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Fortune 500’s Insured Losses for CrowdStrike Could Reach $1 Billion: Parametrix

Insurance Journal

The total direct financial loss facing the US Fortune 500 companies, excluding Microsoft, from the CrowdStrike outage on July 19 is $5.4 The portion of the loss covered under cyber insurance policies … billion, modeling and insurance services firm Parametrix estimates.

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Why Cyber Insurers Should Partner in Cybersecurity Support

Insurance Journal

The history of insurance dates back as far as 2000 BCE, when merchants and traders developed basic risk-sharing agreements to protect against financial losses from unpredictable events. At its most basic, insurance as a concept was merely a financial safety …

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How a Cyber Attack Could Show Up in Your Snail Mail

ProWriters

When you think about the constantly evolving nature of cyber attacks , you may think about threat actors using AI to find and exploit new vulnerabilities in software and networks. Yet one recent cyber threat takes advantage of peoples trust in the post office. Many people perceive physical mail as more trustworthy than cyber mail.

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What Your Clients Must Know About Cyber Insurance War Exclusions

ProWriters

As war is driving cyber security concerns around the globe, more organizations are turning to Cyber Insurance for protection. Cyber Insurance war exclusions can leave businesses vulnerable to financial loss. However, Russian-sponsored cyber operations against Ukraine have continued. It isn’t.

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How to Protect Your Construction Company from a Cyberattack

Central Insurance

In todays rapidly evolving digital landscape, the construction industry faces increasing exposure to cyber risks. Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and phishing scams have become common threats, highlighting the importance of cyber insurance with resolution services for construction companies.

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How to Protect Your Construction Company from a Cyberattack

Central Insurance

In todays rapidly evolving digital landscape, the construction industry faces increasing exposure to cyber risks. Data breaches, ransomware attacks, and phishing scams have become common threats, highlighting the importance of cyber insurance with resolution services for construction companies.

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Understanding the CrowdStrike Attack and Cyber Insurance

ProWriters

The CrowdStrike outage is also a stark reminder: No organization is invulnerable to disruptive, costly, and potentially disastrous cyber incidents. This incident caused the data access challenges, service interruptions, and damage to revenue and reputation an actual supply chain cyber attack can cause. What Is the CrowdStrike Attack?

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