Lloyds to offer hacker insurance

Adam Shostack (adamhomeport.org)
Mon, 27 Apr 1998 04:34:31 -0400 (EDT)

• Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ]
• Next message: Vin McLellan: "Trusted NT-Security Powertools (SANS Rept)"
• Previous message: Rama Kant: "Re: Hackers break into Pentagon system, threaten to sell info"
• Next in thread: Marcus J. Ranum: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Reply: Marcus J. Ranum: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Maybe reply: Steve Bellovin: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Maybe reply: Todd Radermacher: "RE: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/content/zdnn/0423/309664.html

I'm very curious as to what people think of the idea of insurance for
infosec failures. Will it encourage standards of due dilligence and
due care for the industry, the way bank insurance has driven bank
safes to be stronger and stronger?

Adam

-- 
Just be thankful that Microsoft does not manufacture pharmaceuticals.

• Next message: Vin McLellan: "Trusted NT-Security Powertools (SANS Rept)"
• Previous message: Rama Kant: "Re: Hackers break into Pentagon system, threaten to sell info"
• Next in thread: Marcus J. Ranum: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Reply: Marcus J. Ranum: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Maybe reply: Steve Bellovin: "Re: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"
• Maybe reply: Todd Radermacher: "RE: Lloyds to offer hacker insurance"

This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b3 on Sat Jul 17 1999 - 07:10:48 CDT