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RSAC Fireside Chat: Operationalizing diverse security to assure customers, partners–and insurers

The Last Watchdog

Related: Getting the most from cyber insurance At RSAC 2025, I met with ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe to trace a quiet but growing convergence: endpoint defense, cyber insurance, and monoculture risk are no longer separate concerns. Cyber insurers want it. And increasingly, that evidence is under scrutiny.

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Insurer Tokio Marine Hit by Ransomware

Data Breach Today

Firm Says Singapore Unit Was Targeted Tokio Marine, a Japan-based property and casualty insurer, says its Tokio Marine Insurance Singapore unit was hit by a ransomware attack this week.

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Insurers Drop Bid to Exclude Merck's $1.4B NotPetya Claims

Data Breach Today

and several insurers that were appealing a 2023 court decision saying the insurance companies could not invoke "hostile warlike action" exclusions in refusing to pay drugmakers' claims filed after the 2017 NotPetya cyberattack. A Settlement Has Been Reached. So, How Might This Affect Similar Cases?

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Moody's Ratings: Cyber Insurance Competition Up, Prices Down

Data Breach Today

Credit Rating Business Says Cyber Insurance Market 'Poised for Significant Growth' Competition has been increasing in the cyber insurance market, leading to a "moderate" decrease in insurance premiums after several years of rate increases.

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Crooks stole driver’s license numbers from Geico auto insurer

Security Affairs

Car insurance provider Geico has suffered a data breach, attackers have stolen the driver’s licenses for policyholders for several weeks. Geico, the second-largest auto insurer in the U.S., The post Crooks stole driver’s license numbers from Geico auto insurer appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Insurance firm CNA discloses data breach after March ransomware attack

Security Affairs

Insurance giant CNA notifies customers of a data breach after the Phoenix CryptoLocker ransomware attack suffered in March. US insurance giant CNA is notifying customers of a data breach after the ransomware attack that it suffered in March. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Insurance scams via QR codes: how to recognise and defend yourself

Security Affairs

The Postal Police has issued an alert to warn citizens against insurance scams using QR codes. In practice, fake insurance operators contact victims through calls, messages, or sponsorships on social networks, offering policies at advantageous prices. Online companies do not use generic domains or channels such as WhatsApp or Telegram.

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