We talk to Bruce McDonnell of the East West Institute about how insurers are responding.
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Do Cities deserve Federal Disaster Aid after Cyber Attacks?
As cyber attacks on municipalities mount, is it time to start treating them like the manmade disasters they are?
Asus ShadowHammer suggests Supply Chain Hacks are the New Normal
The compromise of device maker Asus Live Update Utility is just the latest evidence that sophisticated attackers have software supply chains in the crosshairs.
Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats
In this episode of the podcast (#117), we go deep on one of the hottest sectors around: cyber insurance. In the first segment, we talk with Thomas Harvey of the firm RMS about the problem of “silent cyber” risk to insurers and how better modeling of cyber incidents is helping to address that threat. In part II, we invite Chip Block of the firm Evolver back into the studio to talk about the challenge that “converged” cyber physical systems pose to insurance carriers as they try to wrap their arms around their exposure to cyber risk. Editor’s note: as an experiment this week, we’re posting each interview as a separate download, to see if that makes it easier for listeners to jump to the content they’re most interested in. Use the comments section or Twitter (@securityledger) to let us know what you think or whether you prefer the single download!
NotPetya Horror Story Highlights Need for Holistic Security
The NotPetya malware’s ability to cripple even sophisticated, global firms is a cautionary tale about the need for businesses to understand their risk and take a holistic view of security says Fadi Albatal, Chief Strategy Officer at Hitachi Systems Security.*
