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In 2022, targeted ransomware attacks were about 236.1 million, about 3,394,662 phishing attacks, and roughly 2.8 billion malware attacks. These attacks cost companies, cybersecurity insurance, and consumers millions of dollars, and exposed sensitive personal information. In 2023, these trends will continue, and new ones will arise, that is why it is important that companies deploy … Seven Emerging Cyber Security Threats in 2023: What to Expect and How to Prepare

Written by Thibault Dambrine and Laura Smith  Introduction When a cyber breach occurs, it is almost always accompanied by data exfiltration and threats to disseminate or sell stolen data on the “dark web”. Among all data, the most immediately valuable to hackers is (but not limited to) Personally Identifiable Information (PII), and Personal Health Information … Digital Forensics, AKA eDiscovery, in a Cyber Security Context

By Natalie Trotter The level of impact on the cyber security market following the Russian led invasion on Ukraine over the past 8 months has resulted in an unprecedented impact of cyber attacks. Dating back from attacks in 2014 occupying Crimea to the NotPeya worm in 2018, it was unlikely that this pattern would drastically … Russian hacktivist attacks continue against NATO countries

Written by Mikel Pearce On September 15, Uber revealed that it was responding to a “cybersecurity incident”. Over the past weekend, various details have emerged about the incident. Wired Magazine’s early article on the breach contains a wealth of information. Uber announced on Friday that there was “no evidence that the incident involved access to … The Uber Hack – what went wrong and how bad is it?

Written by Natalie Trotter Cyber-attacks within educational institutions have been growing in frequency over the years and COVID-19 further exacerbated this problem due to the rapid transition to facilitate remote learning without adequate network security measures in place. Security professionals were unable to respond quickly enough to protect from ever growing vulnerabilities due to the … Combating cyber security threats in educational institutions

By Mikel Pearce In a recent Market Bulletin dated 16 August 2022 [1], Lloyd’s has set out its requirement that any standalone cyber policy issued by or underwritten by a Lloyd’s Syndicate must contain an exclusion which is sufficient to exclude any losses arising from a “state backed cyber-attack”. This is to be in addition … Cyber Exclusions and Nation State Actors – Burden of Proof Issues?