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by xs 2721 days ago
I just listened to this podcast episode. At no point do they answer the question on the title.

This is a very short peek into cyber insurance and phishing.

It you like podcasts and stories about hacking, skip this one and try the podcast Darknet Diaries.

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I think they do, at least in part: They directly discuss how the price of their insurance policy changed following the event:

> WENDY: I emailed our agent this morning because I hadn't heard anything. Knowing that we are - ah, AIG quoted the renewal with limits with a 66 percent increase and increased the retention from 10,000 to 25,000. Ew, that's the deductible.

> TEMPLE-RASTON: Increasing your premium by 66 percent and more than doubling your deductible - that motivates change.

[...]

> DUFFIN: Wendy was able to convince a new insurance company that her new training program actually worked. She got a new policy with more coverage, but for less money.

Exact costs for the policy, prior remediation, and the training program are not disclosed, but I wouldn't necessarily expect those to be shared publicly anyway.

But this is all subjective -- I enjoyed it and found it a worthwhile listen while prepping dinner tonight. I'll be sure to check out Darknet Diaries (https://darknetdiaries.com/) as well, thanks for the recommendation!