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What you need to know about the evolution of ransomware

April 14, 2018 by Jason Contant

Brokers need to stay on top of constantly emerging cyber threats, as cybercriminals continue to adapt their techniques, particularly around ransomware. Criminals are still very successful, says Matt Hartley, vice president of global services and intelligent engineering with cybersecurity company

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Cybercriminals are infiltrating software vendors, launching supply chain attacks

April 11, 2018 by Jason Contant

Cybercriminals are moving into the terrain of supply chain attacks, masquerading as signed apps, and using ransomware as a distraction to steal money from the network. Each of these are “interesting new areas” that cybercriminals may exploit in the future,

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Are your cyber clients ‘red-teaming?’

January 26, 2018 Greg Meckbach, Associate Editor

Brokers placing cyber insurance should advise their commercial customers that it’s not enough to just have a plan to respond to computer security breaches — they need to test the plan, or “red-team” it. “An incident response plan is not

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FIN10 intrusion operations predominately targeting Canadian organizations: FireEye

June 16, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

FireEye, Inc. has observed an actor carrying out financially motivated intrusion operations – targeting organizations in North America, but predominately in Canada – that may require a different type of response, the company suggests in a new report. Believed to