Ep 2 - Beyond Incident Response: Proactively Protecting and Preventing Cyber Incidents (with Violet Sullivan, Cyber Solutions Team Leader at Crum & Forster)
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The role of cyber insurance is evolving from a 'promise to pay' to a 'promise to protect and prevent', and there's nobody more passionate about preventing cyberattacks than Violet Sullivan, Cyber Solutions Team Leader at Crum & Forster.
In this episode, Violet shares her perspective from the forefront of breach response and cyber protection, discussing topics like emerging risks, AI, privacy hotlines, and more.
You'll learn:
1. What are the key risks surrounding the use of AI?
2. Why there's a growing need for privacy hotlines in cyber
3. Why vendor risk management is the 'low-hanging fruit' of cyber risk
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About Violet:
Ms. Sullivan is an industry-leading cybersecurity and privacy attorney and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) who has provided thousands of clients with pre- and post-incident services. She leads the Crum & Forster Cyber Solutions Team, providing cyber policyholders with value-added resources before, during, and after a cyber incident. Her expertise in preparing businesses for cyber incidents and managing scaled breach responses has made her a trusted authority for public and private sector clients, including many Fortune 100 companies. She frequently facilitates customized tabletop simulations focused on “pressure-testing” an organization’s incident response procedures and she is an established speaker on cybersecurity awareness. Ms. Sullivan also serves as a professor of Cybersecurity and Privacy Law for Baylor Law School’s LL.M. Program, where her focus on litigation management has made her course especially valuable to general counsels and leading law firms nationwide.
Find Violet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/txcyberlawyer/
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About Crum & Forster:
Crum & Forster provides market-leading property & casualty, accident & health and specialty insurance solutions. A true underwriting company, we have a 200-year history of helping our customers manage risk with laser-focused expertise, integrity and discipline. Our people are empowered to make decisions and problem-solve with you smartly and swiftly.
Website: https://www.cfins.com/
Industry: Insurance
Company size: 1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters: Morristown, New Jersey
Founded: 1822
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About the host Louisa:
Louisa is the Managing Partner of Tittmann Weix LLP, a Chambers-rated insurance law firm with significant expertise in cyber, technology, media, privacy, and shared economy insurance products and claims. She played rugby for the United States Rugby Team and played in the 1995 World Cup. In her free time, she loves to travel with her twin daughters, whether that be hiking in the Swiss Alps or the Azores, visiting London and Paris, or road-tripping on the Oregon and California coast.
You can get in touch with Louisa on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisa-weix/
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This podcast is produced by our friends at SAWOO.
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