Cyber is a very difficult risk to insure for many reasons. Once an extreme loss event cyber is more an expected or just sitting inside of an unexpected loss for many firms and for insurers. Creating challenges for both the…
This is an important read to understand the direction the DoD and its CIO, under Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA), is adopting for cyber security, risk management and the deployment of Continuous Diagnostic Monitoring (CDM). The DoD has an…
German fuel supplier Oiltanking Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG announced that it was hacked over last weekend. Something that sounds familiar in line with the Colonial hack. There is little detail but in an interesting move the company declared ‘force…
An important read from the Atlantic Council. What happens if the cables get cut, accidentally or otherwise? View Original Post
I hope an interesting read. The legislative, regulatory and regulatory enforcement regime for cybersecurity and risk management in the US has developed very quickly in 2021, and will continue in 2022. I would like to thank Matthew Bull and the…
NIST CSF profile provides organisations with a framework for the oversight and assurance of cybersecurity controls. CSF profiles provide many advantages over traditional NIST cybersecurity frameworks such as NIST SP 800-171 as they capture practices associated Governance, Strategy, the Business…
Merck and Co has won its $1.4 Billion long running cyber insurance legal dispute with its insurers, following the 2017 Not Petya cyber attack. Judge‚Â Thomas J. Walsh‚Â ruled‚Â Jan. 13 that Mercks insurers cant claim the war exclusion because its language is…
A great article. 2021 was a difficult year for the cyber insurance/ re-insurance market, as it came to terms with the challenges of ransomware. Leading to increased premiums, reduced coverage and increased loss ratios. No one is predicting that cyber…
The Chair of the SEC talking at an event on the 19th January, describing the dynamic nature of markets regulation mirroring the dynamic nature of markets and society. Our current global threats of climate change, human capital and cyber being…
Down, but I’m not convinced out? I get the feeling that a bit like hydra, where one opportunity is cut-off another one takes it place. Does anyone know what happened to ‘Fancybear’ (APT28)? View Original Post
