FITUG e.V.
Förderverein Informationstechnik und Gesellschaft
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Dies wird mehr für die Rechnersicherheit tun als alles andere vorher, denn nun müssen die betreffenden Läden Standards von Versicherungen erfüllen, damit sie ihre Prämien drücken können.
Kristian
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2600511,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01
Businesses consider 'hacking insurance'
With high-profile network outages and virus attacks on the rise, businesses want more than good security.
By Robert Lemos, ZDNet News July 10, 2000 5:07 AM PT
Security monitoring service Counterpane Internet Security Inc. announced Monday that it has teamed up with insurance house Lloyd's of London to offer Counterpane customers insurance against loss of revenue and valuable data due to network security breaches.
After February's high-profile denial-of-service attacks and May's epidemic of the ILOVEYOU virus, businesses want more than good security, said Bruce Schneier, chief technology officer of Counterpane.
"The future of security will be driven not by technology, but by insurance," he said, adding that e-commerce companies "don't have to prevent hacking; they have to manage their risk."
The insurance policy can be used to insure companies for up to $100 million in losses due to security breaches in network security and e-commerce.
The deal marks the second time Lloyd's has teamed up with a security firm to offer insurance against hacking. Other insurance houses have followed suit, partnering with security auditors to offer "hack insurance" to companies that pass a strict audit.
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