CyberCube News

Billions in Damages From CrowdStrike Outage to Go Uninsured

The vast majority of damages from last month’s CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.’s global IT outage will go uninsured, according to new estimates from Guy Carpenter and CyberCube Analytics Inc. The days-long cyberincident — which grounded planes, shuttered businesses and stopped markets …

Insured Losses From Crowdstrike Outage Could Reach $1.5B, Cybercube Says

Global insured losses from last week’s massive IT outage are likely to range from $400 million to $1.5 billion, cyber analytics firm CyberCube said on Thursday. A software bug in cyber security firm CrowdStrike’s quality-control system caused the software update …

Cyber Insurers Face Hefty Ukraine War-Related Claims, Despite Fine Print

LONDON –– Insurers face potential multi-billion dollar claims for cyber attacks related to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, despite policy wording designed to get them off the hook for war, industry sources say. Following the Feb. 24 attack on Ukraine and …

Insurers, Tech Firms Struggle to Keep Pace with Cyber Risks

Despite progress, carriers are still falling short in how they approach cyber insurance and also how they cover events when they happen. How can this be? The unique makeup of cyber risks continues to hold them back, according to experts …

Catastrophe Scenarios Highlight Need to Better Understand Cyber Risk

As the cyber insurance market has continued its rapid growth, its loss vulnerabilities have become increasingly clear. A new report from Guy Carpenter and CyberCube Analytics has identified potential loss scenarios in the current market that run in the billions …