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Breach Roundup: Omni Hotels Acknowledges Cyber Incident

Data Breach Today

Also: Insurer Predicts Ransomware for Cars, Offers to Cover Towing Costs This week, Omni, OWASP and MarineMax suffered cyber incidents, Ivanti disclosed flaws, Cisco gave tips to stop password-spraying attacks, a court upheld an FCC ban, India rescued citizens in Cambodia, Americans lost $1.1

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Cyber Insurance: Benefits and Pitfalls

Data Breach Today

Martin Overton on What to Look for in an Effective Cyber Policy Martin Overton has worked both in cybersecurity and insurance, so he has a unique perspective on cyber insurance - the genuine benefits as well as the potential pitfalls. He shares tips on what to seek in an effective policy.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Cybersecurity Insurance

Dark Reading

With ransomware on the rise, more organizations are opting to purchase cyber insurance -- tipping off criminals about how much to demand for access back to pilfered systems and data.

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GUEST ESSAY: Skeptical about buying life insurance online? Here’s how to do it — securely

The Last Watchdog

Purchasing life insurance once meant going to an insurer’s office or booking an appointment with an insurance agent. Today’s generation is used to getting everything done fast and easy, so life insurance providers had to get with the times and cover all customers’ needs and requirements.

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A Lawyer's Guide to Cyber Insurance: 4 Basic Tips

Dark Reading

The time to read the fine print in your cybersecurity insurance policy is before you sign on the dotted line.

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10 Key Controls to Show Your Organization Is Worthy of Cyber Insurance

Dark Reading

Start with these 10 tips to manage risk as underwriter requirements get more sophisticated. More-effective cyber-risk management controls can help bolster a company's policy worthiness.

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Digital Preservation -- High Stakes for Finance and Insurance Companies

AIIM

In a recent AIIM survey, 85% of finance and insurance executives said that digital preservation was “important” or “very important” to their organizations – even higher than the 77% reported in other industries. Why is it particularly important in finance and insurance? Nowhere is this truer than in the financial services sector.