Cyber resilience: 12 key controls to strengthen your security

Cyberattacks continue to dominate news headlines, driven by an overwhelming 148% increase in Ransomware events last year alone.

As cyberattacks become more prolific, related claims follow, meaning we have been able to identify a correlation between certain controls and corresponding cyber incidents. Through this analysis and the continuous examination of relevant data points, the insurance industry has a rich understanding of the technical steps that organizations can take to build their cyber resiliency.

The adoption of certain controls has now become essential for organizations. It is not only a minimum requirement of insurers, but also a key step for companies to help reduce their cyber risk.

New four-part series

In a new series of articles we’ll explore the 12 recommended cybersecurity controls and their characteristics and requirements.

Part one of the series looks at three controls and their importance to cybersecurity:

• Multifactor authentication (MFA) for remote access and privileged or administrator access
• Email filtering and web security
• Secured, encrypted, and tested backupsDownload this article now to receive all four parts of this series over the next month.

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