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Major UK retailers, including Marks & Spencer and Harrods, have suffered severe cyber attacks in recent weeks. The cliché gloom of “rainy old London town” has rarely felt more literal—or more symbolic—or maybe it’s more digital—than in the wake of recent cyberattacks on UK retailers. As shoppers braved the drizzle outside Harrods and M&S, attackers … Read more
Coalition, a U.S.-based “Active” cyber insurance provider, is entering the Nordic market with new offerings in Denmark and Sweden. Services are now live in Denmark as of 1 May 2025 and will begin in Sweden on 8 May 2025. “Active Insurance” combines traditional coverage with real-time cyber risk monitoring and prevention tools to help businesses … Read more
A Timely Launch for a Growing Cyber Risk Landscape As digital transformation accelerates, technology companies face mounting pressure to stay ahead of cybersecurity risks. Recognizing this, Resilience, a global cyber risk management firm, has launched a new Technology Errors and Omissions (Tech E&O) cyber insurance offering for enterprises in the United Kingdom and Europe. The … Read more
“Quishing (QR Code Phishing) (is a) rapidly growing attack vector, increasing from 0.8% of phishing attempts in 2022 to 12.4% in 2024,” reports Intersys, a UK company that provides cyber risk management services to the insurance sector. Other cyber experts are sounding the same alarm, plus warning of “brushing,” another scam increasingly linked in quishing. The quishing … Read more
A recent study by IT.ie, in partnership with SonicWall, reveals that 73% of Irish office workers feel blamed for cybersecurity incidents. The findings indicate that 29% of employees reported someone in their organization being fired for causing a breach in the past year. Furthermore, 38% of respondents said their employers “always” hold staff accountable for … Read more