Cyber

Lockton hires new executive vice-president for specialty practices

Executive to help build out the company’s strategies for its cyber business

Experts worry over increasing frequency of deepfake attacks

Increase highlights importance of engaging with insurers on prevention

European Central Bank hit with data breach

Firm’s second breach in five years highlights exposures associated with third parties

Firms should be wary of being a little phish in a big ransomware pond

With new strains of malware, the pressure is on for companies to educate employees on what phishing emails look like

Experts: Embedded computers in regular office devices have vulnerabilities

Caution urged as the embedded device market continues to grow

Nationwide: Remote workers are the biggest cyber blind spots for small businesses

Only half of those business owners have proper security policies in place

State Farm hit by data breach

Insurance giant the latest victim to be rocked by a major cyber incident

Taking steps forward in the fight against cyber crime

As with everything related to cyber, the next new development is just around the corner

Pros name their price as cyber incidents multiply

From a $650k salary to $2.5 million

Ransomware demands spike, much to the chagrin of municipalities

As more cities are crippled by cyberattacks, experts outline how ransomware is evolving – and why risk mitigation should keep up