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Everyone benefits — the CISO, the company, and the insurer — when CISOs are included in arranging cyber insurance.

The cost of ransomware to businesses is estimated to have doubled since 2019 to $20 billion, according to Coveware. Policyholders turn to their insurance

Enterprises seeking cybersecurity insurance may now have a heavier burden of proof when making claims.

After one company suffered a breach that could have been headed off by the MFA it claimed to have, insurers are looking to confirm claimed cybersecurity measures.

As insurers and brokers reckon with unexpected losses, they're charging more for policies and setting higher requirements.

Scott N. Godes is a veteran trial lawyer with deep experience in insurance coverage matters and technology issues.

Companies seeking insurance coverage for losses from cyberattacks received good news this month. Merck successfully asserted their expectation that the exclusion only bars claims resulting from traditional forms of warfare.

Scott N. Godes is a veteran trial lawyer with deep experience in insurance coverage matters and technology issues.

In G&G Oil Co. of Indiana, Inc. v. Continental Western Insurance Co., the Indiana Supreme Court confirmed that silent cyber; insurance industry’s term for circumstances when losses due to cyberattacks are covered by policies not marketed as cyberinsurance – extends to losses due to ransomware.