Cyber Risk & Data Breach Insurance

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CYBER RISK INSURANCE GUIDE With data breaches occurring on a weekly basis, cyber security has consistently ranked among the top risk concerns for executives over the past few years. And cyber criminals are only becoming more sophisticated with intrusions becoming more frequent. While there is no substitute for...

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What constitutes a cyber attack?

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Cyber attacks are socially or politically motivated attacks carried out primarily through the Internet. Attacks target the general public or national and corporate organizations and are carried out through the spread of malicious programs (viruses), unauthorized web access, fake websites, and other means of stealing personal or institutional...

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Top 7 Certified Ethical Hacker Certification Books for IT Professionals

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The following list of the top best Certified Ethical Hacker certification books will prove to become valuable resources in helping you pursue the most recognized and respected hacking certification on the globe. It also helps ensure that all you IT professionals out there will be able to apply...

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7 Ethical Hacking Certifications for Your IT Career

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With the rapid development of IT technologies, hackers have become an integral part of this process. We keep hearing about computer security destroyers and the problems they cause from time to time. And these hackers cause much destructive problems making it difficult for other users to use the...

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The Basics of Cyber Insurance

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I talk a lot about cyber insurance policies on this blog. While many readers will be familiar with those policies, some may not be. While most of you know that cyber policies cover data breaches, you may find yourself wishing you had a deeper understanding of the coverage...

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Cyber Insurance Basics: System Security Liability Coverage

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It’s time for another post in my series about the basics of cyber policies. This time I’m going to look at system security liability coverage. As the graphic below illustrates, security liability coverage is one of the four basic coverages available in typical cyber policies. System security liability...

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SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking

SEC660: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking is designed as a logical progression point for those who have completed SEC560: Network Penetration Testing and Ethical Hacking, or for those with existing penetration testing experience. Students with the prerequisite knowledge to take this course will walk through...

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Cyber risk: Why cyber security is important

Cyber risk is now firmly at the top of the international agenda as high-profile breaches raise fears that hack attacks and other security failures could endanger the global economy. The Global Risks 2015 report, published in January by the World Economic Forum (WEF), included this rather stark warning:...

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10 Cyber Security Tips for Small Business

Broadband and information technology are powerful factors in small businesses reaching new markets and increasing productivity and efficiency. However, businesses need a cybersecurity strategy to protect their own business, their customers, and their data from growing cybersecurity threats. 1. Train employees in security principles Establish basic security practices...

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