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If you're a cybersecurity consultant, you can practically dictate your salary at this point. What's $3,000/hour to the government or a Fortune 500 to recover fr

• jonstewart 6y ago
  Not actually true. Many companies now buy cyberinsurance, and so the underwriters are now using their clout to putting pricing pressure on consultants. And, with some possible exceptions in the DIB, it’s not really clear that this hack by a nation state has really caused any loss to victim organizations. Without loss, the insurance claims will be low/nonexistent, and the companies will try to get by on the cheap. Uncle Sam will need to do better but Uncle Sam has lots of contractors and doesn’t pay full fare.
  • snissn 6y ago
    My company was forced to buy cyber insurance by almost all our big vendors to work with them. It's definitely the norm
    • delfinom 6y ago
      The joke is insurance companies aren't dumb and write in a billion exceptions to paying out just like any other insurance policy.
      • raincom 6y ago
        One of the exceptions is nation-state actors. Any hack will end up being attributed to nation-states.
      • dboreham 6y ago
        Yes, insurance at the B2B level is a viral scheme.
  • Red_Leaves_Flyy 6y ago
    Why not just declare this attack an act of war and refuse coverage? Do cyber insurance policies cover losses due to war?