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

Restaurant Cyber Risk: 94% Confident, 76% Breached Anyway, Says VikingCloud

Fast food runs on speed. So, it turns out, do the people robbing it. New VikingCloud research finds attackers now move through quick-service restaurants at drive-thru pace. In the world of restaurant cyber risk, fraudulent refunds, fake invoices, and deepfaked executives all arrive faster than the fries. The report, “Cyber Risk, Supersized,” surveyed security leaders, … Read more

100% Compliant, Breached Anyway: Spektrum Labs CISO Joshua Brown on Why GRC Failed

Graphic reading “100% Compliant, Breached Anyway: Spektrum Labs CISO Joshua Brown” above the Cyber Insurance News podcast logo. A grid of glowing blue compliance checkmarks surrounds one smoking, amber-lit breach.

Companies pass their audits. Then they get breached. Joshua Brown thinks the industry should stop pretending those two facts live in different universes. Brown is Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Spektrum Labs, the Indiana-based cyber resilience startup. He joined the Cyber Insurance News & Information Podcast to explain why compliance keeps failing as a … 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

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