"The boards of organisations need to understand that cyber risk is not only an IT risk; it is an enterprise risk". This is FERMA’s response to the Commission’s consultation on public-private partnerships in cyber security as part of the commission's Digital Single Market Strategy.

The European Commission has opened a public consultation on how to best set up a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) on cybersecurity, which will be launched in the course of 2016, as part of the European Commission's Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy.

Personal data is floating around the web like never before.
While it’s no secret that stolen credit cards information is valuable, a recent report from Intel Security found the price of other stolen data that can be found on the deep web.

According to an Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) survey released on september 2015, the global cyber security market is going to reach $20bn by 2025 and the pressure to increase security will continue to grow.

A report by Raytheon Websense reveals new concerns for the healthcare sector as the black market thrives on personal medical data.

According to a Procorre research UK businesses are increasing their request for cybersecurity experts.The recent high profile hacks against Carphone Warehouse and Ashley Madison clearly showed the vulnerability of many IT security systems and contributed to the investment increase on cybersecurity. Cybersecurity roles account for 14% of UK-Based IT jobs, with 15% of cyber security professionals paid at least £100.000 per annum.

Cyber security threats are evolving rapidly. Organisations are facing not simply an escalating risk, but the near certainty that sooner or later they will suffer a cyber-security breach.

Technology  is  ever  evolving  and  new  cyber  threats  continue  to be devised. Unfortunately, cybersecurity is not yet at the core of many national and industrial technology strategies.
This is why WISER’s aim is to develop a multi-staged methodology to continuously, consistently and appropriately govern cyber strategy.

"Is your cyber risk approach ahead of the curve?" the Cyber risk in EMEA infographic is based on the key findings of the AON 2015 EMEA Cyber Impact Report. The infographic touches on the intagible vs tanglible assets aspect, what it means to take action and what are the actions that can be taken for cyber risk management. 

The AON 2015 EMEA Cyber Impact Report explores the relative financial statement exposure of intangible (cyber) assets compared to tangible assets among EMEA organisations. Based on more than 500 interviews with organisations, it provides fresh insight into cyber risk in EMEA.