Opinion

Will Merck’s Cyber Claim Win Change Policy Wording? Probably

In this Opinion piece, Peter Groucutt, Co-founder at Databarracks, looks at the impact of Merck’s win in a controversial cyber attack claim. Asymmetric war is one of those modish phrases which really covers a wide […]

Technology

Cyber Challenges Will Test The Very Best Insurers, Says CyberCube

The gap between the best-performing cyber insurers and the worst-performing will widen in 2022, according to the CEO of cyber risk analytics specialist, CyberCube.  In a series of predictions from CyberCube published this week, Pascal […]

News

Security HQ Offers Insights into Accenture LockBit Hack

Accenture was targeted recently by a strain of ransomware known as LockBit, says Security HQ. LockBit attacks are known for their ability to encrypt Windows domains by using Active Directory group policies. Once a domain […]

News

Parliament Staff Are Getting Cyber Training. No Really, They Are

The House of Commons has put 2,658 out of its approximately 3,000 strong workforce on an eight-part cyber security training course in the most recent financial year (FY 20/21), according to official figures. The findings, […]

Insurance Brokers

CII Discovers Gaps in Cyber Knowledge

Latest from the CII; The knowledge gap on cyber insurance could result in mis-selling and poor customer outcomes, rising stars of the underwriting profession have warned. The Chartered Insurance Institute’s New Generation Underwriting Group surveyed […]

Big Data

ICO Fines Show The Importance of Data Security

 The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a number of final civil monetary penalties in 2020, totalling £42,416,000. The reasons for the fines included breaches of Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the Data Protection Act (DPA). […]