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The Cost of DDoS Attacks on Businesses
One of the costliest types of cyber attacks faced by businesses is the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. This is a two-fold attack. First, multiple computers are infected with a Trojan virus that hijacks them. These computers are then used for the second...
Annabelle Ransomware
One of the problems with hackers is that they are sometimes so hard to estimate. Many hackers, such as the ones behind the WannaCry ransomware hack, are out to make a fast dollar from hijacking someone’s data and holding it for ransom. But some hackers have started...
Advisen 2018 Award
Christiaan Durdaller of INSUREtrust wins Cyber Risk Industry Person of the Year- USA Thank you to Advisen and everyone who voted! INSUREtrust is excited to announce they were the recipients of an award at Advisen’s 2018 Cyber Risk Awards held in New York City on June...
Tennessee Hospital Hit With Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
One of the most troubling aspects of many recent high profile cyber attacks has been the targeting of hospitals and medical offices. Seen as a treasure trove of high volume personal data, it should come as no surprise that another hack has hit a hospital. Decatur...
Cybercrime as a Service
It seems like there is a natural progression to the way technological advancements move. First, someone develops a new form of technology. Then, someone finds a way to monetize that technology and turn a profit. And then, someone eventually comes along to find a way...
Best Business Practices for Cyberattacks
In recent months, there have been many high-profile hacks, such as the WannaCry hack that disrupted computer services across multiple countries and the cyberattack on Atlanta’s computer networks that all but shut down their government functions. These cyberattacks...
INSUREtrust Welcomes Professional Lines Broker Sam Hoppenbrouwer
Norcross, GA (April 25, 2018) – INSUREtrust is pleased to announce that Sam Hoppenbrouwer has joined the company as a Professional Lines Broker on the production team of Executive Vice President Christiaan Durdaller. Hoppenbrouwer brings with him four years of...
Atlanta Still Feeling the Effects of Cyberattack
It is perhaps one of the most daring and large-scale cybercrimes in recent memory. In March, the entire city government of Atlanta, Georgia, was virtually crippled as employees had their computers held for ransom by hackers. This hack, which kept city government...
Researchers Discover 147 Vulnerabilities in 34 Mobile Apps for SCADA systems
Convenience often wins over security, and researchers from IOActive and Embedi have recently discovered the dire consequences of that adage. In January 2018, IOActive and Embedi released a white paper titled "SCADA and Mobile Security in the IoT Era." Over the past...
Supreme Court denies CareFirst’s petition to review breach case
When a data breach occurs at a company, do data breach victims have the right to sue? How is “harm” defined in data breach cases? And how much harm resulting from a data breach is needed to support a consumer lawsuit? The high-profile case CareFirst v. Attias has been...
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