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Paul Hastings Hosts Panel on Cybersecurity Insurance Trends and Insights

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On May 8, 2024, Paul Hastings hosted the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at this spring’s Privacy + Security Forum featuring a panel on cybersecurity insurance trends and insights. The panel was moderated by Paul Hastings’ David...more

Zelle LLP

Fifth Circuit Holding Addresses Scope of BI Coverage Under Cyber Policy

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The Fifth Circuit added to the emerging body of case law addressing the recovery of business income losses in the cyber insurance coverage context to kick-start 2024 in Southwest Airlines Company v. Liberty Insurance. ...more

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC

Stemming Losses That Go Uncovered by Cyber Insurance

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Twenty years ago the federal government designated October as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, part of an early effort to promote a wider appreciation of computer-related threats to business and government operations and to...more

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Four Ways to Protect Your Cyber Insurance in Today’s Challenging Market

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In Short: The Situation: The cyber insurance market is experiencing a major retrenchment, with insurers seeking to limit their exposure in a variety of ways....more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Using Multi-Factor Authentication as a Prerequisite to Cyber Liability Coverage

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Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is more than an annoying popup or text message when logging onto a company’s website or platform. Not only is using MFA a sound security practice and good business, it is frequently becoming...more

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Healthcare Cyber Insurance? Fortify Your Defenses

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Healthcare breaches, including ransomware attacks, continue to increase. As a result, many healthcare organizations seeking cyber coverage to help defray the costs associated with a ransomware attack or other data incident...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: OnRisk: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and Insurance for State-Sponsored Cyberattacks

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In this episode, partners Jeff Meagher and Lucas Tanglen, along with associate Reymond Yammine, discuss the Russia-Ukraine conflict and insurance for state-sponsored cyberattacks, including lessons learned from the NotPetya...more

Miller Nash LLP

[Webinar] Panic! at the Firewall: Cyber Incident Response and the Role of Insurance - May 17th, 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT

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Cyber incidents are increasing in frequency and severity across all businesses and industries. As the saying goes, it’s not a matter of IF but WHEN an incident will occur. In this webinar we will explore ways that you can...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

The War Exclusion in a Time of War

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The “war” exclusion has gotten more attention over the past couple of weeks in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For good reason. This exclusion, common in property and liability policies alike, typically eliminates...more

Epiq

Cyberside Chats: There is a war in Europe. What does that mean for your cyber insurance policy?

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Jerich Beason & Whitney McCollum speak on this Cyberside Chat to discuss the recent Merck & Co. cyber insurance win and how this impacts future wars fought with cyber weapons such as the conflict in Ukraine. This case sets a...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Subrogation Actions Following Ransomware Claims: What Policyholders Should Expect in the Ever-Changing Cyber Insurance Market

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Ransomware attacks continue to challenge U.S. companies, with cybercriminals now routinely extorting companies for multimillion-dollar payouts. A company that experiences an attack will likely seek coverage under its cyber...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

In the Know: The Lowenstein Insurance Recovery Group’s Tip of the Month - January 2022

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Cyber Insurance: Policyholder Obligations After the Claim Is Paid - Policyholders and, in turn, cyber insurers have been facing more frequent ransomware attacks. As a result, cyber insurers may try to recoup losses they...more

Zelle LLP

Reach Of Ohio Ransomware Ruling Limited To Policy At Hand

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We are still in the relatively early stages of jurisprudence addressing the insurability of loss stemming from data breaches. Compared to the more developed body of case law interpreting coverage provisions and exclusions...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Ransomware Case Signifies Shift In Cyber Insurers' Stance

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Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Lax security measures, which have become more acute in the work-from-home environment, continue to be exploited. Companies' systems are hacked into, their data is encrypted, and they face...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Riding the Wave of Cyber Insurance Claim Payments: A Trend Cresting or Crashing?

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Ransomware attacks are on the rise. Cyber criminals continue to exploit lax security measures, which have become more acute in the work-from-home environment, and hack into companies’ systems, encrypt their data, and then...more

Zelle LLP

COVID Rulings May Support Ransomware Insurance Denials

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Ransomware attacks were already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the prevalence of such cyberattacks substantially increased during the pandemic due, in part, to additional security risks associated with the...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Cyber Insurance Coverage Market: A House of Cards or Temporary Plateau?

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We have all heard about the alarming and ever increasing number of security breaches and ransomware attacks facing businesses. With bad actors continuously evolving and presenting new risks, most companies now fortunately...more

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The Ransomware Attack Part 2 – How To Respond When The Enemy Overcomes The Gates

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This episode is a continuation of Lynda’s conversation with Bridget Choi, Deputy Counsel and Managing Director of Strategy at Kivu Consulting, and David Anderson, VP within Lockton Insurance’s Cyber Technology Group, about...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

SolarWinds Insured Losses Estimated at $90 Million

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The fallout from the SolarWinds hacking incident linked to Russian threat actors has not only wreaked havoc on governmental agencies and private companies whose data are at risk following the incident, but this week, Bitsight...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Ransomware Attack Results In Covered Physical Loss Or Damage

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A Maryland Federal Court Examines A Coverage Dispute Regarding Whether An Insured Had Experienced A Covered Loss To Its Computer System Following A Ransomware Attack. ...more

Burr & Forman

Insurance Coverage for Cybercrimes in the Wake of COVID-19

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Attorneys are well aware of the ways in which corporate clients are increasingly conducting their business and affairs electronically. A business may routinely place orders with trusted vendors via e-mail, rely on the...more

Zelle LLP

Conflicts in Circuits’ Approach to Email Scams Hold Lessons

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With unprecedented activity online, cybercrime is growing in frequency, sophistication and aggregate effect. Despite the increased visibility of cybercrime, cybersecurity continues to lag behind this curve. Cybercriminals...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Insurers Take Steps to Reduce Silent Cyber Exposure

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As cyber risks continue to proliferate, issues concerning coverage for those exposures under non-cyber or "traditional" property and casualty policies are creating uncertainty for both the insurance industry and for...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Cyber Coverage by any Other Name Can Smell as Sweet. Maryland Court Rules Traditional Property Policy Covers Loss of Data and...

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Cyberattacks are an increasingly frequent and costly risk faced by almost every business today. While the availability and scope of cyber-specific insurance has developed exponentially over the past few years, it is important...more

Hogan Lovells

“Of Ransoms, Bitcoin, and Injunctions”: English High Court grants subrogee insurer proprietary injunction over ransomed Bitcoin

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In a gripping tale sure to excite die-hard Potter fans everywhere, the English High Court has granted a so-called ‘Harry Potter injunction‘ (i.e. a protective injunction against persons unknown) restraining the dissipation of...more

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