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Oracle, SAP Business Software Increasingly Targeted by Hackers: Study
At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in management software, two cyber ...
Commercial Cyber Liability Market Will Reach $6.2B in Written Premium by 2020: Verisk
The total commercial cyber liability market will reach $6.2 billion in written premium by 2020 after annual growth rates of 20-30 percent, Verisk predicts in a new market analysis. "Cyber liability ...
Equifax Breach Could Be Most Expensive Corporate Hacking Ever
Equifax Inc said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year, suggesting the incident at the credit reporting bureau could turn out to be the most ...
Cybersecurity Firm Optiv Expands Into Europe, Seeks Acquisitions
Optiv Security, an acquisitive Denver-based company backed by private equity firm KKR, is expanding into Europe, where it will offer its cybersecurity management and consultancy services, executives ...
Looming EU Data Law Spurring Booming Demand for Privacy Experts
Business is booming for software and privacy experts as companies across the globe spend millions of dollars to comply with a landmark European data protection law, even as many uncertainties remain ...
Small Businesses Aren’t Buying Cyber Liability Insurance: Insureon
A big challenge has emerged for carriers seeking to market cyber liability insurance: Most small businesses aren't necessarily buying the product and believe they're doing well enough with ...
Cyber Liability Rate Renewals Dipped in Q1 as Coverage Capacity Soars: Marsh
Cyber coverage has been a rapidly growing business segment for P/C insurers for years. But much more capacity may have led to this: U.S. cyber liability renewal rates declined during the 2017 first ...
Russia Allegedly Hacked Yahoo, But Cybersecurity Lapses Were Severe
When it comes to Yahoo's massive security breach, the company was right about one thing. Yahoo! Inc. has been saying since September that a state-sponsored actor was behind a hack in 2014 that ...