--- title: IT Security & High Risk Users Management Blog | WALLIX | Optimizing Cyber-Insurance (3) description: Optimizing Cyber-Insurance | News and views from Wallix about Securing Third Party Access, Preventing Cyber-Attacks and Insider Threat, Complying to IT Regulations (3) --- [![Wallix](https://blog.wallix.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LOGO_WALLIX_2024_black+orange-3.png?width=3108&height=827&name=LOGO_WALLIX_2024_black+orange-3.png "Wallix")](http://www.wallix.com/) [![New Call-to-action](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/514643/6f69a618-d11c-44ef-ad26-88703b7dcab4.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/514643/6f69a618-d11c-44ef-ad26-88703b7dcab4) # Inside IT Security & Privileged Users Management [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/cyber-insurance-security-data-information-privilieged-user.png)](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-sensitive-data-information-worth-premium) ## [Cyber Insurance: Is Your Information Worth The Premiums?](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-sensitive-data-information-worth-premium) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Mar 31, 2016 5:31:18 PM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks), [Reaching IT Compliance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/reaching-it-compliance), [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-sensitive-data-information-worth-premium#comments-listing)   The scale, frequency and magnitude of cyber-crime is truly alarming and getting worse. Recent highly publicised attacks have served to push the issue much further up the management agenda to the extent that only the foolhardy would now argue that cyber-security is *not* a board level issue. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/cyber-insurance-sensitive-data-information-worth-premium) [![](https://blog.wallix.com/hubfs/INFOGRAPH-CYBERINSURANCE_EN.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/infographic-it-teams-not-convinced-on-the-need-for-cyber-insurance) ## [INFOGRAPHIC: IT teams not convinced on the need for cyber-insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/infographic-it-teams-not-convinced-on-the-need-for-cyber-insurance) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Nov 19, 2015 11:23:33 AM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/infographic-it-teams-not-convinced-on-the-need-for-cyber-insurance#comments-listing) We recently did some research into the attitudes of the IT departments to cyber-insurance.  Some of our key findings are in this infographic. You can download the full report from [here](https://www.wallix.com/resources/#1459673667676-9f538f3c-ec84).  [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/infographic-it-teams-not-convinced-on-the-need-for-cyber-insurance) [![](http://www.eog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Betting_app_Tech_money.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/it-seems-insurance-companies-may-not-understand-cyber-insurance-either) ## [It seems insurance companies may not understand cyber insurance either](https://blog.wallix.com/it-seems-insurance-companies-may-not-understand-cyber-insurance-either) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Oct 9, 2015 10:45:17 AM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/it-seems-insurance-companies-may-not-understand-cyber-insurance-either#comments-listing) Last week I blogged on the challenges facing IT pros whose companies are investing in cyber insurance, you can read it here. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/it-seems-insurance-companies-may-not-understand-cyber-insurance-either) [![](http://cyberlawlibrary.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/iStock_000004309896_Large.jpg)](https://blog.wallix.com/work-in-it-security-cyber-insurance-could-be-next-on-your-list) ## [Work in IT security? Are you ready for cyber insurance?](https://blog.wallix.com/work-in-it-security-cyber-insurance-could-be-next-on-your-list) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Oct 1, 2015 11:31:09 AM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Reaching IT Compliance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/reaching-it-compliance), [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 1 Comment](https://blog.wallix.com/work-in-it-security-cyber-insurance-could-be-next-on-your-list#comments-listing) In a report released this week insurance giant Allianz said increasing awareness of exposures and regulatory change would lead to “rapid growth” in cyber insurance. [Read More \[fa icon="long-arrow-right"\]](https://blog.wallix.com/work-in-it-security-cyber-insurance-could-be-next-on-your-list) [![](http://www.theactuary.com/EasysiteWeb/getresource.axd?AssetID=476055&type=custom&servicetype=Inline&customSizeId=108)](https://blog.wallix.com/dont-know-how-your-data-breach-happened-your-cyber-insurance-could-be-worthless) ## [Don’t know how your data breach happened? Your cyber insurance could be worthless](https://blog.wallix.com/dont-know-how-your-data-breach-happened-your-cyber-insurance-could-be-worthless) \[fa icon="calendar'\] Jul 14, 2015 1:53:34 PM / by [WALLIX](https://blog.wallix.com/author/wallix) posted in [Mitigating External Attacks](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/mitigating-external-attacks), [Optimizing Cyber-Insurance](https://blog.wallix.com/topic/optimizing-cyber-insurance) [\[fa icon="comment"\] 0 Comments](https://blog.wallix.com/dont-know-how-your-data-breach-happened-your-cyber-insurance-could-be-worthless#comments-listing)   For the information security professional a [data breach](https://blog.wallix.com/24-the-data-breach) is the worst case scenario but must also be considered an occupational hazard. 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