By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Business email compromise does not look like a cyberattack. There is no ransomware alert, no system going offline, no obvious sign that anything is wrong. An employee gets an email that looks like it’s from the CEO asking for an urgent wire transfer. […]
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By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated May 2026 Most MSPs know their clients need cyber insurance. The harder part is the conversation. Clients push back. They say they’re too small to be a target. They say their existing coverage handles it. They ask why their MSP is suddenly talking about insurance. […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Manufacturing has a target on its back. According to Allianz, the manufacturing sector generated more cyber insurance claims than any other industry in 2025, representing 33% of total claims volume. Munich Re and Mandiant data identifies manufacturing as one of the three most […]
By Kyle Sawdey, CRO & EVP of Underwriting, SeedPod Cyber | July 2026 In early January, the Crimson Collective extortion group posted to Telegram claiming they had stolen the personal data of more than one million Brightspeed customers. Names, email addresses, phone numbers, billing addresses, service records, partial payment card data, account status. Brightspeed, a […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Real estate is one of the most targeted industries in cybercrime, and not because attackers are particularly interested in property listings. They are interested in wire transfers. A single residential closing involves a buyer, a seller, a real estate agent, a title company, […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Most businesses treat cyber insurance renewal the same way they treat renewing a lease: sign the paperwork, hope the rate does not jump too much, and move on. That approach is leaving money on the table and, in some cases, creating coverage gaps […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Accounting firms and CPA practices sit at the center of some of the most sensitive financial data in existence. Tax returns. Bank account numbers. Social Security numbers. Payroll records. Entity structures. Ownership details. For a cybercriminal, a successful breach of an accounting firm […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated May 2026 Most businesses buy cyber insurance hoping they never need it. When an incident actually happens, many of them discover they have no idea how the claims process works, and that gap costs them. A ransomware attack, a business email compromise, a data breach: […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 If you’re a defense subcontractor, the compliance clock is not winding down. It has already run out. The Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program went live on November 10, 2025. CMMC 2.0 requirements are now appearing in DoD contracts and solicitations, […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 This guide to cyber insurance for law firms covers what firms actually face, what underwriters scrutinize in your application, what coverage components matter most, and what you should expect to pay. Law firms sit at the intersection of everything attackers want. Sensitive client […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Most businesses buy cyber insurance expecting it to cover any cyber-related loss. Then a claim gets denied, and they learn the hard way that their cyber liability insurance policy had gaps they never knew existed.. Exclusions are not fine print designed to trick you. They […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 Yes. Most modern cyber insurance policies cover ransomware payments. But coverage is conditional, and the conditions are what most policyholders do not read closely enough until after they have been hit. Whether your policy pays in a ransomware scenario depends on four things: […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 If you work in financial services, you already know you’re a target. You handle wire transfers, account credentials, Social Security numbers, tax records, and direct access to client wealth. That combination makes you more attractive to cybercriminals than almost any other vertical. Advisory […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 The short answer: most technology companies need two policies working together, cyber insurance for attack-driven incidents like breaches and ransomware, and Tech E&O for claims that your product or service failed a client and caused financial harm. Combined premiums typically run $2,500 to $14,000 […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 The short answer: managed service providers need two coordinated policies: cyber insurance for attack-driven incidents like breaches and ransomware, and Tech E&O for claims that your service caused a client loss, such as a bad script, a botched migration, or a missed SLA. MSPs […]
By Ryan Windt | Head of Growth Marketing | Updated September 2026 The Misconception That’s Costing Healthcare Organizations Millions There is a dangerous assumption running through the healthcare industry: that HIPAA compliance equals cyber protection. It does not. HIPAA is a regulatory framework. It tells you what you must do to protect patient data. It […]