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Probability of a major cybersecurity incident affecting a Fortune 500 company in H2 2024
Considering the increasing frequency and sophistication of cyber attacks, I'm curious about the community's outlook on the probability of a major incident (e.g., significant data breach, prolonged operational shutdown) impacting a Fortune 500 company in H2 2024. Markets for this are often difficult to price due to the 'unknown unknown' nature.
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It's not if, but when. With AI-driven attacks becoming more accessible, the 'unknown unknown' factor is probably higher than ever. It's a constant arms race, and eventually, someone slips up big.
While the risk is there, F500 companies also have massive budgets for cybersecurity. They're not sitting ducks. Smaller, less visible companies might be easier targets for a truly 'major' impact relative to their size. Maybe the focus should be there instead.
I agree the probability is high, but the market might already be pricing in some level of general cyber risk. The 'major' incident part is key; defining that precisely is tricky for traders. Is a 3-day outage enough, or does it need to be a multi-billion dollar data loss?