More carriers are now asking what kind of data is on an applicant’s network, and whether the data is encrypted at rest and in transit. Encryption is increasingly important, and a firm that doesn’t encrypt its valuable data may not be practicing other...
According to Politico, Cyber criminals are actively targeting healthcare providers to access medical records. The patient data is sold, for as much as $500 per record, to other criminals who may then procure prescription drugs for resale, steal an identity, file...
We are pleased to announce that INSUREtrust President Steve Haase has won the prestigious Advisen Cyber Risk Industry Legend Award honoring his vision and ongoing contributions to the cyber risk sector. Advisen, the leading independent cyber consultancy, created the...
In Chicago, 2000 public school students’ personal information was posted on a city website. The data was gathered during free vision exams and was inadvertently made public. Only a handful of people viewed the information before it was removed, however. Article...
An IT consultant who is also a commercial pilot recently unveiled an app he developed for use with a smart phone that can hijack flight simulation software. He argues this kind of app could be used to hijack a real plane. The Federal Aviation Administration...
Gone are the days when one had to be a computer genius to commit a cyber crime. Now there are programs that can assist non-tech savvy criminals. Article Excerpt: Combating cybercrime will become an uphill struggle, with the tools needed to commit technological crimes...
