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Cyber 15 Sept, 2021

CFC Response App: All about “Ask the Expert”

Wouldn’t it be great if you could get free cybersecurity advice 24/7? Turns out you can. Learn about our mobile app’s “Ask the Expert” service.

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Cyber 1 Sept, 2021

CFC launches phishing prevention tool

The latest addition to our Response app complements existing single-click risk management tools

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Cyber 26 Aug, 2021

Client advisory: ProxyShell vulnerability remediation

The below information is a guide compiled by CFC Response globally to assist organizations in detecting, eradicating and remediating the ProxyShell...

Advisory

Cyber 25 Aug, 2021

August cyber news round-up

The world blames China for widespread hacking, a transgender charity is fined, and old school communication techniques are being used in modern phi...

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Cyber 18 Aug, 2021

Client Advisory: Zerologon vulnerability

Learn why Zerologon carries the highest possible vulnerability severity score and what you can do to make sure your IT systems stay safe.

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Cyber 10 Aug, 2021

Law firm leakage

When a law firm employee fails to recognise a malicious attachment, it prompts a full-blown ransomware attack

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Cyber 28 Jul, 2021

July cyber news round-up

700 million LinkedIn records scraped; journalists, political dissidents, and human rights activists spied on; and more

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Cyber 7 Jul, 2021

The real fuel behind cyber crime

Originally published on LinkedIn, read Graeme Newman's rebuttal against the claim that cyber insurance providers are funding cyber crime by reimbur...

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Cyber 6 Jul, 2021

Client Advisory: Kaseya Sodinokibi incident

Get the technical summary of the Kaseya July 2021 REvil/Sodinokibi mass ransomware event

Advisory

Cyber 2 Jul, 2021

Client Advisory: GootLoader attacks on legal services

The CFC Incident Response Team has recently seen several ransomware attacks on legal services firms which appear to have been caused by GootLoader...

Advisory

Cyber 18 Jun, 2021

CFC voted top SME Insurer at the Advisen Cyber Risk Awards

We're delighted that CFC's cyber underwriting and claims teams picked up three awards at the prestigious Advisen Cyber Risk Awards 2021.

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Cyber 4 Jun, 2021

Car part chaos

When an auto parts dealer gets hit by a ransomware attack, it comes close to wrecking their business

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Cyber 20 May, 2021

Three ways we’re using technology to improve cyber risk

Why is the harnessing of technology so important for the cyber insurance lifecycle? Because a good cyber insurance policy doesn’t begin and end wit...

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Cyber 29 Apr, 2021

Client Advisory: Vulnerabilities in multiple platforms

An advisory released by the NSA, CISA and FBI on 15 April warns of vulnerabilities being exploited by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, als...

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Cyber 20 Apr, 2021

April cyber news round-up

There’s a lot happening in the world of cybercrime and security. Here’s our latest round-up of the cyber-related news that matters to you.

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Cyber 2 Apr, 2021

CFC judged a 5-star cyber insurer

CFC was one of just a few cyber insurance providers to get five stars in all of the judging categories in Insurance Business America’s recent report.

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Cyber 1 Apr, 2021

How to choose a cyber insurance provider

With cyber policy language becoming more standardised, how can you tell the strongest cyber policies from the weakest ones?

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Cyber 15 Mar, 2021

CFC acquires Insane Technologies

CFC extends global cyber incident response team with acquisition of Insane Technologies.

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