All cyber insurance articles
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Analysis
Employees are the "weakest link" when it comes to cyber security - how to strengthen defences
New research shows firms are failing when it comes to training employees on cyber security. Building resilience and monitoring for emerging threats are key.
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Opinion
Building a cyber resilient organisation begins with risk quantification
Rich Seiersen, Chief Risk Officer of Resilience, explores how CISOs and CROs can work together to understand cyber risk exposures and build resilience
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Analysis
Risk briefing: double extortion ransomware explained
As ransomware attacks continue to hit headlines, StrategicRisk spoke to Andrew Hollister, CISO at LogRhythm, about how risk managers can tackle the threats
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Analysis
How risk managers can tackle cyber threats as boardrooms get distracted by other risks
New data suggests that boardroom focus on cyber defence is waning, despite evidence that attacks are on the rise. Here’s how risk managers can limit exposures and bolster cyber security.
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Opinion
Opinion: Challenging dangerous cyber risk insurance myths
Alarmist debate around cyber risk insurance can leave risk managers lost. Here, Scott Hammesfahr, solutions consultant - insurance analytics, strategy, and operations at Guidewire Software, clears up the myths.
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Analysis
Risk briefing: CEO impersonation fraud on the rise
The increasing use of artificial intelligence has made CEO impersonation fraud more accessible, against the backdrop of inflation and economic uncertainty. Here’s what risk managers must know
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Analysis
Six cyber resilience lessons for risk managers
Major cyber incidents wipe $225 billion from share prices on average, and supply chain risks are growing. Here’s how risk managers can prepare
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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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Interviews
FERMA: the industry needs better collaboration to manage cyber threats
European risk and insurance industry calls for greater collaboration on cyber risk, and highlights the need for coordination between all stakeholders on solutions for evolving cyber risks
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Analysis
Airmic 2023: Cyber market still playing catch up to evolving risks
Risk managers must model cyber threats carefully and examine the results forensically, while insurers need to adapt solutions to meet the new threats
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Analysis
FERMA warns insurance industry must collaborate on cyber coverage
FERMA says insurers must find a way to balance cyber risk appetite with the coverage requirements of risk managers
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Opinion
How cyber threats are evolving and what risk managers can do to prepare
One of the biggest threats to the cybersecurity of businesses is the ever-increasing expertise of cybercriminals. Johnty Mongan, head of cyber risk management at Gallagher explores how organisations can pre-empt what attackers’ next moves might be.
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Analysis
The key controls that reduce organisational cyber risk
New analysis reveals which cybersecurity controls are most effective in reducing cyber risk across an organisation
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Analysis
Cyber parametric solution will ease risk managers’ headaches
Founder and CEO of Intangic expects the concept will quickly become familiar with insurance buyers
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Analysis
Cloud providers suffered nearly 500 critical outages in 2022
About a third of events impacted US cloud regions, with a total of 1,190 performance disruptions overall
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Analysis
London-based Cyber MGA launches with parametric policy
The policy has two triggers: the level of malicious activity targeting a company, and a subsequent loss in value
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Analysis
London cyber decoys attacked 91 million times in a month
Russia was the single largest source of attacks followed by Bulgaria, Monaco and Panama
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Interviews
Ransomware is a ‘potential wrecking ball’ for businesses
Reports suggest that the UK’s Royal Mail has refused to pay its $80m ransom to cybercriminals LockBit
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Analysis
Brit increases cyber consortium capacity by 50%
Product is designed to protect clients from the impact of physical damage arising from cyber-attacks
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Analysis
Risk managers voice concern over sensitive data stored by cyber insurers
Airmic members say the “gold mine” of sensitive data they share with underwriters could present a security risk