Does Cyber Insurance Help or Hinder Online Crime?

No one suggests that compulsory motor insurance is a bad idea because it encourages people to drive with less care. But when it comes to cyber insurance, sceptics aren't so sure: some people insist that cyber insurance is a major driver behind ransomware attacks, by encouraging lax habits in companies that assume "the insurance will cover it" and emboldening the crooks to demand ever-higher payments. Paul Ducklin talks to Dr Jason Nurse to find out how you can turn cyber insurance to everyone's advantage by using it as a driver to improve your cybersecurity posture.