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Small firms wanting cyber coverage should “hold an inventory” of personally identifiable information: Chubb
March 3, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorBodily injury and property damage exclusions in cyber insurance policies means the Internet of Things has “big implications” for organizations, while malware that existed unbeknownst to a user before binding a policy can mean a cyber incident is not covered,…
Half of all phishing attacks in 2016 aimed at stealing money: Kaspersky analysis
February 22, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterAlmost half of all phishing attacks registered in 2016 by Kaspersky Lab were aimed at stealing victims’ money, the cybersecurity company reported on Wednesday. According to the Financial Cyberthreats in 2016 report, 47.48% of all phishing attacks – fraudulent email…
Ransomware attacks quadrupled in 2016, projected to double again in 2017: Beazley
January 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBeazley, a provider of data breach response insurance, said in a report on Thursday that ransomware attacks quadrupled in 2016 and they are projected to double again in 2017. Beazley released its Beazley Breach Insights – January 2017 findings based…
Student charged in cyberattack on 304 computers at University of Alberta
January 6, 2017 The Canadian PressEDMONTON – A University of Alberta student is facing numerous charges after a cyber-attack on university computers. The university says on Nov. 22 it found malware on 287 computers, which potentially affected more than 3,300 faculty, staff and students. It…
Increased cyber espionage, data integrity attacks part of global threat landscape in 2017: Stroz Friedberg
January 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterTop cyber threats in the coming year include nation state cyber espionage, a rise in data integrity attacks and more attacks harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Stroz Friedberg, an Aon company, notes in its 2017 Cybersecurity Predictions report. “We…
U.S. prosecutor’s office paid bitcoin ransom in cyberattack
December 6, 2016 Joe Mandak - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPITTSBURGH – A state prosecutor’s office in Pennsylvania was among hundreds of thousands of victims of a now-shuttered international cybercrime operation, paying nearly $1,400 in a bitcoin ransom to free up its infected computer network, authorities disclosed Monday. Federal prosecutors…
Network attacks hit a third of executive mobile devices in second quarter of 2016: Skycure
September 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterJust shy of a third of executive mobile devices were exposed to network attack during the second quarter of 2016 and almost as high a percentage were infected with malware, leaving valuable, sensitive data vulnerable to cyber criminals, notes a…
Fifth of surveyed U.S. businesses have not done any recent security testing for vulnerabilities
September 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAbout a fifth of surveyed businesses south of the border admit not having done any security testing for at least six months despite the lion’s share of respondents also reporting their organizations have encountered at least one security issue, notes…
Drop in traditional malware and rise in mobile malware, but vigilance still key: U.S. research
August 19, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe number of active malware families attacking business networks fell by 5% in July – representing the first such decrease in four months – while mobile variants rose, notes new threat research from Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. Check Point…
2016 malware levels nearly four times 2015 totals, cybersecurity company finds
July 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterA security analyst team at AppRiver, a cloud-based cybersecurity company based in Gulf Breeze, Fl., has quarantined 4.2 billion emails containing malware in the second quarter of 2016, “pointing to a continued increase in malware traffic this year.” The emails…
Vulnerability allows printer watering hole attacks to spread malware: Vectra Networks
July 13, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterResearchers at the Vectra Threat Labs have discovered a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows that enables attackers to gain system-level control over computers via infected or fake printer drivers to spread malware. “The vulnerability stems from a Windows process that…
Insider corporate data theft and malware infections among biggest threats to digital businesses in 2016: Accenture and HfS Research study
June 27, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterInsider data theft and malware attacks top the list of the most significant concerns for global enterprise security executives, according to a new report from Accenture and HfS Research. The survey, titled The State of Cybersecurity and Digital Trust 2016,…