All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 6 2013 // China’s top Internet security official says he has “mountains of data” pointing to extensive U.S. hacking aimed at China, but it would be irresponsible to blame Washington for such attacks, and called for...
Jun 5 2013 // Chinese President Xi Jinping and American counterpart Barack Obama will talk cyber-security this week in California, but experts say the state’s Silicon Valley and its signature high-tech firms should provide the...
Jun 3 2013 // Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a “quiet, stealthy, insidious” danger to the United States and other nations, and called for “rules of the road” to guide...
May 29 2013 // 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 earlier this year.New...
May 28 2013 // Nick Fearon has joined UK-based Miller Insurance Services as a senior producer and broker to develop a book of business that includes professional indemnity, technology and cyber risks.“Nick has strong, long-standing...
May 20 2013 // The series of cyber attacks that repeatedly knocked major U.S. banking websites offline in the past nine months has been more powerful than the general public realizes, government officials and security experts told the...
May 20 2013 // It’s well known that Texas has some of the highest homeowners premiums in the nation – in large part due to the state’s vulnerability to violent weather.It may be less known that Texas has some of the highest...
May 15 2013 // The U.S. government will use classified information about software vulnerabilities for the first time to protect companies outside of the military industrial complex, top officials told Reuters this week.Secretary of...
May 15 2013 // In a private-public partnership, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has launched Malcovery, an intelligence company specializing in cyber threat detection, to help businesses protect themselves from...
May 13 2013 // Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, insurance and legal experts...
May 10 2013 // In one of the biggest ever bank heists, a global cyber crime ring stole $45 million from two Middle Eastern banks by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from ATMs in 27 countries, U.S....
May 9 2013 // State agencies could be required to notify Missourians if personal data such as concealed gun permits and credit card numbers are accessed by someone who is not authorized to have that information. The proposal comes from...
May 2 2013 // It’s well known that Texas has some of the highest homeowners premiums in the nation — in large part due to the state’s vulnerability to violent weather. It may be less known that Texas has some of the...
May 1 2013 // A 2012 security breach that exposed the personal information of 780,000 Utah residents to hackers could cost as much as $406 million, a new study finds.The Salt Lake Tribune reported in the aftermath of the breach, the...
Apr 29 2013 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB), part of Munich Re, has launched HSB CyberOne, a new cyber risk insurance coverage for small businesses. The new product expands HSB’s suite of products...
Apr 24 2013 // Hollywood would have us believe that some smart, awkward computer guy in his 30s living in his mother’s basement is to blame. Surrounded by a dozen computer screens with an IQ of 150, this cyber character enjoys...
Apr 18 2013 // The House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday designed to help companies and the government share information on cyber threats, though concerns linger about the amount of protection the bill offers for...
Apr 17 2013 // The White House on Tuesday threatened to veto a House of Representatives bill aimed at improving U.S. cybersecurity, citing among other things concerns about privacy protections.In a repeat of last year’s events, the...
Apr 10 2013 // The U.S.-China Business Council on Monday criticized a new U.S. law aimed at thwarting cyber attacks by discouraging the Justice Department and several other government agencies from buying information technology systems...
Apr 5 2013 // Matt McCabe, a former congressional advisor on cyber security, has joined Marsh’s Network Security and Privacy Practice as a senior vice president. In his new role, McCabe will be responsible for advising Marsh...