Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast

"You can be a hundred percent compliant and still be breached." Joshua Brown , Chief Information Security Officer at Spektrum Labs, joins Martin Hinton to dismantle the industry's most expensive assumption: that passing an audit means being secure. Brown explains why GRC failed to deliver better security outcomes, why attestations expire the moment they're made, and what happens...

A federal judge just ruled against the IRS on micro-captive cyber insurance, the tool businesses use to fund cyber losses their policies won't cover. Dustin Carlson, a named plaintiff in the case, returns to explain what changed and what's still in legal limbo. Carlson, president of SRA 831(b) Admin, sits down with Executive Editor Martin Hinton to break down the Drake Plastics v. IRS ruli...

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 M...

Most corporate security leaders are doing compliance, not security. That is the blunt opening from Mitchell Amador , CEO of Immunefi , the leading crowdsourced security platform for blockchain, and the argument that drives this entire conversation. AI has ended the era of crime-scale cyber risk. The number of hacking groups capable of causing serious harm has jumped tenfold. Attack capability that...

Agentic AI can act on its own. So who controls what it does, and who pays when it goes wrong? Recorded live at the Scout InsurTech Conference in Columbus, Ohio, this episode brings together four experts to unpack the authorization gap in agentic AI cyber insurance. The conversation digs into blame, liability, responsibility, controls, and implementation. You'll hear how underwriters classify A...

Human error drives most cyber breaches. But the deeper problem is a workforce gap that leaves organizations exposed before the first attack arrives. Yaniv Kapluto , Chief Revenue Officer at nuKudo , joins Cyber Insurance News Executive Editor Martin Hinton to discuss the human realities behind every breach, the true cost of stolen data, and what AI and quantum computing mean for the future of data...

Every business leader assumes a cyberattack is coming. Far fewer have asked the question that actually matters: how fast can we get back to trading? Lee Nolan, General Manager UK and Ireland for Hitachi Vantara, joins Martin Hinton to introduce one of the most practical frameworks in cyber risk planning, the minimum viable business. It is not a technical concept. It is a board-level decision about...

99% of organizations have a cyber incident response plan. 73% admit it wouldn't hold up under real pressure. So what's the gap, and how do you close it? Martin Hinton speaks with Matt Mosley, Incident Response Manager at Sygnia, about what actually happens when ransomware hits on a Friday night, why legal delays cost companies millions, and why AI in incident response needs a human hand on...

Most companies think they understand their cyber risk. They filled out the questionnaire. They renewed the policy. They checked the box. According to cyber insurance experts Ralph Pasquariello and Craig Sekowski of CYBERRISKIQ, that confidence is one of the most dangerous blind spots in corporate America today. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, Ralph and Craig re...

Is your cyber insurance policy built on what your company says it does, or what it can prove? In this episode, I speak with Tristan Morris, CEO and co-founder of SplitSecure, and Dylan Hamilton, business development lead, about why the shift from static questionnaires to verifiable controls is reshaping cyber underwriting in 2025 and beyond. We cover credential theft, privileged access, vendor ris...

What should small business owners know about small business cyber insurance before a cyberattack hits? In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, Martin Hinton speaks with Kyle Jude of Veracity Insurance Solutions about phishing, social engineering, MFA, hidden breach costs, and the real-world value of cyber liability insurance. This conversation breaks down how cyberatta...

Cyber risk management is no longer just an IT issue. It is a leadership challenge that affects every part of an organization. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, host Martin Hinton speaks with Max Martina , president of Cambridge Leadership Associates , about why cyber risk is an adaptive problem not just a technical one. They explore the evolving role of the CISO,...

Cyber insurance underwriting is evolving as insurers move beyond static questionnaires toward verifiable risk data. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast , Martin Hinton speaks with Jessica Newman , Global GM of Cyber Insurance at Sophos , about how MDR telemetry and continuous evidence collection are changing how insurers evaluate cyber risk. For years, cyber insuran...

Data governance is becoming one of the most important controls in cybersecurity and cyber insurance risk management. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, host Martin Hinton speaks with Josh Mason , CTO of RecordPoint , about how poor data governance and uncontrolled data sprawl dramatically increase the cost and severity of cyber breaches. Many organizations focus o...

AI risk is now identity risk. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast , host Martin Hinton sits down with Chris Kelly , President of Delinea , to unpack why identity has become the security “control plane” and why that matters when AI agents, service accounts, and automation behave like real users. They dig into the explosion of non-human identities , what “cloud native...

Non-human identity risk is exploding; bots, service accounts, apps, automations, and AI agents that can outnumber humans by 45:1 . In this Cyber Insurance News and Information podcast episode, Martin Hinton talks with Marshall Sorensen ( Myriad360 ) about why permissions sprawl creates cyber insurance, third-party, and breach exposure, and what governance looks like in practice. In this episode, y...

Cyber insurance news podcast host Martin Hinton speaks with Glen Williams , CEO of Cyberfort , about how cyber incidents really start and why the human factor still drives many losses. They open with the “high vis jacket attack,” then unpack trust, access, and the common misconception that IT management equals cybersecurity capability. Glen explains Cyberfort’s end-to-end approach, why 24/7 monito...

Insurance is supposed to catch you on the worst day. The worst day gets worse when the claim doesn’t pay. Cyber Insurance keeps tightening. Underwriting questionnaires keep growing. Coverage can hinge on procedures, controls, and fine print. In this episode of The Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast, Executive Editor Martin Hinton speaks with Dustin Carlson , President of SRA 831(b) Adm...

Cyber risk in 2026 is accelerating as AI reshapes fraud and cybercrime. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News and Information Podcast, host Martin Hinton speaks with Jason Makevich, founder and CEO of Greenlight Cyber and founder of PORT1. They outline what SMB leaders and MSPs should expect from deepfakes, scaled ransomware tactics, and third-party exposure. Jason shares a proof-first minds...

The Cyber Insurance Market is still maturing. Underwriters want verified controls, consistent security data, and clearer signals of resilience. In this episode of The Cyber Insurance News Podcast, host Martin Hinton speaks with Max Perkins, Head of Insurance Solutions at Spektrum Labs. Perkins explains why cyber insurance applications overwhelm many businesses, why attestations fall apart at claim...

In this episode, Martin Hinton speaks with Kelly Miller from FTI Consulting about the intricacies of cyber incident response and the critical role of communication during crises. They discuss the importance of establishing processes, understanding stakeholder dynamics, and the human element in crisis management. Kelly emphasizes the need for transparency, effective internal communication, and the...

Cyber liability insurance now sits at the heart of SME risk management. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast , executive editor Martin Hinton talks with Cowbell co-founder and COO Trent Cooksley about how small and mid-sized businesses can prepare for today’s cyber threats. They dig into business email compromise, ransomware, incident response, and the true cost of...

AI in cybersecurity gets hyped every day, but not all “AI” is built for threat detection. In this Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast clip, Graylog CMO Kimber Spradlin joins host Martin Hinton to break down the real difference between LLMs and classic machine learning in security operations. Spradlin explains why LLMs make great user interfaces, but security teams still need mathematica...

Cybersecurity communication works best when real people understand the message. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast , host Martin Hinton talks with Kimber Spradlin , Chief Marketing Officer at Graylog , about how clear language and better logging cut cyber risk. Spradlin explains how Graylog normalizes log data, so teams reduce alert noise and see real incidents....

The cyber insurance market looks competitive and even soft, but that picture may not last. In this episode of the Cyber Insurance News & Information podcast, Executive Editor and host Martin Hinton talks with Peter Foster , Chairman of Willis’ Global FINEX Cyber Solutions. They examine how vendor concentration, ransomware, AI and data privacy are reshaping the cyber insurance market for boards...