Tech
Burlington, Ont.-based Pen Underwriting Canada Limited announced on Wednesday that it has created a comprehensive cyber solution to respond to the “increasing threat that cybercrime poses for corporations.” Backed by A+ rated capacity, the specialist cyber product is designed for small- to medium-sized corporations and safeguards customers against the main aspects of a cyber breach, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 15, 2017
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Legal / Regulation
The implementation of the New York Department of Financial Services’ (NYDFS) new cybersecurity regulations has the potential to underscore premium growth in cybersecurity insurance and directors and officers (D&O) insurance, but could also raise loss potential for insurers, Fitch Ratings said earlier this week. The rules, which come into effect on March 1, will cover […]
IT research and advisory company Gartner, Inc. is forecasting that 8.4 billion “connected things” will be in use worldwide in 2017, up 31% from 2016, and reaching 20.4 billion by 2020. The company added in a press release last week total spending on endpoints and services will reach almost US$2 trillion in 2017. Regionally, Greater […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 14, 2017
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The industry and regulators need to “think very broadly” around the cyber security of autonomous vehicles, and having autonomous cars operate in such a way that human drivers must be ready to take control can actually increase the risk of collision, experts warned a House of Representatives committee Tuesday. “Transportation is one of the areas […]
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HR
Most IT professionals in Canada (73%) feel strongly that some of their security solutions are outdated and inadequate, according to the Canadian results of a global study released last week. The Need for a New IT Security Architecture: Global Study on the Risk of Outdated Technologies was released on Feb. 7. Conducted by the Ponemon […]
Zurich North America and Deloitte reported on Tuesday that they are working together to provide services for customers to help them better understand and protect themselves from cyber related risks. Initial offerings include risk transfer options provided by Zurich and risk mitigation options provided by Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory Cyber Risk Services, Zurich said […]
Nearly one in four chief executive officers surveyed by PriceWaterhouseCoopers “strongly agree” that how their firms manage people’s data will “differentiate” their companies. “CEOs are particularly anxious that breaches in data security and ethics, and IT outages and disruptions could impair public trust in their industry,” PwC said of the findings from its 20th CEO […]
By Canadian Underwriter | February 13, 2017
FREDERICTON – A year after IBM began teaching its Watson computer system to fight cybercrime, the company is making the platform available for use. “Now he gets a job and makes us some money,” quipped Caleb Barlow, vice-president of IBM Security. He said a new app called IBM QRadar Advisor is now available as a […]
By Jason Contant | February 13, 2017
Production of drones for personal and commercial use is growing rapidly, with global market revenue expected to increase 34% to reach more than US$6 billion in 2017 and more than US$11.2 billion by 2020, according to a new forecast from Gartner, Inc. Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company based in Stamford, Conn., added […]
Ford Motor Company has announced it is investing US$1 billion during the next five years in Argo AI, an artificial intelligence company, to develop a virtual driver system for the automaker’s autonomous vehicle coming in 2021 – and for potential license to other companies. Founded by former Google and Uber leaders, Argo AI is bringing […]
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