UK Report Highlights Role of Insurance in Managing, Mitigating Cyber Risk March 24, 2015 Last year 81 percent of large UK businesses and 60 percent of small companies suffered a cyber security breach. In...
Willis Expert: Aviation Industry is Under-Prepared to Deal with Cyber Risks March 6, 2015 The aviation industry is behind the curve in terms of its response and readiness to the insidious threat posed by...
China Says Tech Firms Have Nothing to Fear From Draft Anti-Terror Law March 4, 2015 By Gerry Shih and Paul Carsten China’s proposed anti-terrorism law will not affect the legitimate interests of technology firms, a top Chinese spokeswoman said Wednesday after...
It’s Easy to Get Hacked: Just Connect to Fraudulent Wireless Hotspots March 3, 2015 By Cornelius Rahn and Gwen Ackerman If anyone attending the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week doubts how easy it is to hack smartphones and...
China’s Draft Counter-Terrorism Law Alarms Foreign Technology Firms February 27, 2015 By Krista Hughes and Michael Martina China is weighing a far-reaching counter-terrorism law that would require technology firms to hand over encryption keys and install security...
Barrage of Cyber Attacks Force Companies to Rethink Defense Strategies February 9, 2015 By Jeremy Wagstaff A barrage of damaging cyber attacks is shaking up the security industry, with some businesses and organizations no longer assuming...
Threat of Cyber Attacks Must Be Priority for Corporate Boards: KPMG January 16, 2015 By Jeremy Hodges The threat of cyber attacks must be taken more seriously by corporate boards at Britain’s largest companies, according to a...
New York AG to Propose Legislation to Strengthen Data Security Law January 15, 2015 New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will propose legislation on Thursday that he says would make the state’s data security...
U.K. Power Grid Under Cyber-Attack Every Minute; Government Hikes Defenses January 9, 2015 By Jillian Ward The U.K. government is one step ahead of hackers trying to turn off the country’s lights — for now. The...
Hackers Increasingly Target Banks, Corporations Instead of Consumers December 10, 2014 By Ilya Khrennikov Hackers are increasingly stealing directly from banks and other companies and helping organized crime to operate more efficiently, according to...