Cyber Insurance News
Cyber Insurance News
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The leading pure-play source for cybersecurity insurance news, insights and data, Cyber Insurance News (CIN) is produced by a team of award-winning journalists with decades of reporting experience, along with deep cyber and financial expertise and networks.
Martin Hinton is your host and the Executive Editor of Cyber Insurance News. He is an award-winning journalist and storyteller with broad experience and a proven ability to distill complex ideas into compelling and impactful narratives across video, print, and digital media
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The podcast focuses on cybersecurity insurance, small business vulnerability, and the evolving landscape of cyber threats, with episodes covering topics such as ransomware risks, the role of cyber insurance in business resilience, and discussions about national cybersecurity standards.
The leading pure-play source for cybersecurity insurance news, insights and data, Cyber Insurance News (CIN) is produced by a team of award-winning journalists with decades of reporting experience, along with deep cyber and financial expertise and networks.
Martin Hinton is your host and the Executive Editor of Cyber Insurance News. He is an award-winning journalist and storyteller with broad experience and a proven ability to distill complex ideas into compelling and impactful narratives across video, print, and digital media
A medical device maker gets hit. Surgery schedules slip. The attacker was a nation-state, and they knew exactly what they were looking for.
Michael Crean, Senior Vice President at SonicWall, joins Cyber Insurance News to explain why the threats targeting power grids and pipelines are the same ones that compromise small businesses every day. The difference is patience, not technique.
We cover the March 2026 Stryker attack, attacker dwell time, the Colonial Pipeline failure, and why cyber insurers are moving from self-attested questionnaires to continuous audit. Plus the two unglamorous controls Crean says cut compromise risk by roughly 70 percent.
A former US Army soldier turned cybersecurity leader, Crean also makes the case for why military veterans are a natural fit for the industry.
CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction and Background of Michael Crean
03:15 Military Influence on Leadership and Cybersecurity
08:07 Transitioning Veterans into Cybersecurity Careers
10:22 SonicWall's Evolution and Cybersecurity Landscape
12:19 Iran's Cyber Warfare Capabilities
16:07 Impact of Cyber Attacks on Critical Infrastructure
21:44 The Psychological Effects of Cyber Threats
27:50 The Need for Friction in Digital Security
30:48 Critical Infrastructure Vulnerabilities and Iran's Strategy
33:27 The Inconvenience of Digital Dependency
34:17 Legacy Technology and Cybersecurity Risks
34:57 Fundamentals of Cyber Hygiene
37:52 The Mundane Yet Crucial Practices
39:22 Personal Responsibility in Cybersecurity
40:59 The Economic Impact of Cybercrime
43:58 The Invisible Threat of Cyber Attacks
50:05 The Evolution of Cyber Insurance
54:04 The Importance of Cybersecurity Fundamentals
01:00:41 Empowering Personal Responsibility for Cybersecurity
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