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Cost of Norsk Hydro Cyber Attack Higher than Expected at Nearly $75 Million

Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro has managed to ramp up operations at its Alunorte refinery in Brazil despite a cyber attack in March, the firm said on Tuesday, boosting its shares. The Norwegian company’s stock rose as much as 6% in …

Liberty Specialty Forms Cyber Centre of Excellence; Rigby Named Chief Cyber Officer

Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM), part of Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has appointed Jon Rigby to the newly created role of chief cyber officer. He will report to Peter Smith, executive underwriting officer. Rigby will be based in London and takes …

CFC Adds Range of Risk Management Services to Tech Insurance Offering

Specialist insurance provider CFC Underwriting has added a range of free risk management services to its insurance offering for technology companies. CFC, which is a London-based managing general agent, said it has teamed up with experts from around the globe …

Moody’s, Israel’s Team8 to Offer Business Cyber Risk Benchmark for M&As, Insurance

Ratings agency Moody’s Corp. and Israeli cyber group Team8 launched on Thursday a joint venture to assess how vulnerable businesses are to cyber attacks and create what they hope will become a global benchmark. Cyber attacks are in focus after …

Iran Increases Cyber Attacks on U.S. Gov’t, Infrastructure: Cyber Security Firms

Iran has increased its offensive cyber attacks against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure as tensions have grown between the two nations, cyber-security firms say. In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have targeted U.S. …

Aspen Insurance Launches Cyber Risk Management Platform ‘SSIMPLE’

Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., announced the launch of its cyber risk management platform, SSIMPLE, which was developed to assist clients in the prevention and detection of, and response to, privacy and network security incidents. …

London Market Broker BMS Partners with BitSight to Provide Cyber Risk Analysis

BMS Group, the London-based independent specialist re/insurance broker, has partnered with BitSight, a cyber security ratings company, to provide cyber risk analysis services to BMS clients across all lines of business. More than 1,500 organizations are using BitSight Security Ratings …

Norsk Hydro’s Core Profit Plunges 82% After March Cyber Attack, Brazilian Spill

Aluminum producer Norsk Hydro, the victim of a cyber attack in March that paralyzed its IT systems, posted an 82% drop in first-quarter core profit on Wednesday and said a rise in global uncertainty could impact its markets. The Norwegian …

CFC Designs New Broker Platform for Its Cyber Insurance Products

Specialist insurer CFC is debuting a new broker platform designed to facilitate the sale of its cyber insurance products to small- and medium-sized businesses. The idea is that London, UK-based company’s cyber insurance platform will enable brokers to instantly access …

Ransomware Attacks Skyrocketed in Q1: Beazley

Ransomware attacks skyrocketed in the first quarter of 2019, according to the Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services team, which reported a 105% increase in the number of ransomware attack notifications against clients compared to Q1 2018. In Q1 2019, the …