Tech
IT security company ESET Canada Inc. reported on Monday that its researchers have been analyzing samples of dangerous malware capable of performing an attack on power supply infrastructure. The malware, named Industroyer by ESET, was likely involved in the December 2016 cyberattack on Ukraine’s power grid that resulted in power outages for over an hour […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 12, 2017
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Price is among the top barriers to more people adopting smart home technology to help ease home management pain points in the United States, notes a survey of 1,000-plus adults south of the border released by U.K. smart home brand Hive. What clearly seems to be holding people back from more fully adopting smart home […]
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New vehicle safety features, including crush-resistant materials and driver-assist technologies, are reducing highway risk, but they also present a challenge to collision repair providers.
June 9, 2017
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Gore Mutual Insurance Company has announced a cyber and data response product for Canadian small businesses as well as a partnership with a global home automation company to provide flood sensors to select commercial and personal customers. Gore Mutual announced the developments at its Fast Forward broker event, held on Tuesday in Toronto, the insurer […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 9, 2017
An agile and flexible response by all parties is needed in light of the new and little-understood risks expected to emerge with the anticipated increase in drone activity over the next few years, SCOR experts write in a recent technical newsletter. “Sales of drones for private use have exploded in the last few years but […]
“There is no safety without security,” John Wall, senior vice president and head of BlackBerry QNX, said this week as part of the launch of a new real-time, type 1 hypervisor that can be used in next-generation connected and autonomous vehicles. “If hackers can access a car through a non-critical ECU (engine control unit) system, […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 8, 2017
The global market for the Internet of Things (IoT) is expected to grow from US$170.57 billion in 2017 to US$561.04 billion by 2022, according to a new market research report published this week by MarketsandMarkets. The market research firm said in a press release that the IoT market size is expected to grow at a […]
Generali Global Assistance (GGA), part of the Generali Group, announced on Tuesday that its proprietary identity protection platform is now available for the Canadian marketplace. The offering provides an integrated approach to the four pillars of identity protection: prevention, monitoring, alerts and resolution, GGA said in a statement. The company’s identity protection program includes identity […]
By Canadian Underwriter | June 7, 2017
Key to supporting best practices in master data management (MDM) is to develop a single view of MDM that can be referenced by all systems, reporting and business processes, suggests a new brief from research and advisory firm Novarica. Issued Tuesday, Master Data Management in a Big Data World emphasizes the need to incorporate MDM […]
More than half (55%) of drivers in the United States who participated in a usage-based insurance (UBI) survey from Willis Towers Watson (WTW) have reported that they are “likely to buy a new or pre-owned vehicle equipped with new technology features.” Released on Wednesday, the survey, titled How ready are consumers for connected cars and […]
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