Insuring Cyber Podcast News

Looking in the Rearview Mirror: Cyber Lessons Learned from 2021

The year is coming to an end and cyber insurers as well as their clients may be reflecting on lessons learned from this year’s biggest threats. However, Kurt Suhs, founder and CEO of cyber risk company Cyber Special Ops, says …

Biggest Myths Around Cyber Insurance

Cyber attacks are continuously evolving, and companies that don’t stay educated about the space could be caught off guard, experts say. “A lot of times, I think cyber has this type of mentality that it’s not going to happen to …

Two Experts Debunk Some of the Biggest Myths Around Cyber Insurance

Cyber attacks are continuously evolving, and companies that don’t stay educated about the space could be caught off guard, experts say. “A lot of times, I think cyber has this type of mentality that it’s not going to happen to …

Experts Say Cyber Risks Present ‘Significant’ Threat for Small Businesses

The idea that cyber criminals only target large companies with a wide footprint and more assets is “profoundly wrong,” experts say, as cyber attacks are becoming a growing threat for small and medium-sized firms. “A lot of them think, ‘Well, …

These Women Are Fighting Cyber Crime and Cybersecurity’s Gender Divide

Growing ransomware attacks aren’t the only issue concerning the cybersecurity industry today, according to experts on this episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. Another concern within the cybersecurity workforce is the gender gap. “I do believe that whatever we have …

Employees May Not Be Working Inside Office Buildings, But Cyber Criminals Are

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 confusion, and …

State, Federal Regulatory Enforcement a Focus as Cyber Crime Grows

As ransomware attacks are on the rise and cyber risks continue to mount, experts say there has been “a paradigm shift in cybersecurity enforcement.” That’s according to Matt Levine, a partner in Phillips Nizer’s litigation department in its New York …

Insuring Cyber Podcast: How Insurtechs Are Helping Insurers Bridge the Digital Divide

As the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many insurers to embrace more technology, there has been some talk of how insurtechs can step in and help insurers navigate the ever changing digital space. “I think [the pandemic] has brought a lot …

Beneath the Surface: Why Insurers Should Look Beyond “the Tip of the A.I. Iceberg”

Nearly 75% of respondents in a recent survey from the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud and Shift Technology said they believe that among relevant technology, artificial intelligence (A.I.) will have the greatest impact on claims and fraud detection over the next …

The Really, Really Big One: The Likelihood of a 1-in-100 Year Cyber Catastrophe

More than a year into what some have called a 1-in-100 year pandemic with COVID-19, many may be wondering what other unprecedented events could be on the horizon. For the cyber community, this raises questions about the likelihood of a …