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STORM's cyber security insights bring you all the latest trends in digital security, cyber insurance, incident response and more
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See what our specialists have to say about ransomware, business email compromise, extortion, data theft and all aspects of cyber risk.


How MSPs can better position themselves in the face of increasing cyber threat
This article seeks to define the value in acknowledging and supporting the division between MSPs and cyber incident response roles and...
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 11, 2023


UK cyber crisis calls for broader regulation in the face of economic gloom
Amid countless reports of data leaks, hacks, and fraud, the UK economy isn’t adapting to deal with the pace of cybercrime, as threat...
Rosanna Hayes
Nov 17, 2022


Behind the scenes of criminal black markets and the proliferation of data extortion
The rapid evolution of cyberattack methods in recent years has shifted the focus to “big-game hunting”, targeting high-value victims with...
Rosanna Hayes
Nov 1, 2022


How Substandard Managed Service Provider Contracts are Impairing Cyber Claims
Working directly with insurers and brokers for almost a decade, the STORM Guidance team has had a unique overview of the management of...
Rosanna Hayes
May 16, 2022


Exploring Proactive Steps for Legal Services to Reduce Exposure to Cyber Risks
2021 saw no shortage of cyber incidents, with law firms being one of the most common sectors STORMs incident response team are alerted to.
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 26, 2022


Board Level Strategies for Effective Cyber Risk Management
Cyber extortion has become a hot topic across all industry sectors, as cyberattacks now hit the news on a daily basis. The global...
Rosanna Hayes
Jul 19, 2021


The Impact of Cybercrime on SMEs in South Africa
We are pleased to announce our upcoming event, where we will be discussing cybercrime in South Africa to raise awareness over growing...
Rosanna Hayes
May 12, 2021


QBE Introduce STORM’s 'Attackers Eye View' Service
In a group effort to combat the prevalence of cybercrime and the sharp escalation in ransomware severity, QBE Insurance hosted a webinar...
Rosanna Hayes
Feb 24, 2021


How to determine the financial exposure and limits of cover needed by private schools
With standalone cyber policies the new norm, brokers are experiencing the pressures of assessing the financial exposure and limits of...
Rosanna Hayes
Jan 20, 2021


The SUNBURST Attack – Biggest Hack for Years
Insurers to set aside funds for claims as systemic risk looks more likely Many of us have already learned of the SUNBURST attack which is...
Rosanna Hayes
Dec 17, 2020


The Anatomy of an Email Compromise
Business Email Compromise (BEC) is one of the more frequent forms of cybercrime today, with the potential to cost companies millions of...
Rosanna Hayes
Nov 11, 2020


BA risks adding insult to injury: Boards & IT Crisis Management
I have been keeping up with the news on the IT outage at BA and noticed that it resonates with subject matter in a blog entry I wrote in...
Neil HB
Aug 16, 2017


Have InfoSec Professionals Failed?
I commented on a recent LI post asking whether the rise in cyber breaches are as a result of insecurity due to failure of InfoSec...
Neil HB
Feb 7, 2017
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