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Cyber Insurance

Definition

Cyber insurance is insurance that protects organizations from financial losses due to cyberattacks, data breaches, and other cyber incidents.

Cyber insurance typically covers: incident response costs, system recovery, legal fees, data breach notification costs, third-party liability, and sometimes ransomware payments.

Insurers increasingly require: MFA for all accounts, patch management, backup strategy.

Related terms

Incident Response MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) Data Breach