DCIG Report on Cyber Insurance and Data Protection Requirements

Cyber insurance, or cyber liability insurance, often addresses two major concerns nearly every organization has should it experience a ransomware attack. It can help offset the hard and soft costs associated with recovering from a ransomware attack.  But insurance providers require some strong data protection solutions be in place first, or else insurance premiums may be very expensive, or you may not be able to even obtain insurance. This industry analyst paper explains cyber insurance and what insurers look for in your data protection solution.