Insurance Regulation

FCA Bans Two IFAs Over SIPP Rules Breaches

The FCA has banned Peter Howson and John Butterfield from performing any regulated activity because of their roles in the submission of false and misleading information about customers’ high net worth status.  Mr Howson and […]

Insurance Brokers

Gauntlet Warns On Increased Cyber Attacks While Employees WFH

The results of an independently commissioned research survey by Gauntlet Risk Management, published today (April 17 2020), suggest British businesses, currently operating through working-from-home employees, need to focus more on their cyber security and the […]

Big Data

DynaRisk Flags Up Third Party Data Breaches On Amazon

Global cyber security firm DynaRisk has discovered several unprotected and misconfigured servers (without any authentication) leaking valuable data relating to brands including Amazon and Alibaba, highlighting a global issue concerning all online brands. Five leaks […]

News

CyberCube Offers Corporate Web Security Insights at Davos Forum

In a world increasingly exposed to technology-based threats, the global insurance industry is well-positioned to play a greater role in rewarding those organisations that take cybersecurity seriously. This is the call from leading cyber analytics […]

Fraud

Revealed: 55% of UK Companies Have Suffered Cyber Attack

The prevalence and severity of cyber-attacks/breaches has damningly increased over the last few years. This year alone (2019), 55% of UK firms have already faced a cyber-attack and losses from breaches have accounted to a […]

Opinion

Intelligence Network Can Help Win the Cyber War Against Hackers

This latest Opinion piece from BAE Systems looks at the benefits of sharing expertise and anti-hacking techniques globally. The more data that can be analysed by large companies, the better the defence will be against […]

News

The Rise of Alexa/Cortana Also Means Increasing Voice-Related Fraud

We are all buying home gadgets that respond to voice activated commands, like the Google Mini, Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana. But could such devices be used to test the data security of insurance companies […]