Cowbell launches Cowbell Resiliency Services

Cowbell, a provider of cyber insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises and middle-market businesses, has launched a new Cowbell Resiliency Services unit, which leverages “existing AI learning tools with advanced cybersecurity services” to provide businesses with “the most up-to-date” insights and learning needed to defend against emerging threats while minimizing financial and operational risks.

CRS expands Cowbell’s risk management portfolio with four new subscription-based cyber resiliency services:

• Cowbell MDR SOC-as-a-Service, powered by SpearTip, a company of Zurich Resilience Solutions, delivers a 24/7/365, U.S.-based Security Operations Center (SOC), staffed with certified, experienced engineers and analysts, providing real-time threat detection and AI-driven counterintelligence. The service integrates with diverse data sources to allow comprehensive visibility. It leverages continuously updated detection rules, advanced prevention technologies, and real-time response capabilities to defend against sophisticated threats like ransomware.
• Cowbell Penetration Testing-as-a-Service (PTaaS) powered by GMI, delivers comprehensive internal and external network assessments to identify and address vulnerabilities. Using tools such as Nessus, Metasploit, and BurpSuite, the service combines automated and manual techniques to perform reconnaissance, vulnerability exploitation, and penetration testing across network infrastructures, servers, workstations, and websites. Clients receive detailed findings and remediation recommendations through tailored reports and collaborative review sessions.
• Cowbell Cybersecurity Training-as-a-Service (CTaaS) powered by Wizer, a specialist in security awareness training, offers access to 100+ microlearning videos, quizzes, and progress reports. The program includes smart phishing simulators and interactive games to educate employees on identifying and mitigating cyber threats. By enhancing employees’ cybersecurity awareness and response capabilities, the service aims to reduce human errors that often lead to cyberattacks, such as ransomware.
• Cowbell IdentityAI, powered by SpearTip, monitors user access to cloud services such as Microsoft 365, Salesforce, Amazon CloudTrail, Duo, Okta, and Google Workspace. IdentityAI is available to Cowbell policyholders as part of a complimentary 30-day trial subscription. The recent high-profile Zero-Day Microsoft 365 Vulnerability: FastHTTP, was first discovered by the SpearTip Security Operations Center team leveraging IdentityAI.

Available to US-based policyholders, Cowbell has also announced enhancements to existing advisory services, offered at no additional cost.

• Micro Penetration Testing: Preliminary penetration tests that uncover hidden system weaknesses before adversaries can exploit them.
• Phishing Simulation and Cybersecurity Training for New Policyholders: Advanced phishing simulations that mimic real-world attack methods to train employees to spot and avoid social engineering tactics.
• Cyber Risk Insights and Recommendations: Comprehensive scans and diagnostics to quickly identify potential vulnerabilities, coupled with recommendations on remediation.
• Cowbell Factors: Continuous risk assessment of networks, endpoints, and cloud environments—ensuring any anomalies or threats are flagged in real time.
• Cowbell Connectors: Quick and seamless integration with leading security and IT platforms, enabling real-time risk scoring and insights.
• Cowbell Spotlight: An on-demand surveillance of actively exploited vulnerabilities that have the potential to impact policyholders during widespread cyber events.

“U.S. businesses are encountering a huge rise in sophisticated cyber threats. AI has empowered cybercriminals to execute more adaptive and scalable attacks, such as advanced malware and automated phishing attempts, while at the same time, geopolitical conflicts are increasingly manifesting in cyberspace, amplifying risks to critical U.S. infrastructure and national security. Through CRS, we’re able to provide our policyholders with consistent and cost-effective access to an MDR service, Identity Monitoring, Penetration testing, and Cybersecurity training; all of which offer advanced capabilities that will significantly enhance their cybersecurity posture, without requiring costly in-house resources.” – Rajeev Gupta, co-founder and chief product officer at Cowbell.