Sep 25, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Ransomware attacks have massively increased since the start of lockdown. Here’s what you need to know to protect your company. When hackers targeted Transnet’s computer systems in late July this year, logistics at major ports ground to a near-halt for the second time...
Sep 17, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Staff play an important role in the risk profile of all companies. The frequency and cost of insider threats have increased dramatically over two years, regardless of whether the source is a careless or negligent employee or contractor, a criminal or malicious...
Sep 10, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
There was an opportunity for insurers and intermediaries to sell more cyber insurance as a result of the shift in consumer behaviour because of the pandemic, Andrew Coutts, the head of intermediated business at Santam, said this week at the launch of the 2021 Santam...
Sep 2, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
The increasing dangers of malware attacks. According to research done by Kasp, malware is rife across Africa with various countries exhibiting strong growth in all malware types in the first half of 2021 when compared to the same period last year. This is a 5%...
Aug 27, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
If in any doubt as to the necessity of an incident response (IR) plan, consider this statisticfrom IDC research that reveals that 80% of consumers would take their business elsewhere if directly affected by a data breach. If a security breach is not properly handled...
Aug 20, 2021 | Articles, cyber, insurance, insurance news, Latest Insurance Articles, short term insurance, Short Term Insurance News
Don’t let cyber attacks affect your small business Small businesses are the heart and soul of the economy – each offering job opportunities, growing various industries, and enabling ambitious people to live their best lives doing what they love. Yet,...
