Cyber – Page 35
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NewsHiscox creates head of cyber role
The new role has been created to respond to changing nature of cyber risk
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NewsYahoo cyber attack ‘largest data breach to date’
500 million users’ data including names, addresses and passwords have been stolen in Yahoo cyber attack
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NewsFCA systems knocked out by ‘major incident’
Regulator says ‘a number’ of IT systems currently unavailable
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NewsIntellectual property conference returns to London
It will look at ways to protect UK industries and consumers from intellectual property crime
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NewsCyber attack fears drives increase in insurance take-up
Almost a third of firms are buying cyber attack insurance - up from 14% last year
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NewsCyber blog: Safe Harbour is dead, long live Privacy Shield
Safe Harbour may be gone but its replacement is far stricter, explains Justin Clarke, director of underwriting and pricing at NIG
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NewsAnalysis: Society-critical infrastructure vulnerable to cyber attacks
A new era of cyber intrusion is upon us, as cyber criminals take on bigger challenges. Expect central banks, stock exchanges, hospitals and power stations to be targeted, our sister publication StrategicRISK reports
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NewsIFB updates detection tool as scope expands
The updated IFB detection system will identify organised frauds such as ghost broking
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NewsNine out of 10 SMEs without cyber insurance
Majority of SMEs do not have cyber insurance in place, new study finds
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NewsPolice launch scheme to fight 'out of control' cyber crime
Two-year project takes a new approach to prosecution
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NewsUS Cyber Command plan prompts call for review of UK system
Professional hacker says Cyber Command development was unexpected
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NewsChubb grows cyber insurance underwriting team
As demand for cyber insurance grows, Chubb explains new underwriting appointments
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NewsCyber startup launches ransomware protection guarantee
Cybersecurity startup SentinelOne has launched a new protection guarantee that pays up to $1m (£760.840) if SentinelOne’s software fails to detect a ransomware cyber-attack on a company’s system. The software, which learns the user’s behaviour on devices such as mobiles and computers, will alert the user ...
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NewsCyber blog: Sorry for the interruption
Not all business interruption covers are created equal, says NIG director of underwriting and pricing Justin Clarke
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NewsPost-Brexit UK needs to match EU cyber protection rules
If the UK wants to compete with the EU on equal terms post-Brexit, UK data protection standards will have to match EU regulations, according to cyber protection firm NCC. “For the UK to do business with the EU, or any other country for that matter, it ...
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NewsAnalysis: Cyber hack vs cyber leak
What’s the difference between a cyber hack and a cyber leak? It depends who you ask, and does the difference matter anyway, our sister publication, GR was told by Lloyd’s Market Association senior technical executive cyber & professional lines Tony Ellwood. What is the difference, ...
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NewsChannel Syndicate appoints new head of technology and cyber insurance
Tom Allen has joined Lloyd’s managing agency Channel Syndicate’s new innovation division as head of technology and cyber insurance. Channel, a subsidiary of Lloyd’s reinsurer SCOR, said the innovation division will look at new technologies and emerging risks, including cyber. Allen worked as a lawyer before ...
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NewsUK firms to face increased cyber regulations even with Brexit
UK companies will still have to comply with new EU regulations regarding data breaches irrespective of the outcome of the referendum vote today, leading cyber risk experts at Beazley’s Hacked! Conference said earlier this week. Interest in cyber protection among UK businesses has risen sharply with ...
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NewsAon Benfield makes senior hire to head global cyber practice group
Aon Benfield has hired Luke Foord-Kelcey to co-head its global cyber practice group. Based in London, Foord-Kelcey will be responsible for developing Aon Benfield’s cyber offering to insurers and reinsurers. He will work with co-head Bill Henriques, who established the practice group. Prior to joining Aon, ...
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NewsFine firms for failing to report data breaches - MPs
MPs are calling for tougher rules that could force companies to report cyber attacks. The Culture, Media and Sport select committee said in a report yesterday that the regulator should have a “robust system of escalating fines” for those failing to report security breaches, the Financial ...
