Glossary
Cyber insurance
Insurance that covers part of the financial consequences of a cyberattack.
Cyber insurance helps absorb the cost of an incident: investigation and response costs, loss of business, rebuilding, sometimes liabilities to third parties. Insurers increasingly require a minimum of security (backups, two-factor authentication, updates) before agreeing to cover. It complements security but does not replace it: it cushions the blow, it does not avoid the attack.
See also
ANSSIThe French state agency responsible for cybersecurity: it protects, advises and warns against cyberattacks.Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM)An attack where the criminal slips in between you and the real site to steal your session, even with two-factor authentication.Supply chain attackAn attack that goes through a trusted supplier or piece of software to reach its customers by rebound.Credential stuffingAn attack that mass-tests passwords stolen elsewhere to open your other accounts.