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5 types of cyber attacks and how they can affect your business

Cyber attacks come in many different forms, and the type of attack on any particular company depends on the type of information the intruder is looking for.

By Trudy Knockless | Updated on June 22, 2016

Interest in cyber coverage is at an all-time high, and those who previously thought it a luxury — or not a necessity — are taking a much closer look at their exposures.

A recent Marsh report shows that cyber insurance purchases grew 32% in 2014 when compared with 2013, and up 21% in 2013 over 2012. “The yearly increase shows that organizations see cyber as a risk to be managed, not merely a problem to be fixed by IT,” the report asserts.

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