Insurers may gain from Royal Mail cyber woes

 More ransomware attacks an insurer opportunity  KP Snacks’ February cyberattack again demonstrates the threat to which companies are exposed. About $6 trillion was lost globally to cybercrime in 2021, a significant increase vs the $600 billion McAfee estimated in 2018. While data for 2022 is sparse, there …

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Lessons from the Royal Mail Ransomware Attack

Just weeks ago, we spoke to Deryck Mitchelson, Field CISO at Check Point Software, about the weaknesses of critical infrastructure systems to cyberattack, especially ransomware. In the wake of the UK’s Royal Mail attack, which continues to paralyze Great Britain’s ability to send letters and packages anywhere abroad, we got …

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Royal Mail cyber incident delivers overseas disruption

FILE – Royal Mail worker Leila delivers mail in Balham, London, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. Britain’s postal service said it was hit Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023 by a “cyber incident” that’s temporarily preventing it from sending letters or parcels to other countries. (Kirsty O’Connor/PA via AP, File) (Kirsty O’Connor/PA via …

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