All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2021 // Insurer Aon plc announced the launch of a new offering aimed at increasing the resilience of businesses in the UK and the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) region, by addressing cyber insurability...
Oct 7 2021 // A northeast Kansas county paid more than $70,000 to end a cyberattack that crippled its computer systems for about two weeks.Pottawatomie County administrator Chad Kinsley said the attackers had demanded more than $1...
Oct 7 2021 // Many Kansas school districts aren’t taking basic steps to protect their computer systems and the privacy of sensitive information collected about students, according to a legislative audit release.The report from the...
Oct 7 2021 // The Transportation Security Administration will introduce regulations that compel the most important U.S. railroad and airport operators to improve their cybersecurity procedures, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro...
Oct 6 2021 // Singapore plans to review its strategy to further safeguard the country against cyber attacks, and may also revise its laws in this area.An updated strategy would give businesses and people better tools to deal with...
Oct 6 2021 // A cryptocurrency broker that the Biden administration considers a key cog in the recent ransomware epidemic is legally registered in the Czech Republic but doesn’t appear to have an office there. It may be operating...
Oct 5 2021 // Cyberattacks may affect more than organizations’ pocketbooks. They can also hinder a hospital’s care during a crucial moment, a lawsuit filed in Mobile, Alabama, claims.The mother of a child who was born during...
Oct 4 2021 // Top U.S. national security advisers will gather officials from 30 countries this month with plans to combat the growing threat of ransomware and other cyber crime, President Joe Biden said on Friday.An online session...
Oct 1 2021 // Dallas-based retailer Neiman Marcus Group said it recently learned that an unauthorized party obtained personal information associated with customers’ online accounts in May.NMG said it notified law enforcement of...
Oct 1 2021 // Insurer Chubb’s new digital platform Blink is partnering with its first insurance carrier to offer cyber insurance to military families.The arrangement allows USAA Insurance Agency to offer a Chubb-backed personal...
Oct 1 2021 // MOSCOW (AP) – Russian authorities have arrested an executive of a top cyber-security company on the charges of high treason, a move that has sent shock waves through Russia’s business community.A court in Moscow on...
Sep 30 2021 // Lockton Names WTW’s Danyluk as Head Int’l Property in Wholesale P/CLockton, the world’s largest privately owned independent insurance broker, has appointed Andrzej Danyluk as head of International...
Sep 30 2021 // The pandemic caused economic and insured losses from cyber attacks to skyrocket, which has heightened awareness of the risk and increased demand for cyber re/insurance, according to a report published by S&P Global...
Sep 29 2021 // The normal bustle inside of many office buildings has come to a halt during the pandemic switch to remote work, but these empty buildings could be inviting a different kind of activity: cyber crime.“With any type of...
Sep 28 2021 // Coalition, a San Francisco-based cyber insurance and security company, has already been focused on rapid growth. Its new $205 million venture capital financing will help supercharge that strategy even further.Coalition...
Sep 28 2021 // Colonial Surety, a direct and digital insurer, expanded its fiduciary liability product offering for plan sponsors – businesses that offer retirement plans – with a new, two-part package that includes cyber liability...
Sep 28 2021 // Mosaic Expands Cyber Team in UKBermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has expanded its cyber-security business line internationally, with the addition of new team members to its UK-based unit. The specialty insurer began...
Sep 28 2021 // CHICAGO (AP) — Austin Moody wanted to apply his cyber-security skills in his home state of Michigan, teaming up with investigators for the State Police to analyze evidence and track down criminals.But the recent...
Sep 24 2021 // The head of the U.S. cybersecurity enforcement agency “is a huge supporter” of bipartisan legislation to mandate that operators of critical infrastructure report data breaches to the government.Jen Easterly,...
Sep 22 2021 // HSB Canada, part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Cyber Suite, a comprehensive collection of cyber insurance and services designed to protect small and medium-size businesses from cyber-attacks, data breaches, identity...