Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Managing general agents help insurers navigate sectors where they lack expertise. A cybersecurity policy written by an MGA is more likely to reflect an understanding of the risks CISOs deal with.

European Startup Acquisition Aims to Unify Technical and Financial Cyber InsightsThe acquisition of Intangic enhances Searchlight Cyber's ability to quantify and price cyber risk by leveraging AI and dark web intelligence. The combined platform will offer actionable third-party risk data for CISOs, CFOs and insurance providers to better understand and manage cyber exposure.

Insurance, Privacy Experts Share Tips on Reducing Risks in Uncertain TimesThe cyber insurance industry is undergoing a noticeable shift. Insurance decisions used to be the CFO's responsibility, but now coverage is influenced by CISOs and IT directors, said Christopher Seusing at Wood Smith Henning & Berman LLP and Peter Hedberg at Corvus.

Whistleblowing, email is evidential mail, HR is not your friend, and more discussed by CxO panel RSAC Chief security officers should negotiate personal liability insurance and a golden parachute when they start a new job – in case things go sideways and management tries to scapegoat them for a network breach.…

Panaseer claims 72% of security leaders are taking out personal indemnity insurance as board scrutiny increases

CISOs currently hold all of the responsibility to stop cyberattacks yet have none of the authority to fund the technological defenses that regulations require.

Cyber risk quantification brings together the CISO's technical expertise and the CFO's focus on financial impact to develop a stronger and better understanding of cyber risk.

Our collection of the most relevant reporting and industry perspectives for those guiding cybersecurity strategies and focused on SecOps.

Nobody has more data on cybersecurity risk and losses than a cyber-insurance carrier.

Everyone benefits — the CISO, the company, and the insurer — when CISOs are included in arranging cyber insurance.

Many want insurance to cover any financial impact

One thing is clear. The "business value" of data continues to grow, making it an organization's primary piece of intellectual property

Virtual Chief Information Security Officer (vCISO) services (also known as 'Fractional CISO' or 'CISO-as-a-Service') are growing in popularity, especially as growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance and management. But vCISO services are

Growing cyber threats, tightening regulatory demands and strict cyber insurance requirements are driving small to medium-sized enterprises demand for strategic cybersecurity and compliance guidance and management. Since most companies this size don't have in-house CISO expertise – the demand for virtual CISO (vCISO) services is also growing. Yet current vCISO services models still rely on manual

Chris Hallenbeck, CISO for the Americas at Tanium, discusses the impact of geopolitical conflict on the cybersecurity insurance market.

Cloud migration, DevSecOps, cyber insurance, and more have emerged as important motivators for cybersecurity investment and focus.

The Vectra Masked CISO series gives security leaders a place to expose the biggest issues in security and advise peers on how to overcome them. Advertorial Cyber security is a fledgeling compared to industries like risk management - Lloyd’s insurance was founded in 1688! The CISO title is even younger, first appearing around 2005. But the role has still never been clearly defined, and every CISO is working differently.…