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Cyber insurance companies were forced to adapt once ransomware skyrocketed and highlighted crucial security weaknesses among organizations in all sectors.
Exposed login panels for VPNs and remote access systems leave companies open to attack, sometimes tripling the risk of ransomware and making it harder to get cyber insurance.
Medusa developers have been targeting a wide variety of critical infrastructure sectors, from healthcare and technology to manufacturing and insurance, racking up its victim count as it seemingly adds to its numbers of affiliates.
Data collected by cyber-insurers show that ransomware accounts for the majority of insurance claims, but that much of the losses stem from third-party breaches affecting policyholders.
The dangerous ransomware group is targeting financial and insurance sectors using smishing and vishing against IT service desk administrators, cybersecurity teams, and other employees with top-level privileges.
Ransomware attacks and email-based fraud account for 80% to 90% of all claims processed by cyber insurers, but a handful of cybersecurity technologies can help prevent big damages.
Now may be a good time to find good deals on insurance coverage for ransomware and security incidents.
Despite ransomware losses remaining high, privacy violations have quickly risen to second in a list of expected cyber insurance claims costs.
Insurance companies have a unique view of the ravages of ransomware, which lets us formulate lessons in how to avoid becoming a victim.
Insurers doubled premiums in late 2021 to offset losses from ransomware claims. With attacks rising again, organizations can anticipate a new round of increases.
Even among businesses with cyber insurance, they lack coverage for basic costs of many cyberattacks, according to a BlackBerry survey.
Cybersecurity insurance costs are rising, and insurers are likely to demand more direct access to organizational metrics and measures to make more accurate risk assessments.
Cyber insurance is more than a policy for paying off ransomware gangs. It's designed to be something you transfer risk to when security controls fail.
Higher probabilities of attack, soaring ransoms, and less chance of getting data back—the ransomware plague gets worse, and cyber insurance fails to be a panacea.