Cyber

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Cyber 3 Jul, 2019

Cyber claims case study: City shakedown

A targeted extortion attack leaves a local government in a predicament

Case study

Cyber 2 Jul, 2019

Cyber 101 webinar roundup

Did you miss out on attending one of our popular Cyber 101 events held last year? Here's your chance to catch up on some of the content.

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Human error driving cyber claims

Cyber 1 Jul, 2019

Human error driving cyber claims

Our data reveals that approximately three quarters of cyber claims notified in 2018 involved some kind of easily-preventable human error.

Article

Cyber 20 Jun, 2019

CFC named Primary Insurer of the Year

We're pleased to announce that CFC won three awards at the coveted Advisen Cyber Risk Awards last night in New York.

News

Cyber 19 Jun, 2019

CFC has cyber sorted

In an independent review arranged by Insurance Age, CFC’s new cyber policy got a resounding five stars.

Article

Cyber 3 Jun, 2019

Risk management services to rave about

When businesses place their cyber insurance with us, they are getting a whole lot more than words on paper.

Article

Cyber 28 May, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Website wipeout

An appliance retailer suffers a significant sales shortfall after suffering a DDoS attack

Case study

Cyber 23 May, 2019

CFC welcomes hundreds to CFC Summit

CFC, the specialist insurance provider and pioneer in emerging risk, is hosting the company’s first US broker conference, CFC Summit, today in Chic...

News

Cyber 23 May, 2019

CFC introduces cutting-edge cyber insurance platform

Intuitive trading platform revolutionizes how brokers can quote and bind cyber insurance.

News

Cyber 19 Apr, 2019

CFC Summit profile: Meet our happy hacker

Tom Bennett is our resident white hat hacker, using his expert techie skills to find out how the bad guys might go about exploiting computer system...

Article

Cyber 16 Apr, 2019

FCA report highlights need for better cyber resilience

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulates financial firms and maintains integrity in the UK’s financial markets. Here’s what their report found:

Article

Cyber 9 Apr, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Kitchen calamity

A kitchen unit manufacturer shelves several days’ profits after ransomware attack

Case study

Cyber 5 Apr, 2019

Top findings from our 2018 cyber claims data

Last year, we responded to over 1,000 cyber claims comprised of theft of funds, data breaches, ransomware & extortion, malware and more.

Article

Cyber 3 Apr, 2019

Considerations for building your own IR plan

One of our in-house specialists gives three simple tips on how to start laying the groundwork for cyber event recovery

Article
customer payment fraud

Cyber 11 Mar, 2019

What is... customer payment fraud?

Funds transfer fraud – whereby fraudsters dupe innocent businesses and individuals into transferring what they believe are legitimate payments to f...

Article
poached payment

Cyber 4 Mar, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Poached payment

Fraudster impersonates an insurance brokerage to siphon off customer payment

Case study

Cyber 13 Feb, 2019

Cyber myths reloaded - policy wording edition

For buyers of cyber insurance, these are confusing times. The news is peppered with stories purporting that cyber policies aren’t fit for purpose a...

Article

Cyber 5 Feb, 2019

Cyber claims case study: CEO swindle

A manufacturing firm transfers thousands to scam artists after falling victim to CEO fraud.

Case study