Answer yes if your organisation holds a valid cyber insurance policy. Please provide the certificate of insurance (as a PDF file) as evidence.
A cyber insurance policy, also referred to as cyber risk insurance or cyber liability insurance coverage (CLIC), is primarily designed to help an organisation mitigate risk exposure by offsetting the costs involved with recovery after a cyber-related security breach or similar event.
Most cyber insurance policies also include a bundle of services that help improve the security of the company that holds the policy. These services may include cyber maturity assessments, technical tools, and a cyber incident response and forensic capability.
Research by the USA National Cyber Security Alliance stated that 60% of SME's that experience a breach subsequently go out of business within 6 months of the attack. Cyber insurance is a method to protect against this and can be invaluable if a breach occurs.
It is important to note that other insurance policies (such as business interruption policies) typically do not include cover for cyber incidents. It is important to check with your insurer or insurance broker that your policy includes cover for disruption from a cyber-attack.
Cyber insurance can be purchased from many insurance companies and through insurance brokers. Risk Ledger recommend Axis Capital as a provider of cyber insurance.
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