Technology/Science
New York Regulator Requests Details on Insurers’ Cyber Security Plans
New York's top financial regulator has asked some of the largest U.S. insurance companies to disclose details on their preparedness for cyber attacks, following a similar request to major banks ...
DriveID Can Block or Track Driver’s Mobile Use
Fleet managers and parents of teenager drivers were given another weapon in their battle against distracted driving on Tuesday. That's according to Cellcontrol, the maker of technology to stop ...
Twitter Tweaks Security to Thwart Hackers After Media Company Hits
Twitter Inc. unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the Financial Times and The ...
London’s Parhelion Underwriting Is First to Insure California Carbon Credits
Parhelion Underwriting Ltd. became the first insurer to offer a policy to protect companies from the invalidation of carbon offset credits sold as part of California's cap-and-trade program. ...
U.S. Needs Stronger Action Against Trade Secret Theft by China: Commission
Theft of trade secrets, chiefly by China, costs the U.S. economy $300 billion a year and must be fought with sanctions as tough as those used against terrorism and drug trafficking, an advisory panel ...
Executives See Cloud Collaboration Aiding Execution, Innovation
Corporate executives increasingly look at cloud collaboration as a way to increase productivity, speed up business results and improve collaboration across functions. Sixty-four percent of more than ...Karen Clark & Co.’s New Tool Creates Realistic Hurricane Footprints, Tailored Loss Estimates
Just in time for the 2013 hurricane season, Karen Clark & Co. (KCC), a catastrophe risk and modeling firm, has released a scientific tool for creating hurricane tracks and wind speeds. Named ...Experts Warn: Cyber Attacks Will Get Worse
Cybersecurity professionals know a myriad of ways hackers can try to wreak havoc on critical infrastructure or infiltrate corporations to steal or spy, but it is the fear of the unknown that some say ...