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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by amenghra on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:35PM (#50407811)
This is how it should work: supermarket wants to use high tech stuff such as connected fridges, they get a cyber insurance policy as part of all the other insurances they have. The insurer then has domain experts to figure out what the insured needs to do to meet a risk threshold (or they adjust fees accordingly).

This model has worked fine for many other types of risks.

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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by hedgerow-dev on Saturday November 07, 2026 @03:41PM (#50407851)
Many of these supermarkets are part of big brands but operate independently. I doubt cyber insurance is top of mind for those small owners
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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by SoftTalker on Saturday November 07, 2026 @04:29PM (#50408245)
It will be soon. How many refrigerated cases of product can they afford to lose?
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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by gruez on Saturday November 07, 2026 @09:22PM (#50409927)
Not to mention other ways cyberattacks can paralyze their business, eg. their POS system
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Re:Show HN: Coldframe, a honeypot that poses as a supermarke... by rcxdude on Sunday November 08, 2026 @04:51AM (#50411806)
In practice this insurance (which already exists!) just creates another compliance checklist and not a meaningful focus on actual security.
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