Developing Strategies and Devising Coverages to Combat Ransomware Threats

DATE: Thursday, April 12, 2018

TIME: 8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

VENUE: The Metropolitan, 233 South Wacker Drive, 67th Floor, Chicago, IL

ORGANIZER: American Conference Institute


Some of the topics to be discussed are:

  • Understanding the newest risk in ransomware attacks
  • Addressing system failures and inability to access computers and data
  • Assessing system failures from the vendor perspective
  • Building and testing proper business continuity
  • Exploring the method of demanding ransom in the form of bitcoins
  • Utilizing blockchain technology to trace ransom attacks
  • Re-drafting cyber policies and tightening exclusions in cyber policies after the surge in ransomware attacks
  • Analyzing kidnapping and ransomware coverage to include ransomware attacks and the resulting litigation that follows
  • Retaining the appropriate forensic experts to identify the vulnerabilities and strengthen the weaknesses in an internal system
  • Implementing risk management and better training for employees to reduce cyber attacks, phishing emails, viruses, and other data breaches

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