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A new tool for small businesses in the fight against cybercrime
June 14, 2018 by Jason ContantThe federal government has unveiled its National Cyber Security Strategy, with which it will establish a voluntary, recognizable certification intended to enable small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to demonstrate to both businesses and consumers that they meet a baseline set…
To cover or not to cover crime on a cyber policy
April 19, 2018 by Jason ContantDo elements of cybercrime, such as social engineering fraud and phishing scams, belong on a traditional crime insurance policy or should they be part of a cyber policy? The answer to that question depends on which carrier you ask. “There’s…
Tips from an insurer for brokers selling cyber policies
April 17, 2018 by Jason ContantListening to clients’ exposures before offering them a cyber policy could go a long way in selling the right coverage, a cyber insurer told Canadian Underwriter Monday. “By asking the question: ‘What keeps you up at night and what do…
‘Somebody could actually die’: Cybercrime’s grave threat to automated resource firms
November 27, 2017 Dan Healing - THE CANADIAN PRESSCALGARY – Data theft from high-profile hacks against companies like Uber and Equifax can cost consumers thousands of dollars but resource companies worry about millions in damage, along with potential injuries and death, if their technology is compromised. The thought…
Cybercrime drains US$11.7 million per business annually, up 62% in five years, study finds
September 29, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe average cost of cybercrime globally climbed to US$11.7 million per organization, a 23% increase from US$9.5 million reported in 2016, according to new research from Accenture and the Ponemon Institute. The year-over-year increase also represents a “staggering” 62% increase…
Construction industry ‘particularly vulnerable to cybercrime,’ Northbridge warns
September 12, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterLarge and small construction contractors are vulnerable to cyber crime, with “smart” building devices and lucrative engineering drawings in particular presenting vulnerabilities, Northbridge Insurance warns. “Major advancements in digital connectivity have left the construction industry particularly vulnerable to cybercrime,” Northbridge…
Chubb broadens cyber enterprise risk management solutions for Canadian and American clients
August 30, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterChubb announced on Wednesday that it has broadened its enterprise risk management solutions for Chubb commercial cyber policyholders in the United States and Canada. Two new policy forms, Cyber Enterprise Risk Management and DigiTech Enterprise Risk Management, combine cyber insurance…
Technological change and cyber risk overtake regulation as top risks for global insurers: study
May 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe global insurance industry’s ability to confront structural and technological changes is now the greatest risk it faces, according to a new survey of insurers and close observers of the sector, released on Tuesday. The Centre for the Study of…
Ontario-based Pen Underwriting Canada launches cyber insurance product
February 15, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterBurlington, Ont.-based Pen Underwriting Canada Limited announced on Wednesday that it has created a comprehensive cyber solution to respond to the “increasing threat that cybercrime poses for corporations.” Backed by A+ rated capacity, the specialist cyber product is designed for…
IBM’s famed Watson computer ‘gets a job’ fighting cybercrime threat
February 13, 2017 Kevin Bissett - THE CANADIAN PRESSFREDERICTON – A year after IBM began teaching its Watson computer system to fight cybercrime, the company is making the platform available for use. “Now he gets a job and makes us some money,” quipped Caleb Barlow, vice-president of IBM…
Police investigating possible cyber threat against Ontario’s Hydro One: company
January 4, 2017 The Canadian PressTORONTO – Ontario’s Hydro One says it is assisting Canadian law enforcement agencies in an ongoing investigation into a possible cyber threat against the electricity distributor. The company’s chief security officer, Rick Haier, says they were contacted by the RCMP…
U.S. prosecutor’s office paid bitcoin ransom in cyberattack
December 6, 2016 Joe Mandak - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSPITTSBURGH – A state prosecutor’s office in Pennsylvania was among hundreds of thousands of victims of a now-shuttered international cybercrime operation, paying nearly $1,400 in a bitcoin ransom to free up its infected computer network, authorities disclosed Monday. Federal prosecutors…