Great article in the Insurance Times on Cyber risk mitigation with some useful tips and statistics.

Insightful article from Insurance Business UK on cyber incident prevention and top five controls according to a recent report.

“It’s not if, it’s when… cyber-crime is almost certain to affect your business, such is the onslaught of attacks from the dark web, says Oliver Wharmby.

Not a days goes by without cyber security being in the press in one way shape or form. Cyber and Cyber Crime claims are now making up more than 50 per cent of all claims in the insurance market and property professionals are by no means immune, yet the complacency around cyber liability insurance remains staggeringly high.”

(Oliver Wharmby - The Negotiator - February 2023)

"There appears to be a noticeable lack of engagement from UK business leadership when it comes to cybersecurity matters, a new report from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has found."

(Insurance Business UK - August 2022)

"New and insidious Microsoft Office vulnerability discovered, major warning issued for MSPs, Eurovision under attack and malware now being spread by telegram...

There's no rest for the wicked, and there was plenty of wicked cyber activity going on in the month of May.”

(CFC - May 2022)

“To protect assets, companies should invest in adding cyber insurance to business policies.

The average loss of British businesses who have experienced a cyber attack is £223,516, according to the findings from the latest survey commissioned by SJL Insurance Services.”

(Insurance Times - July 2021)

Oliver Wharmby, a director at Mint provides advice on the importance of Cyber Liability Insurance in this article from Property Industry Eye (Jan 2021).