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Cyber 17 Nov, 2020

CFC Response App: More about proactive threat intel

The first in our series of posts detailing the inner workings of CFC’s new mobile app, find out how our proactive threat intel gives small business...

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Cyber 10 Nov, 2020

Search engine setback

When malicious code impairs a hotel's website, it takes longer than expected to get back on track

Case study

Cyber 28 Oct, 2020

The top three scariest cyber trends

This Halloween, it's not only vicious clowns and creepy poltergeists keeping cyber insurers up at night...

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Cyber 15 Sept, 2020

Live demo: CFC's upgraded cyber incident response app

Watch one of our live demos to find out how your CFC cyber clients can benefit from our recently upgraded IR app

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Cyber 7 Sept, 2020

Cyber claims case study: Nursing home hoax

After a CEO's email account is hacked, a care home faces huge financial loss from social engineering

Case study

Cyber 31 Jul, 2020

5 reasons hackers target SMEs

Lindsey Nelson, Cyber Development Leader deep dives into five key reasons hackers target SMEs

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Cyber 26 Jun, 2020

Cyber claims case study: Lucrative lookout

A city government falls victim to a fraudster on the watch for sizeable wire transfers

Case study

Cyber 9 Apr, 2020

Cyber claims case study: Education infiltration

Hackers access a school's systems through remote desktop protocol and hold data to ransom

Case study

Cyber 11 Mar, 2020

Cyber claims case study: Tax return trauma

A haulage firm loses several large tax payments after their accountant's email is spoofed

Case study

Cyber 30 Jan, 2020

7 cybersecurity practices MSPs should be addressing

Targeted ransomware attacks against IT managed service providers (MSPs) are on the rise with potentially catastrophic implications for both the MSP...

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Cyber 29 Jan, 2020

Cyber claims case study: Donation diversion

A charity's payment to a research partner is sent to a fraudulent account after an email account is compromised

Case study

Cyber 2 Dec, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Payroll pandemonium

An HR service provider loses contracts due to a cyber attack suffered by one of its supply chain partners.

Case study

Cyber 5 Nov, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Subcontractor scam

Criminals swindle a construction firm out of large payment by impersonating a subcontractor

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Cyber 27 Sept, 2019

How to notify us of a cyber incident

Whether through our hotline, award-winning app, website or email, make sure to engage with us quickly if you're experiencing a cyber incident.

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Cyber 9 Sept, 2019

Cyber incidents in action: A walkthrough in real-time

Learn more about the inner workings of CFC's in-house cyber incident response and claims team and how to talk about this vital policy benefit with...

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Cyber 5 Aug, 2019

Cyber claims case study: School fees fiasco

Several parents mistakenly pay tuition fees to a fraudster impersonating a private school

Case study

Cyber 3 Jul, 2019

Cyber claims case study: City shakedown

A targeted extortion attack leaves a local government in a predicament

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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.

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