All Extortion articles
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Opinion
Tackling the risks of double extortion ransomware
Double extortion ransomware is on the rise, and risk managers should be worried. Chris Harris, EMEA technical associate vice president, data security at Thales, explores how to manage and mitigate these emerging threats
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Opinion
How risk managers can best protect supply chains from cyberattacks
Risk managers must look beyond their own networks to ensure cyber resilience throughout their supply chain. Dirk Schrader, VP of security research at Netwrix explains how.
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Analysis
How TMT companies can manage cyber, business interruption and infrastructure risks
Cyber incidents, business interruption and critical infrastructure failures rank as the top risks for Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) companies, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer
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Analysis
Zurich teams up with global security specialist CYE to expand cyber protection
Zurich collaboration with CYE expands protection against one of top global risks for business
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Analysis
Three emerging risks facing renewable energy companies
Risk managers working in the renewables sector must face up to the ever growing risks presented by geopolitics, climate change and cyber interruption.
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Analysis
What risk managers can learn from the biggest cyber attacks of 2019
Looking back at some of the biggest data breaches in 2019 - what are some of the key learnings for businesses and the risk management community
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Analysis
Part two: Building resilience in the fourth industrial revolution
Organisational risk frameworks aspire to help their organisations become intelligently responsive to the highly disruptive forces which emerge out of complex working systems, but what does this mean for risk managers? Risk specialist, Warren Black explains.
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Analysis
The dark side of digital connectivity
Research throughout the world is pointing to Asia-Pacific as both the source and the victim of cyber-crime. Willis Towers Watson’s regional associate director, cyber, Jessica Wright tells StrategicRISK why a lack of awareness could prove extremely costly for businesses in the region.
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Analysis
Digital transformation: Future proof your business now
Digital transformation is changing every aspect of the business landscape at an exponential pace, bringing the full force of innovation and disruption to all sectors and markets says Allied World’s senior vice president, Hong Kong country manager & head of general casualty, Asia Pacific, Jotu Shohtoku.
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Analysis
Financial services and transport businesses beware: you are most vulnerable to cyber attacks
Co-ordinated attack and increasingly sophisticated malware deployments places businesses at greater risk than ever before
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Analysis
What will jumpstart the cyber insurance market?
Stroz Friedberg cyber security expert challenges insurers and cyber security providers to meet increasing client demand
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Analysis
Swiss Re CS and IBM offer joint cyber risk transfer solutions
Partnership aims to combine IBM’s IT security expertise with Swiss Re’s underwriting capability
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Analysis
JLT prescribes a top-down approach to cyber risk
Cyber risk is a board level issue and should be managed from the top, says JLT’s Peter Hacker
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Features
Heightened cyber risks demand strategic focus
Accepting the eventuality of a cyber attack or breach is the first step, risk managers must then find a way to implement an efficient strategy throughout the company
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Analysis
What insurers can learn from the US in tackling Britain's cyber crime
US legislators want firms to have ethical hackers to carry out tests on their own security
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Analysis
Burgeoning black markets facilitate cyber crime
Black markets for cyber criminals are expanding and facilitating the development of cyber attacks against businesses and governments
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Analysis
Popularity of cyber insurance increases five-fold in eight years
Brokers and insurers will have to make sure they are alive to the challenges and opportunities in a growing market
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Analysis
Brokers advise Obama administration on cyber security framework
Leading brokers from Marsh, Willis and Lockton visit White House for talks which could have global impact
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Online only
UK launches first cyber security strategy
Businesses, government and ordinary people are all at risk, said the government
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Analysis
Technology and assigning blame
Dave Fisher explains that in order to reduce and remediate risk, an electronic audit trail is needed to compliment safe computing guidelines