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London Insurance Market Vulnerable to Major Cyber Attack: Xchanging Survey

Only one-third of insurers in the London market believes their firm could withstand a major cyber attack, and almost half felt they were underprepared, according to a survey conducted by Xchanging plc, the U.K. business technology and services provider. Insurers, …

HSB Engineering Insurance Launches Cyber Insurance Cover for UK SMEs

HSB Engineering Insurance has launched a new cyber insurance product aimed directly at small to medium-sized businesses in the U.K. In response to the growing demand for insurance solutions to cover cyber risks, HSB’s Cyber Insurance product provides computer, data …

US and UK to Hold Joint Exercise to Test Cyber Security of Global Financial Firms

The US and British governments will hold a joint exercise to test cyber security and information sharing arrangements involving global financial institutions, according to the UK National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT). The initiative will not be a “war game” …

Hackers Find New Battleground in Space, Targeting Satellites in ‘Trophy Attacks’

Space, the ‘final frontier’, is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as hackers seek to gain commercial advantage from rival networks operating in the $330-billion space economy. At the same time, a …

Lloyd’s City Risk Index Shows $4.6 Trillion GDP at Risk in 301 Cities

The first-ever Lloyd’s City Risk Index, which analyzes the economic output at risk (GDP at risk) in 301 major cities from 18 manmade and natural threats over a 10-year period, concludes that a total of $4.6 trillion of projected GDP …

How AIG Is Using Cyber Intelligence to Protect Property from Cyber Attacks

A three-hour shutdown of the New York Stock Exchange on the same day that a network failure halted all United Airlines flights in the U.S. had people across the country thinking one thing: cyber-attack. It wasn’t, but the July 8 …

Technology, Supply Chain & Regulation Top ACE Europe’s List of EMEA Risks

A list, compiled by the ACE European Group, sets out the “new wave of interrelated, fast-changing risks, reflecting rapid changes in the global economic landscape and the increasing role of technology and multinational expansion as growth drivers, tops the list …

Tennessee Music Venue Site Hacked by Possible Islamic Militants

Authorities in Tennessee say a group said to support the Islamic State militant group hacked the website of a popular Nashville music venue. Multiple news outlets report the website for the Douglas Corner Cafe was hacked by Team System DZ, …

UK Report Highlights Role of Insurance in Managing, Mitigating Cyber Risk

Last year 81 percent of large UK businesses and 60 percent of small companies suffered a cyber security breach. In response to this increasing threat, a report published by the UK government and Marsh, one of the UK’s leading insurance …

Premera Blue Cross in Washington Says Data on 11M Exposed by Hackers

Mountlake Terrace, Wash.-based Premera Blue Cross, which sells health insurance in the northwestern U.S., said information on 11 million people may have been exposed in a cyberattack uncovered six weeks ago. Hackers may have accessed information including names, Social Security …