cyber security News
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 ...
The Latest Launches From Willis Re and Munich Re
Willis Re beefed up its cyber risk portfolio modeling tool to include a new, key feature. A deal Munich Re forged with another company enables its insurance carrier clients to obtain drone ...
Insurers Late to the Game With a 3-D Printing Coverage Strategy
Insurers are woefully behind in developing a coverage strategy for 3-D printing and stand to face liability problems if they don't do so, an expert appearing at the PLUS 2017 conference in Atlanta ...
The Latest Launches From Ironshore and Beazley
Ironshore now has a team devoted to managing cyber claims across all of its product lines. Beazley debuted expanded protection meant to address schemes such as the kind where employees are illegally ...
Common Misconceptions and 4 Other Reasons Cybersecurity Is Failing
Businesses are spending a small fortune on cybersecurity but what they are doing is not working very well, according to a cybersecurity expert who sees the insurance industry as a key to improving ...
Nobody Is Safe: Cyber Security Firm FireEye Says Researcher Got Hacked
Cyber security firm FireEye said on Monday one of its researchers based in Israel had several of his online accounts hacked by unknown attackers, but added the breach did not appear to involve any ...
Apple, Cisco Jointly Pursue Cyber Insurance Discounts for Their Business Clients
Apple Inc is working with Cisco Systems Inc to help businesses that primarily use gear from both companies to get a discount on cyber-security insurance premiums, Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim ...
Italian Defense Company Will Release Anti-Ransomware Tool After ‘WannaCry’ Attacks
When a wave of ransom-requesting cyber attacks hit computers across the globe earlier this month, Leonardo SpA cyber-security experts had already warned clients that a larger-than-usual strike was ...