Cyber Insurance: Court’s Recent Decisions May Change What Your Policy CoversCyber incidents can take many forms—phishing, insider theft, SQL injection, malware, denial of service, session hijacking, credential farming, or just old fashion “hacking.” Although many of these attack vectors employ technical knowledge, some utilize deception to manipulate individuals into performing certain actions or divulging confidential information.

Commonly referred to as “social engineering,” a perpetrator can

Upcoming Event – Insurance for Cyber Risk – and the Disputes About Its Scope: The Good, the Bad, and the UglyBradley attorney Emily Ruzic will present “Insurance for Cyber Risk – and the Disputes About Its Scope: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” as part of DRI’s Cybersecurity and Data Privacy conference.

The event will discuss an overview of cyber threats that now include hacking, ransomware attacks, social engineering, and other schemes. 

Increased FTC Enforcement Highlights Need for Cyber Regulatory CoverageRegulatory components to cyber insurance policies are becoming increasingly valuable as data-breach enforcement continues to surge. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), the nation’s primary privacy and data security enforcer, has announced another record year of enforcement actions regarding consumer privacy. In 2017, the FTC brought nearly two hundred privacy and data security cases.