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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
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
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
The NCSC now links most attacks on UK critical infrastructure to hostile states. That collides with how cyber policies handle war. A utility goes dark. And the darkness cascades. Investigators trace the intrusion to a hostile state. Then the cyber insurer turns to its war exclusion. That sequence is now the central question for critical … Read more
Pen Underwriting has doubled its UK SME cyber cover limit to £10 million. The new ceiling applies to companies with revenues up to £600 million. It takes effect for risks incepting on or after 1 July 2026. The MGA also confirmed it will handle all UK cyber claims in-house. The London-based MGA cited rising broker … Read more