Archive Category: Cyber Insurance
November 17th 2017

What will you do when you experience a cyber attack?

75% of SMEs have experienced a cyber attack in the last 12 months, so it’s more a case of when it will happen to you than if. But an incident doesn’t have to mean disaster for your business. What’s the worst that could happen? Whether your system is maliciously hacked or an employee loses confidential […]

September 14th 2017

The internet in 60 seconds

Are you ever surprised by the amount of web page visits you’ve clocked up when going back through your search history, or are you figuring out if you’re like the average smart phone user who picks up their device 85 times a day? There’s a lot of activity going on in and around the internet […]

August 23rd 2017

How to protect your trade secret

From the secret ingredient in your kitchen’s star product to a unique processing system developed through intensive research – keeping schtum is key to preventing rival businesses profiting from your hard work. But the rise of the digital age has created plenty of extra challenges when it comes to protecting your business’s competitive advantage. For […]

August 21st 2017

Directors & officers – tough at the top

Directors and officers are today, facing a challenging environment. With tightening regulation and emerging technologies, executive liability is increasing, especially in the cyber arena. And despite an ever increasing series of cyber-attacks on businesses – a quarter are reporting a breach at least once a month – only 17% of firms have had their staff […]

August 14th 2017

Firms face £17 million fines for failing to prevent cyber attacks

For today’s businesses, protecting data and digital assets with cyber security is as essential as locking the office doors at night to protect physical property. Now the government has announced that firms could face fines of up to £17 million, or 4% of their global turnover, if they fail to protect themselves from cyber attacks. […]

June 28th 2017

NHS ransomware attack: A look back

What happened? In May 2017, the UK’s National Health Service was brought to a halt by malicious software which locked up its computer systems. At least 16 local NHS services around the country were affected. As a result, patients were turned away from appointments, emergency patients had to be diverted to other hospitals, and in […]

June 6th 2017

Manufacturers need to prioritise cyber security, warn experts

In 2011, the government and IT specialists Detica undertook a study which suggested that hi-tech manufacturers, including those working in aerospace, electronics and pharmaceuticals, were high-risk targets for cyber crime. Yet despite this caution, less than a third (31%) of manufacturers see cyber security as a high priority. This is in contrast to the financial […]