You Secure Everyone Else. We Secure You.
Protecting the firms that defend other companies' systems
Cybersecurity firms and managed security service providers carry one of the highest-stakes professional liabilities in all of technology: they are hired specifically to prevent, detect, and respond to breaches, so when a client is breached anyway, the firm is the first party the client looks to. A missed vulnerability in a penetration test, an intrusion the monitoring didn't catch, a slow incident response, or advice that gave a client a false sense of security can each turn into a large errors-and-omissions claim. Client contracts routinely demand steep indemnities and high limits. And the firm holds deep access to client environments and data, so its own breach can cascade across every customer it serves.
Insuring a cybersecurity firm is about covering the promise to keep someone else safe.
Key Risks in Operations
Professional liability when a client is breached despite the firm's services
Negligent penetration testing or a missed critical vulnerability
Monitoring and detection failures by an MSSP
Slow or inadequate incident response
Contractual indemnities and high limit requirements in client agreements
The firm's own breach cascading across client environments
Access-and-credential exposure to client systems and data
Being hired to prevent breaches makes a client breach the firm's problem.
Core Coverages
Technology & Professional Errors & Omissions — Covers claims that the firm's services failed to prevent, detect, or respond to a breach — the defining coverage for this class.
Cyber & Privacy Liability — Responds to the firm's own breach and to privacy claims involving client data it holds.
Media / Content Liability — Addresses claims arising from reports, advisories, and communications.
General Liability — Protects against third-party injury and property damage in operations.
Contractual Liability Coverage — Addresses the indemnities the firm assumes in client service agreements.
Directors & Officers Liability — Covers leadership and investor exposure in a growing firm.
Employment Practices Liability, Workers' Compensation, Umbrella / Excess Liability — Round out the program for the team and larger limits.
What's Commonly Overlooked
Cybersecurity firm programs are often weakened by:
Relying on cyber coverage for the firm's own breach while missing E&O for client breaches
E&O limits below the indemnities client contracts demand
Negligent-testing and missed-vulnerability exposure left unaddressed
No coverage for the firm's own breach cascading to clients
Contractual-liability obligations that outrun the policy
These gaps typically surface at claim time — not before.
A client is breached and alleges the firm should have prevented or caught it
A penetration test misses a vulnerability later exploited
An MSSP's monitoring fails to detect an intrusion
The firm's own systems are breached, exposing client environments
A client enforces a steep indemnity under its service agreement
A single client-breach claim can far exceed the fee for the engagement.
Why Proper Placement Matters
Coverage varies significantly based on:
Services offered — testing, monitoring, incident response, or managed security
Access depth into client environments
Contractual indemnities and limit requirements
Client industries and data sensitivity
The firm's own security posture
Improper placement can leave the failure-to-prevent-breach exposure — the core promise — uninsured.
Our Approach
At Cory Washington & Co., we insure cybersecurity firms and MSSPs around the promise they sell: professional E&O for a client breach, cyber for the firm's own, and contractual-liability coverage sized to what client agreements demand. For related technology businesses, see our IT services, technology company, and technology E&O pages.
You protect everyone else. We'll make sure you're covered.
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See the coverages a cybersecurity firm & mssp business may carry — core, prevalent, and situational — plus the gap most often missed, in the Cybersecurity Firm & MSSP Coverage Checklist.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance through Cory Washington & Co.?
Request a quote or contact our team. We start with a short conversation about your operations, analyze your exposures, then negotiate cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance across multiple carriers that compete for your account and present options with the trade-offs explained. Cory Washington & Co. LLC is licensed in all 50 states.
What does cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance cost?
There is no flat rate. The cost of cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance reflects your industry, your size (payroll and revenue), your claims history, and the limits and deductibles you choose. We market your account to multiple carriers, compare the real quotes side by side, and explain what is driving each number so you can weigh coverage against price with confidence.
Is cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance required?
Whether cybersecurity firm & mssp insurance is strictly required depends on your state, your contracts, and your lenders or clients. Even where it is not mandatory, going without it can leave serious financial gaps. We assess your exposure and any contractual requirements, then structure coverage that meets both.
What if another agency has already declined or non-renewed my coverage?
Difficult, specialty, and previously-declined placements are a core part of our work. We access excess & surplus (E&S) and specialty markets that many generalist agencies cannot, and we explain the trade-offs clearly so you can decide with confidence.
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