Alex Cunningham

We've received reports of threat actors impersonating multiple New Jersey local municipalities to steal sensitive data and funds and exploit public trust by using common phishing tactics to demand payments. Learn more; https://lnkd.in/e6Pu9WMi #cybersecurity #infosec #phishing #NJCCIC

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For years, security teams worked to satisfy auditors and check compliance boxes. But today, the harshest critics of your cybersecurity posture aren’t regulators - they’re insurers. Because cyber risk has become an underwriting risk. If you can’t prove control maturity, you’ll pay more - or worse, find out your coverage means nothing when you need it. Cyber risk is now a pricing, eligibility, and survivability problem, a lot more than a technical issue. Real-World Lessons: When “Covered” Didn’t Mean Protected Even well-funded organizations are learning how unforgiving insurers have become: 1. Inchcape Australia v Chubb Insurance (2022) A ransomware attack caused business disruption, but the insurer ruled losses as “indirect” and not payable. 2. Hacked Business Loses Cyber Payout (Australia, 2023) A small business breach claim was denied - missing MFA and weak controls nullified the policy. 3. Supplier Breach, No Cover (2024) A company’s AU$30K response cost claim tied to a vendor incident was rejected - policy misalignment. These aren’t mere paperwork errors. They reflect a systemic shift: insurers now validate cyber maturity at the same depth attackers exploit it. Meeting the Baseline Isn’t Enough “Compliance-ready” doesn’t mean “insurable.” Policies are being restricted, repriced, or outright denied when: Controls exist only on paper, not in enforcement, and IR playbooks haven’t been tested in 12+ months. MFA or segmentation is missing on privileged or legacy systems, while Shadow IT, unmonitored vendors, or undisclosed prior incidents exist. You can’t produce evidence - metrics, logs, or test reports - on demand. Cyber insurance is no longer a safety net. It’s a maturity audit disguised as a policy. If you approach it like compliance, you’ll overpay or be left uncovered. If you treat it like risk management, you’ll earn leverage - lower premiums, higher trust, and resilience that outlasts any claim dispute.

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Risk changes faster than your quarterly report. New misconfigurations, new exposures, new attack paths can appear in days, not months. Continuous Threat Exposure Management keeps your risk map current so you are fixing what matters now, not what mattered last quarter.

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🚨 CISA-FBI ALERT: Interlock Ransomware Attacks Surge 🚨 A new wave of sophisticated attacks is underway. Interlock uses fake updates and download pop-ups to infiltrate systems—then encrypts and threatens to leak data. At RansomEye, we respond with real-time, modular defense built for this threat landscape. 🛡️ DPI Defense – Powered by RansomEye Modules: 🔹 DETECT • Linux Agent – Real-time system monitoring & AI inference • Windows Agent – File activity and user behavior tracking • KillChain Core – TTP mapping, adversarial graph scoring • Threat Intel Engine – Live IOC ingestion from MISP, OTX, Abuse.ch 🔹 PROTECT • Forensic Dump Engine – Auto-quarantines suspicious memory/process • Quarantine Manager – Service kill & hash-blocking on compromise • Policy Engine – Dynamic response rules per system criticality 🔹 INVESTIGATE • Timeline Builder – Root cause and chain-of-event reconstruction • IOC Export CLI – On-demand extraction of attack fingerprints • Dashboard UI – Full visibility across assets, alerts, and status With RansomEye, you don’t just detect threats — you contain, understand, and stay ahead of them. #RansomEye #Interlock #CISA #FBI #CyberSecurity #Ransomware #ThreatIntel #AIforSecurity #DPIDefense https://lnkd.in/eUeUSjq5

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CISA and ACSC have issued new guidance on acquiring, deploying, and managing SIEM and SOAR platforms. Follow the link below to learn more! https://lnkd.in/eynnybeU

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