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Wearable tech devices surge during COVID-19 crisis

There has been a surge in the number of people using wearable technology in recent months as they turn to the devices for digital contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
23rd July 2020
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Around the block(chain)

Darko Popovic, Chadwick Cheung and Zhixin Lim of the Risk Management in a Digital World Working Party run through some of the most commonly asked questions about blockchain
8th July 2020
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Homeworking creating new opportunities for hackers, Aon warns

Cyber criminals are exploiting new security vulnerabilities brought on by COVID-19 and widespread homeworking, a new report from Aon has warned.
8th July 2020
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Ransomware attacks soar 25% during COVID-19 crisis

Ransomware cyber attacks increased by 25% worldwide in the first quarter of this year compared to the final three months of 2019, based on incidents reported to Beazley Breach Response (BBR) Services.
9th June 2020
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Third of SME workers fall victim to phishing emails during lockdown

Almost a third of UK workers at small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have fallen victim to phishing emails since the start of the COVID-19 lockdown, with nearly half of those emails related to the pandemic.
21st May 2020
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COVID-19 could unleash 'avalanche' of systemic shocks – WEF

The world is unprepared for heightened environmental, societal and technological risks brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Economic Forum (WEF) has warned today.
19th May 2020
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COVID-19 to spark interest in AI

Businesses will be forced to reconsider their spending priorities as a result of COVID-19 pandemic, and insurers are likely to ramp up investment in artificial intelligence (AI), according to GlobalData.
14th May 2020
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The silent treatment

Simon Cartagena and Jasvir Grewal explain the issue of non-affirmative ‘silent’ cyber exposure, and share the Cyber Risk Working Party’s framework for helping insurance companies to address it
14th April 2020
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Interview with Carly Kind: Progress and privacy

Chris Seekings and Kate Pearce talk to Carly Kind about the opportunities brought by big data and artificial intelligence – and the challenges of ensuring they benefit all of society
14th April 2020
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In the vaults: the features of cryptocurrency spot and future markets

Blockchain technology and the trading of bitcoin were introduced in October 2008 in the famous paper by Satoshi Nakamoto.
4th March 2020
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