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Don’t Pay the Price: Ransomware Protection Tips and Cyber Insurance Solutions

Cyber-attacks are becoming an everyday risk to businesses of all sizes in every industry. So, at Robert Gerrard, we’ve made it our mission this year to ensure our clients fully understand the threats posed by online crime, and that they’re fully covered against them. We’re therefore launching a blog series which we hope will help you better understand the complex landscape of cybercrime. In the first of the series, we are looking specifically at ransomware.

Legal Sector Urgent Warning: Cyber Cover no Longer Included in Professional Indemnity Policies

Robert Gerrard is urging all barristers with a professional indemnity (PI) policy due for renewal on 1 April 2022, and solicitors due to renew on 1 October 2022, to take urgent action to fill the gap in cover that is being left as new PI policies no longer provide cyber risk protection.

Top Ten Risks for UK Businesses in 2021

The Allianz Risk Barometer report identifies the top corporate risks for the year ahead, based on the insight of over 2,700 risk management experts across the world. We thought it would be useful to share the risks from the report ranked most important by those surveyed in the UK, to help with your own risk planning for the next 12 months and beyond.

New Cyber Security Warning as Vulnerability Hits Windows DNS Server

Last month, a critical vulnerability in the Windows DNS server was revealed, with the potential to allow cybercriminals to gain access and make changes to company IT systems. This vulnerability is ‘wormable’, and affects ALL Windows users, which means that immediately installing the security patch released to deal with the issue is absolutely crucial. If this is not possible straight away, then a workaround must be implemented.

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