Cyber Intelligence Newsletter

Q3 2024

Dedicated to exploring the latest cyber trends, market updates and critical cyber risk & security considerations that are of the highest relevance to our clients and colleagues. Please reach out to the Alliant Cyber team for more information. Never miss an issue, subscribe to the newsletter.

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Widespread System Outages – July 19th, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024, the business world and broader global community woke up to widespread technology outages in the corporate and enterprise realm, in addition to significant business process and service disruption.

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Featured Cyber Articles:

Cyber Incident Readiness: 3 Common Blind Spots to Watch For

Organizations tend to immediately focus on core technical security controls and capabilities, such as endpoint protection and response technologies, data backup and recovery processes, and technical security monitoring and alerting across the environment.

Growth in the Cyber Insurance Market Has Stalled

A recently released report from S&P Global indicates that the exponential growth of the cyber insurance product over the last few years has started to level off. Overall, direct written premiums fell slightly in 2023, dropping 0.7% from the prior year but still amounting to over $7 billion.

Navigating the Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Insights from a Former SEC Advisor

The world of private equity (PE) continues to be targeted by bad actors looking for a vulnerable target. As a result, PE is facing a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape.

Featured Cyber Podcasts:

AI Business Strategy Risks for PE Investors

Private equity investors are leveraging AI as an integral part of their business strategy. With this exciting technology comes a growing concern: data privacy.

Navigating the SEC’s New Data Privacy Rules for Financial Entities

How will the SEC’s new data privacy rules under Regulation S-P impact financial entities? David Finz and Steve Levine unpack the regulations for enhanced client data protection, quick data breach notifications and incident response plans, effective July 15.

More Alliant Cyber Podcasts

Our Alliant podcasters have a great lineup of topics that cover a range of issues, including ransomware, social engineering and cyber risk management. Never miss a cyber podcast by subscribing to the Alliant Insurance Podcasts wherever you listen to podcasts!