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Nearly Half of Security Execs Say Insurers Alone Should Pay Costs of Physical Terror Attacks
Forty-seven percent of security executives across of a variety of industries believe that private insurance companies alone should pay for worker injuries and property damage in the aftermath of a ...
Today’s CIO Must Have Technology, Business and Leadership Skills
CIOs, like most IT professionals, are by their nature problem-solvers, so self-assessments and career reviews often get lost in favor of just getting things done. But that's a mistake. The recent ...
Majority of Businesses Not Fully Prepared for Online Security Incident
Only 17 percent of businesses globally are fully prepared for an online security incident, according to a new survey on the issue of incident response preparedness sponsored by Arbor Networks Inc. ...
Esurance Adds Video Appraisals for On-the-Spot Claim Estimates
Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal insurance company, has added what it believes to be an industry-first mobile feature: video appraisal, which enables consumers to video chat with an Esurance ...
Suspected Russian Spyware Turla Targets Europe, United States
A sophisticated piece of spyware has been quietly infecting hundreds of government computers across Europe and the United States in one of the most complex cyber espionage programs uncovered to date. ...
Oceanwide Launches Online Cloud Provider Risk Assessment Tool for Insurers
Oceanwide, Inc.announced the launch of its Cloud Provider Assessment Model (CPAM) Thursday, noting that the tool was designed for the insurance industry to give information technology (IT) and ...
Cyber Attacks Increasing, Costing Millions, Straining Internet
Crashing websites and overwhelming data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet. While some attackers are diehard activists, ...
Insurers Took Some of Cyber Breach Impact, Target Says
Target Corp. shares made strong gains after it reassured investors that customers were beginning to return to its U.S. stores, suggesting that the impact of a massive data breach may not be as severe ...