More information regarding human-based cyber defence is available at Human Element Security, and in the 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Report published by IBM. If you would like to discuss Cyber Risk Management and insurance, please contact us. Large-scale studies such as IBM’s 2014 Cyber Security Intelligence Index reveal that 95% of all security breaches are […]

Another day, another cyberattack: just last week, two major Canadian banks – Bank of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce – revealed that they had been contacted by cyberattackers claiming to have stolen the data of nearly 90,000 customers, in what was described as the first significant assault on financial institutions in the country. […]

It looks like the message is finally getting through after a recent survey found over half of Australian and New Zealand businesses increased their cyber security spend last year. A new report by Australia’s Cyber Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) showed that 58% of organisations across the region bumped up their spending in 2017.   The […]

A senior underwriter has urged brokers to further educate their clients on cyber risk, saying criminals are still having alarming success with traditional methodology. Speaking at a webinar earlier this week, Gerry Power – Emergence’s national head of sales – told the 1,100 attendees that hacking was involved in 48% of breaches, while malicious software […]