Health insurance tech provider TriZetto says more than 3 million impacted by 2024 breach
A breach of TriZetto software first described by counties in Oregon affected millions of Americans overall, according to public data released this week by the company. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/trizetto-healthcare-tech-company-data-breach-update
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So You Think You Have Cyber Insurance? The Breach is Only the First Incident. The Claim is the Second.
Explore the complexities of cyber insurance, including common claim denials, coverage disputes, and evolving risks like ransomware, AI fraud, and BEC. Learn how to navigate insurance ecosystems to secure reliable coverage that stands firm in loss situations. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/so-you-think-you-have-cyber-insurance-the-breach-is-only-the-first-incident-the-claim-is-the-second/
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Identity Cyber Scores: The New Metric Shaping Cyber Insurance in 2026
With one in three cyber-attacks now involving compromised employee accounts, insurers and regulators are placing far greater emphasis on identity posture when assessing cyber risk. For many organizations, however, these assessments remain largely opaque. Elements such as password hygiene, privileged access management, and the extent of multi-factor authentication (MFA) coverage are First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Building trust with the board through evidence-based proof
Tags: backup, business, cio, ciso, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, governance, incident, insurance, mitigation, regulation, resilience, risk, strategy, tool, updateBuilding a common language to get to “Here’s the proof of cyber resilience”: CISOs can reframe the discussion using data and evidence. Modern cybersecurity tools produce a large volume of data and information on how they operate at any point in time, the status of controls deployed, the validation of configuration and more. There’s an…
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MomentProof Deploys Patented Digital Asset Protection
Washington, DC, February 4th, 2026, CyberNewsWire MomentProof, Inc., a provider of AI-resilient digital asset certification and verification technology, today announced the successful deployment of MomentProof Enterprise for AXA, enabling cryptographically authentic, tamper-proof digital assets for insurance claims processing. MomentProof’s patented technology certifies images, video, voice recordings, and associated metadata at the moment of capture, ensuring…
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Should I stay or should I go?
Tags: access, breach, business, ceo, cio, ciso, communications, compliance, cybersecurity, finance, fraud, insurance, jobs, network, risk, strategy, supply-chain, update, vulnerabilityRed flag: Cognitive disconnect: Lack of access to executives and the board comes up repeatedly in Cybersecurity Ventures reports as a top reason CISO’s decide to leave their jobs, according to Steve Morgan, founder of Cybersecurity Ventures. He cites lack of support as another top reason CISO’s leave.Splunk’s 2025 CISO report found 29% of respondents…
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5 cybersecurity trends to watch in 2026
Corporations across the globe are facing a dynamic risk environment, as AI adoption surges with few guardrails, business resilience takes center stage and the insurance industry raises major concerns about the U.S. cyber market. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/5-cybersecurity-trends-2026/810354/
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PNB MetLife Phishing Attack: Multi-Stage Scheme Steals Data, Triggers UPI Payments
A sophisticated multi-stage phishing campaign is actively targeting PNB MetLife Insurance customers through fake payment gateway pages. The attack chain extracts customer details, forces fraudulent UPI payments, and escalates to full banking credential harvesting. Attackers exploit customer trust in the brand while leveraging free hosting services and Telegram bots to exfiltrate data in real time.…
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PNB MetLife Phishing Attack: Multi-Stage Scheme Steals Data, Triggers UPI Payments
A sophisticated multi-stage phishing campaign is actively targeting PNB MetLife Insurance customers through fake payment gateway pages. The attack chain extracts customer details, forces fraudulent UPI payments, and escalates to full banking credential harvesting. Attackers exploit customer trust in the brand while leveraging free hosting services and Telegram bots to exfiltrate data in real time.…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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13 cyber questions to better vet IT vendors and reduce third-party risk
Tags: access, api, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, credit-card, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, exploit, extortion, firewall, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, international, ISO-27001, jobs, least-privilege, mfa, monitoring, network, nist, password, PCI, penetration-testing, radius, ransomware, risk, saas, sans, security-incident, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vpn, vulnerabilityVital vendor questions CISOs should ask: To gain that critical information, security leaders and experts recommend CSOs ask IT partners the following cyber-specific questions. 1. What attestation will you provide to prove proper security controls are in place? These are essential, says Juan Pablo Perez-Etchegoyen, CTO for cybersecurity and compliance platform Onapsis. Some of the…
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Driving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, defense, fido, finance, fraud, government, Hardware, iam, identity, insurance, login, mobile, passkey, password, phishing, risk, service, technology, threat, trainingDriving Passwordless Adoption with FIDO and Biometric Authentication madhav Tue, 01/13/2026 – 06:13 For decades, passwords have been the default mechanism for securing digital access. They are deeply embedded in enterprise systems and workflows, yet they were never designed to withstand today’s threat landscape. Cybersecurity Sarah Lefavrais – IAM Product Marketing Manager More About This…
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8 things CISOs can’t afford to get wrong in 2026
Tags: access, advisory, ai, attack, automation, awareness, breach, business, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dora, encryption, finance, firmware, GDPR, healthcare, identity, incident response, india, infrastructure, injection, insurance, intelligence, iot, jobs, law, malicious, monitoring, network, privacy, ransom, regulation, resilience, risk, saas, scam, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, zero-trust“Identity and access controls for AI agents and AI platforms are one of the most important areas of concern for CISOs,” says Jason Stading, director at global technology research and advisory firm ISG. “Right now, permissions and access rights for AI are a black box in many areas. We will see a major push over…
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As Ransomware Attacks Surge, Healthcare Must Look Beyond Compliance to Establish a Cyber Risk Mindset
Tags: attack, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, healthcare, insurance, ransomware, riskThe February 2024 Change Healthcare incident exposed 190 million patient records and disrupted healthcare operations nationwide, but it highlighted something far more concerning: the U.S. healthcare sector faces an unprecedented cybersecurity crisis. Healthcare is now the third most-targeted sector, experiencing a 32% surge in ransomware attacks last year. Cyber insurance claims tied to these incidents..…
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CISOs Face A Tighter Insurance Market in 2026
Insured entities are becoming more sophisticated in their views on how cyber policies fit into their broader risk management plans. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/cisos-face-tighter-insurance-market
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Sedgwick discloses data breach after TridentLocker ransomware attack
Sedgwick confirmed a cyber incident at its federal contractor unit after TridentLocker claimed to steal 3.4GB of data. Sedgwick is a leading global claims management and risk services provider operating in the insurance and risk solutions sector. It employs roughly 33,000 people worldwide, across more than 80 countries. Estimated annual revenue is in the multi-billion…
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Sedgwick discloses data breach after TridentLocker ransomware attack
Sedgwick confirmed a cyber incident at its federal contractor unit after TridentLocker claimed to steal 3.4GB of data. Sedgwick is a leading global claims management and risk services provider operating in the insurance and risk solutions sector. It employs roughly 33,000 people worldwide, across more than 80 countries. Estimated annual revenue is in the multi-billion…
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New Tech Deployments That Cyber Insurers Recommend for 2026
An analysis of cyber-insurance claims data shows which cyber defenses actually work for policyholders. Here are six technologies that will pay off for companies in 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/cybersecurity-tech-recommended-by-cyber-insurer-claims-data
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US insurance giant Aflac says hackers stole personal and health data of 22.6 million people
Aflac, one of the largest insurance companies in the U.S., confirmed hackers stole reams of personal data, including Social Security numbers, identity documents, and health information. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/12/23/us-insurance-giant-aflac-says-hackers-stole-personal-and-health-data-of-22-6-million-people/