All the headlines from our Cyber Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 15 2021 // A White House plan to rapidly shore up the security of the U.S. power grid will begin with a 100-day sprint, but take years more to transform utilities’ ability to fight off hackers, according to details of a draft...
Apr 15 2021 // International Business Machines Corp. said on Wednesday its cyber-security unit has uncovered more digital attacks targeting the global COVID-19 vaccine supply chain since the issue was originally flagged late last...
Apr 14 2021 // More than a year has passed since pandemic-related government restrictions began, causing many businesses around the world to shift their workforce to remote.With increased reliance on technology, new work environments and...
Apr 13 2021 // A former Kansas utility worker has been charged with remotely tampering with a public water system’s cleaning procedures, highlighting the difficulty smaller utilities face in protecting against hackers.Wyatt...
Apr 13 2021 // LONDON – Darktrace, the British cyber security firm backed by tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, fired the gun on its $4 billion London listing on Monday, aiming to raise new funds to accelerate product development and...
Apr 9 2021 // Some LinkedIn data, including publicly viewable member profile, has been extracted and posted for sale, Microsoft Corp.’s professional networking site said based on an investigation.The incident was not a data breach...
Apr 8 2021 // Consumers are increasingly worried about cyber attack vulnerabilities with connected and automated vehicles.According to a new Munich Re/HSB survey of more than 1,500 U.S. adults, 37% of consumers said they were either...
Apr 7 2021 // It is well known that small and medium businesses face an ever-increasing risk of cyber attacks. Sixty-three percent reported they had experienced a cyber breach in the last 12 months, when Ponemon surveyed them in the...
Apr 7 2021 // A range of European Union institutions including the European Commission were hit by a significant cyber attack last week.A spokesperson for the commission said that a number of EU bodies “experienced an IT security...
Apr 6 2021 // New York remains extremely active in the cybersecurity and data protection arena.During its current legislative session, New York is considering a proposed privacy bill that would greatly enhance consumer privacy rights,...
Apr 5 2021 // American International Group announced that Claude E. Wade will join the company in the second quarter of 2021 in the newly created role, executive vice president, global head of Operations and Chief Digital Officer,...
Apr 5 2021 // CNA Insurance expects its corporate email and other functions to be fully operational soon as it continues its recovery efforts following a March 21 cyber attack. In an April 1 security update, the company said it is now...
Apr 5 2021 // The Cyber Insurance Risk Framework, launched recently by the New York State Department of Financial Services, is a positive step for both insurers and insureds because it calls on insurers to consider more explicitly how...
Apr 5 2021 // Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said last Wednesday that dealing with ransomware will be a top priority, highlighting the growing threat of the data-scrambling software.Ransomware –...
Apr 5 2021 // The computer system of one of the nation’s largest school districts was hacked by a criminal gang that encrypted district data and demanded $40 million in ransom or it would erase the files and post students’...
Apr 5 2021 // With the sophistication of cyber attacks, claims growth, and now, a global pandemic driving a number of businesses toward remote work, it’s no question the cyber insurance industry has had to evolve rapidly since its...
Apr 5 2021 // It is well known that small and medium businesses (SMBs) face an ever-increasing risk of cyberattacks. Sixty-three percent of SMBs, surveyed in Fall 2019–prior to COVID-19 lockdowns–reported they had...
Apr 1 2021 // The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is undertaking a series of “sprints” to enhance American cybersecurity in the wake of major attacks.“I am announcing today a series of 60-day sprints, each focused...
Mar 31 2021 // Cyber attacks can strike any individual or business at any time, but on this episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast, Insurance Journal’s Elizabeth Blosfield spoke with two guests about one particular segment of the...
Mar 29 2021 // CNA Financial Corp.’s financial ratings have not been affected by the insurer’s recent cyber attack.AM Best, S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings all affirmed their current ratings and outlooks for CNA and...