News

New Report Identifies Cyber Attack Exposure by Country

As each country begins to adapt to a new, unprecedented, post-COVID 19 world, cybersecurity becomes increasingly imperative to secure digital infrastructures. From endpoint attacks that are designed to gain unauthorized access, steal data, and extort […]

Insurance claims

easyjet Data Breach Highlights Need for Watertight Cyber Insurance

International law firm PGMBM have issued a class action claim in the High Court of London on behalf of easyJet customers impacted by a significant data breach – with a potential liability of £18billion, or […]

News

Phishing Emails Still Reeling `Em In, Says Latest Research

Since lockdown started, a Capterra report has revealed a shocking third of respondents have fallen victim to phishing emails, which hackers use to steal passwords – 45 per cent of which were related to coronavirus. The report […]

News

Fake Corona Map Apps, Websites & More. CFC Highlight Cyber Dangers

CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, has said that its in-house cyber claims team is seeing COVID-19 cybersecurity scams that businesses are facing as they adapt to the new normal of […]

Opinion

Computer Virus and Corona Compared; Evolving Threats, Defence Strategies

Corona isn’t the only virus in the world of course. There’s the old-school computer virus, which has been around for decades and keeps morphing and adapting. We chatted with BAE Systems to understand the close […]

InsureTech

CyberCube Updates Portfolio Manager for Insurers

CyberCube, the leading cyber analytics provider for the insurance industry, has released an updated version of Portfolio Manager, the industry’s leading cyber risk modelling platform used by insurers, reinsurance brokers and reinsurers. Portfolio Manager allows […]

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 […]

HR & Employment

Gallagher Survey Finds 60% of Cyber Attacks Caused By Human Error

Many insurers, MGAs and brokers have now successfully transitioned to remote working operations over the last two or three weeks. That does potentially raise more risks, as staff use a variety of devices to access […]