Mandatory Cyber Security Legislation to Drive Cyber Insurance Market
The cyber insurance market is progressing due to the increasing criminalization of the internet, significant cyber-attack risk to the supply chain, and strict regulations regarding cyber security. The market valued at $3,416.4 million in 2016, and it is projected to grow at an over 20.0% CAGR during the forecast period (2017 – 2023). Cyber insurance helps minimize the damage caused by internet-based risks, generally relating to the information technology (IT) infrastructure and activities. Cyber insurance policies include first-party coverage against extortion, denial of service (DoS) attacks, data destruction, theft, and hacking. DoS attacks, which attempt to deter legitimate users from accessing the information system, are trending in the cyber insurance market. The major purpose of these attacks is to disrupt the revenue generation channel. They have impacted many big and small businesses, such as Dyn, a service provider, which was impacted by the distributed den...