cyber risk News

Aon Releases Latest Top 10 Global Risk Survey Results

Cyber risk lands in the top ten for the first time in Aon’s latest global risk survey, according to Aon Risk Solutions. Damage to brand and reputation was cited as the top overall concern facing global organizations, further underscoring the …

AIG Invests in K2 Intelligence to Strengthen Cyber Mitigation Capabilities

American International Group recently announced that it has acquired a minority stake in K2 Intelligence, an investigative consultancy. The companies have agreed to co-develop products and services that support AIG’s efforts to help clients mitigate and manage their cyber risk, …

Tips on Understanding Cyber Risk Losses

Cyber risk can be technically hard to understand, according Marty Frappolli, senior director of Knowledge Resources for The Institutes. The damage to consumer data, complicated analysis on specific technologies involved in data breaches, and keeping up with court case rulings …

Allianz Tabulates Top Risks for Businesses

Business and supply chain interruption, natural catastrophes, fire and explosion top the risks for U.S. and global companies in 2015. In addition, cyber risks rank in top five for the first time. Businesses face new challenges from a rise of …

Coverage Implications Related to a Data Breach

Despite dedicated cyber risk policies, a security breach can trigger a variety of claims and coverages, security experts said at a recent conference exploring privacy issues. Panelists at the Privacy Xchange Forum held in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this month, discussed …

Cyber Coverage Experiences Growing Pains

In light of businesses increasing usage of information assets and advancing technology insurers are pulling away from cyber coverage, according to Kevin Kalinich, global practice leader of cyber risk insurance at Aon Risk Solutions. “A big misconception is that these …

Experts Say U.S. Industry Complacent About Cyber Risks

After warning for years that the U.S. electric grid and other critical infrastructure are dangerously vulnerable to hacking, security experts fear it may take a major destructive attack to jolt CEOs out of their complacency. While awareness about cybersecurity has …

Deciphering the Cybersecurity Framework

Reading the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s “Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity” is like being trapped in a nonstop risk management meeting. Within the Framework, organizations “dynamically select” improvements, functions “align with existing methodologies for incident management,” and …

Cyber Threats Main Concern for Insurance Decision Makers: AIG Survey

A survey of perceptions about cyber risk sponsored by the American International Group, Inc. (AIG) found that among corporate executives, more are concerned about cyber threats than about other major business risks. More than 85 percent of the 258 decision-makers …

Health Industry Lacks Patient Data Safeguards

New technologies are flooding into the healthcare world, but the industry is not adequately prepared to protect patients from data breaches, according to a report published Thursday. A vast majority of hospitals, doctors, pharmacies and insurers are eager to adapt …