CIO.com reported that “Any organization that stores and maintains customer information or collects online payment information, or uses the cloud, should consider adding cyber insurance to its budget.” The May 4, 2019 article entitled “What is cyber insurance and why you need it” which included these categories of…
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My good friend Judy Greenwald reported in BusinessInsurance.com that “based on National Association of Insurance Commissioners statutory filings, found that while the number of insurers offering cyber increased to 184 from 170, premiums grew by 10.3%, to $2.03 billion.” The June 11, 2019 report entitled “Growth in insurers’ cyber…
Continue Reading Aon reports an increase in cyberinsurance premiums of $2.03 Billion in 2018!
Darkreading.com reported on Cofense Phishing Defense Center analysis of 31,429 malicious emails between October 2018 and March 2019 and that cybercriminals use “Subtle tactics like changing file types, or using shortened URLs, are giving hackers a hand.” The June 4, 2019 reported entitled “How Today’s Cybercriminals Sneak into…
Continue Reading Big Surprise – Cybercriminals Continue Successfully to Sneak into your Inbox!
Darkreading.com reported that the “…CISO is a “must have” position” in the results of a survey of “400 C-suite executives from enterprises across the UK and USA” and of course that “C-level executives say that a cyber security breach is inevitable.” The June 3, 2019 report entitled “Majority of…
Continue Reading No Surprise that 76% of C-level Executives think the CISO is Critical!
Darkreading.com reported that “As cybercrime continues to rise, cyber insurance has businesses reconsidering their coverage. Organizations faced with a decision to take out coverage need to find space in the budget for monthly costs and potentially large premiums.” The May 30, 2019 report entitled “Caveat Emptor: Calculating the…
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Computerworld reported that “Amazon Managed Blockchain offers a range of instances with different combinations of compute and memory capacity to give customers the ability to choose the right mix of resources for their blockchain applications. The service secures certificates for access control using AWS Key Management Service technology, eliminating the…
Continue Reading No surprise that Amazon is using Blockchain as a Service (BaaS)!
Bleepingcomputer.com reported that the “Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a set of best practices designed to help organizations to mitigate risks and vulnerabilities associated with migrating their email services to Microsoft Office 365.” The May 13, 2019 report entitled “U.S. Govt Issues Microsoft Office 365 Security Best…
Reuters reported that the G7 simulated cyberattack would be a “three-day exercise aimed to demonstrate the cross-border effects of such an attack, and would involve 24 financial authorities from the seven countries, comprising central banks, market authorities and finance ministries.” The May 10, 2019 report entitled “G7 countries to…
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Computerworld posted an article about a KPMG report that recommended that those “…entering the blockchain development/engineering field should have the mentality of a hacker – or the ability to problem solve collaboratively in a workshop setting when a client presents a business problem.” The May 16, 2019 report entitled “…
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Computerworld reported that Microsoft announced “A blockchain-based ID system relies on a digital wallet that serves as a repository for all kinds of personal and financial data – info that can only be shared after a specific request and only with the permission of the owner who holds the public…
Continue Reading Check this out – Microsoft’s now offering a Bitcoin-based ID verification system!
