Cyber insurance providers are charging customers higher prices and asking them to jump through more hoops thanks to an explosion in ransomware attacks in the past year.

Cyber insurance premiums have gone up between 40% and 60% in the past year, by some industry estimates, while the policy guidelines and verifications needed to obtain such insurance have gone up significantly as providers try to protect their bottom lines.

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