Cyber Insurance, Audit, and Policy: Review, Analysis and Recommendations

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.03127v1
• Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:37:49 GMT
• Title: Cyber Insurance, Audit, and Policy: Review, Analysis and Recommendations
• Authors: Danielle Jean Hanson, Jeremy Straub,
• Abstract summary: This paper provides a structured review and analysis of prior work in this area, analysis of the challenges and potential benefits that cyber audits provide and recommendations for the use of cyber audits to reduce cyber insurance costs and improve its availability.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
• Abstract: Cyber insurance, which protects insured organizations against financial losses from cyberattacks and data breaches, can be difficult and expensive to obtain for many organizations. These difficulties stem from insurers difficulty in understanding and accurately assessing the risks that they are undertaking. Cybersecurity audits, which are already implemented in many organizations for compliance and other purposes, present a potential solution to this challenge. This paper provides a structured review and analysis of prior work in this area, analysis of the challenges and potential benefits that cyber audits provide and recommendations for the use of cyber audits to reduce cyber insurance costs and improve its availability.

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