UK Cloud Outage Risk: Three Data Regions Carry 40% Of The Economy’s Revenue Exposure

The UK economy has a concentration problem, and it hums away in server halls in Dublin, Amsterdam, and Northern Virginia. New analysis from the Cyber Monitoring Centre and Parametrix maps where UK cloud dependency actually pools. Three aggregation points support 40% of the UK’s revenue exposure while serving just 3.5% of its companies. The headline … Read more

Human Cyber Risk: 77% Of European CISOs Say The C-Suite Doesn’t Get It

The CISO sees the threat. The boardroom sees a line item. New MetaCompliance research puts numbers on that old story at an awkward moment. AI is making attacks on human judgment cheaper, faster, and far more convincing. The survey covered 200 CISOs across the UK, France, Germany, and Sweden. Censuswide conducted it in February 2026 … Read more

Kovrilo Adds HSB Cyber Cover to Modular UK SME Platform

Kovrilo has added cyber insurance to its modular commercial platform for UK small businesses. The MGA announced the move on 2 July. Specialist engineering and technology insurer HSB, a Munich Re company, underwrites the new cover. The addition comes five months after Kovrilo’s launch. The MISSION-backed MGA went live in February 2026, led by Tim … Read more

Ministers Wrote to the Entire FTSE 350 About the Cyber Pledge. They Got Left “Unread”

The UK government launched its Cyber Resilience Pledge at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday. Seventy businesses signed as founding members, including M&S, Aviva, the London Stock Exchange Group, Nationwide, ITV, and Microsoft UK. Here is the number that matters. Last October, government ministers, the NCSC chief, and the NCA head wrote to the chief executive … Read more

Willis Expands CyMax Facility As The SME Cyber Insurance Gap Persists

The SME cyber insurance gap is stubborn. Willis just widened its answer to it. The broker has expanded its CyMax Facility across EMEA. Four insurers now share the risk. The promise is faster cover and higher limits for smaller firms. The gap it targets is the real story. What Willis Changed CyMax is now a … Read more

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