All cyber risk articles – Page 9
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Analysis
Colonial Pipeline attack exposes ransomware “pandemic”
CISA urges organisations to take action to strengthen cyber security following US critical infrastructure attack
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Analysis
Cloud dependency brings systemic risk potential
During the last six months, Amazon, Google and Microsoft Azure have all experienced significant service outages - CyberCube
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Hiscox cyber study suggests complacency
German firms were hardest hit by cyber attacks and ransomware is now commonplace, with one in six firms targeted
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Opinion
Vaccine passports and privacy pitfalls
The data in ‘vaccine passports’ is the most sensitive information many firms will have ever managed
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Ransomware costs to reach $20 billion in 2021
Only 40% of organisations report having adequate remote work strategies to manage the risks associated with WFH, finds Aon cyber report
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Cyber: Critical industries bombarded during pandemic
As firms scaled-up cloud computing during lockdown, they did not always scale up their security processes at the same rate
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Asset-light economy presents new, disruptive risks
Corporations are holding more risk on their balance sheets as the value of intangible assets and potential for systemic risk grows
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BCI: COVID-crisis to fuel political risk
Non-occupational disease tops the list of concerns, with mental health, cyber and climate risks also high on the agenda
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Digital health sector overexposed - survey
More than two thirds lack insurance coverage for bodily injury claims arising from system failure or cyber breach
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MS Exchange attacks to hit larger firms
Large firms in Germany and US at high risk of recent cyber attacks on the servers running Microsoft’s email services
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Insurer CNA hit by cyber attack
The insurer, which underwrites cyber insurance via subsidiary CNA Hardy, said the “sophisticated” attack on 21 March caused network disruption
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Power and utilities gain dedicated cyber cover
Product includes cover for property damage and fines and defence costs arising from regulatory actions, including GDPR
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Boards have “fragmented” approach to cyber risk - WEF
Boards have made gains in recent years by recognising cyber as an enterprise risk, but greater resilience is needed
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Cyber: Ransom payments jumped 171% in 2020
Healthcare organisations were most targeted while the rise of ’double extortion’ has fuelled ransomware losses
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Google offers cloud cyber risk protection
Google Cloud partners with Munich Re and Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty to provide cloud specific cyber insurance
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Insurers must cater to emerging cyber risks
A panel of cyber insurance experts discussed potential risks surrounding IoT products and upcoming technologies
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WEF: Building resilient digital supply chains
Analysis following the SolarWinds fallout shows there are three ways companies can build more resilient digital supply chains
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Lack of strategic vision on cyber fraud
Poor protection of vulnerable people and inefficient information sharing are hampering efforts to tackle cyber fraud
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Are you ready for 5G?
Risk managers must ensure that the business opportunities offered by 5G are not outweighed by extra security threats
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Cyber: Lessons from the Sunburst hack
The SolarWinds attack has awoken risk managers to the threat of Trojan-Horse type supply chain incidents