Author: Max Smith

Jahna Jacobson The inaugural EY/Institute of International Finance (IIF) Global Insurance Risk Management Survey ranks cybersecurity as the top concern for chief risk officers. CROs surveyed said the top five risk types or risk management types for next year are: • 53% – Cybersecurity risks • 35% – Insurance risks (such as lapses, underwriting risks including catastrophic risks) [CAT] long life risk) • 32% – Business model change/ conversion • 26% – Credit risk (including country, region) sovereign risk and concentration risk) • 24% – Linked between capital allocations Interest rate risk and technology risk (e.g. poorly managed risks) or…

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In the high-stakes world of cloud computing, Google is expanding its infrastructure and strategically pivoting to artificial intelligence (AI), paving the way for a new era of technology. Google reiterated its commitment to reshaping the technology landscape with recent announcements at Google Next, its annual technology innovation show. Rapid growth and strategic investment Over the past five years, Google's cloud division has seen exponential revenue growth, reaching an annual operating rate of $36 billion. This is primarily due to the company's aggressive AI investments, which is a 5x increase. These investments strengthened Google's product offering and positioned Google as a…

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(Bloomberg) — Asian stocks fell on Monday as U.S. stocks fell as markets grappled with creeping tensions following Iran's unprecedented attack on Israel over the weekend.Most Read Articles on BloombergStock benchmarks in Japan, South Korea and Australia all fell, and Hong Kong stock futures also fell. U.S. stock deals edged higher in Asian markets on Friday as the S&P 500 index suffered its worst trading since January amid a flight to safety.Investors are already spooked by persistently high inflation and the prospect of rising long-term interest rates, and an escalating crisis in the Middle East risks injecting fresh volatility into…

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photograph: 123rf Global cybersecurity companies say New Zealand businesses and organizations are unprepared and overconfident and need to narrow their focus to combat cyber threats. Cisco's second annual Cybersecurity Readiness Index shows that cyber threats are much bigger than ransomware and phishing, and criminals are increasingly exploiting vulnerabilities in older and common software applications. Masu. These threats include credential stuffing (using stolen usernames and passwords to access services), supply chain attacks, social engineering (deceiving victims), and cryptojacking (abusing a computer's capabilities to It has spread to other areas such as mining currencies. The report notes that advances in artificial intelligence…

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Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Kenley Jansen made his fourth save of the season in a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday.The save was the 424th in Jansen's 15-year MLB career, moving him into a tie for fifth all-time with John Franco.But in the clubhouse after the game, Jansen didn't want to talk about his career accomplishments or about striking out Mike Trout in the game's final out. His primary concern was the current state of the baseball he and his friends were playing.”I don't know. I just hope we get a better, higher quality ball. That's…

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Chase Elliott passed Ross Chastain on the race's final restart to win the NASCAR Cup Series race in Texas on Sunday. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)Chase Elliott's winning streak ended.Elliott survived multiple overtime restarts Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway to claim his first NASCAR Cup Series win since 2022. Elliott passed Ross Chastain on the penultimate lap after the two drivers restarted on the front row, taking the lead when Chastain crashed. William Byron's bumper collided with him on the backstretch on the final lap.The 2020 Cup Series champion had not won a race since taking the checkered flag at…

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He requested a trade after the Bengals placed the franchise tag on receiver Tee Higgins. It's been a month and nothing has changed.But Higgins said Sunday he plans to play for the Bengals this season.”i expect it'' Higgins said in a video from WXIX-TV's Charlie Clifford. “I developed a love for Cincinnati that I never expected. [I’m] looking forward to it. ”Higgins and the Bengals have been in talks for two years, but were unable to reach an agreement on a long-term contract. They have until July 15th at 4pm ET to negotiate a new contract.The one-year, fully guaranteed franchise…

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E.J. Moreno looks at adapting horror video games into movies… last year, five nights at freddy's It joins a small list of horror video games that have hit the big screen. Its fate was similar to that of many works. Although it dominated the box office, it left a bad taste in the mouths of critics. For the most part, the entire video game-to-movie experience is rough around the edges, with only a few examples of compelling outings. As games improve, they become tougher for horror video game enthusiasts, but movies rarely reflect that. with five nights at freddy's A…

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In the past year — hospitals, pharmacies, tech companies, Las Vegas’ biggest hotels and casinos have been paralyzed by “ransomware” attacks, in which hackers break into a corporate network, encrypt, or lock up critical files and hold them hostage until a ransom is paid. It’s a crime that has been growing more costly and disruptive every year. Now cybersecurity researchers fear it’s about to get worse, with the emergence of an audacious group of young criminal hackers from the U.S., U.K. and Canada the FBI calls Scattered Spider. More troubling, they have teamed up with Russia’s most notorious ransomware gang.…

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