Insurers and cybersecurity firms , including AIG , McAfee and Symantec , are offering payments on their websites worth up to $ 1 m if a customer falls prey to a ransomware attack . payments will only be made if customers are found to have violated proper security practices . Steve ##son , creator of the Information ##ware Forum , suggests however that it is too early to say whether cybersecurity warranties will amount to anything more than marketing fees .
Insurers and cybersecurity firms, including AIG, McAfee and Symantec, are offering warranties on their products worth up to $1m if a customer falls prey to a ransomware attack. Payouts will only be made if customers are found to have maintained proper security practices. Steve Durbin, MD of the Information Security Forum, suggests however that it is too early to say whether cybersecurity warranties will amount to anything more than marketing ploys.