Cyber

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Cyber 28 May, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Website wipeout

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

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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...

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Cyber 9 Apr, 2019

Cyber claims case study: Kitchen calamity

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

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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.

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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

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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...

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Cyber 5 Feb, 2019

Cyber claims case study: CEO swindle

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

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Cyber 15 Jan, 2019

What is... cryptojacking?

The past few years have witnessed a massive growth in the use of cryptocurrencies, and their increasing popularity has seen their values soar in re...

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Cyber 7 Jan, 2019

Cyber claims: Legacy system letdown

A ransomware attack on an electrical firm sparks the collapse of a vital accounting system

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Cyber 4 Dec, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Phishing for funds

A business email compromise scam tricks law firm into transferring money to fraudsters

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Cyber claims case study - Malware mayhem

Cyber 6 Nov, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Malware mayhem

A technology software provider that fell victim to a targeted cyber extortion attack, in which their data and applications were encrypted and held...

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Cyber 9 Oct, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Software shutdown

Cyber attack results in contractual complications for property management firm

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Cyber 10 Sept, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Reputational repercussions

Online retailer grapples with data breach aftermath

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Cyber 6 Aug, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Quick fix complication

Healthcare provider avoids large-scale notification

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Cyber 6 Jun, 2018

Cyber claims case study: Backup breakdown

An engineering firm’s files are wiped out by ransomware

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