• ABI unveils cyber security tool for SMEs
    • 27/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has launched a free interactive tool to help SMEs assess their cyber security and plug any gaps. The Cyber Safety Tool asks a small number of questions to the business owner in order to assess potential cyber security weaknesses and produces a bespoke set of recommendations [...]
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  • Auto industry vulnerable to cyber threat
    • 11/11/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new report by NordLocker has found that the automotive industry is the eighth most vulnerable to ransomware attacks. An analysis of 1,200 companies hit by cyber extortion between 2020 and 2021 revealed those sectors where ransomware is the most widespread, with automotive in the top 10. The 56 companies [...]
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  • CD Auction Group secures security certificate
    • 11/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    CD Auction Group has achieved data security standard ISO27001 accreditation. This comes after installing new data protection systems and IT infrastructure to make it easier and safer for dealers to buy vehicles. Andy Pearce, managing director of CD Auction Group, said: “Over the last 18 months, we have [...]
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  • Covéa launches virtual work experience programme
    • 30/06/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Covéa Insurance has announced the launch of a free virtual work experience programme for young people studying at school or college. The programme is designed to help prepare young people for future employment, providing vital insights into the world of work, and includes self-directed learning and core [...]
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  • BVRLA secures cyber security accreditation
    • 04/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The BVRLA has obtained the government’s Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation following an independent assessment of the association’s IT security infrastructure and processes. The accreditation, awarded by the National Cyber Security Centre’s partner IASME, demonstrates that the BVRLA meets the standards [...]
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  • Thatcham drive standards in cyber security
    • 28/10/2015
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: News
    Establishing standards to promote consumer confidence around vehicle cyber security is high on the agenda for Thatcham Research, as the British insurers’ research centre turns attentions to combatting future car crime as the newest members of the Cyber Security Consortium for Connected Vehicles (CCV). Connected [...]
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