The current cyberattack landscape has forced companies to look for new forms of protection, which is why they are increasingly resorting to the use of cyber insurance. The figures are alarming: 148,104 malware attacks are launched every day, which translates into 6,172 attacks per hour. The consequences of a breach can mean dedicating a large part of a company’s resources to restoring computer systems and dealing with any ensuing penalties and lawsuits.
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Have you ever had to set up your Gmail account on a secondary device, such as your tablet, and when you tried to login, verification prompts were sent to your original device to confirm that the login attempt was done by you? You confirmed the login, and that ended it. That is exactly what happened to an Uber employee whose account was compromised.