Cyber Insurers Consider: What Would a Catastrophic Hack Look Like?

Insurance firms that cover cyberattacks are working out what to do in the event of a catastrophic hack, one that takes down a systemically important company and possibly even the economy. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how insurers are modeling the fallout from such an attack and why this kind of catastrophe is so hard to prepare for.

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Insurance firms that cover cyberattacks are working out what to do in the event of a catastrophic hack, one that takes down a systemically important company and possibly even the economy. WSJ Pro Cybersecurity reporter James Rundle joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss how insurers are modeling the fallout from such an attack and why this kind of catastrophe is so hard to prepare for.

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