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Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.

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National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), 29th March 2022
Cyber security – even in a time of global unrest – remains a balance of different risks. Ian Levy, the NCSC's Technical Director, explains why.
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Lockton, 28th March 2022
Given the potential for increased cybercrime, it is important to ensure that organizations evaluate their crime policy or policies if they sustain any type of monetary loss from a cyber event. The electronic loss of funds can potentially implicate both cyber and crime policies.
Oliver Wyman, 15th March 2022
Russian state-sponsored actors have demonstrated the capability and willingness to target public and private infrastructure in neighbouring states and beyond. And countless cyber criminals and other opportunists will seek to exploit the fog of war to launch malicious attacks for their own monetary gain. Governments and companies need to be vigilant in tightening their cybersecurity protocols and heightening defences to counter these threats.
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KPMG, 1st March 2022
After months and weeks of tension, the Russian government’s invasion of Ukraine has elevated concerns for cyber security incidents and the resilience of critical business functions. While there remains a significant amount of uncertainty around the conflict, including the duration, scale and reach, there are some key considerations that can help to evaluate cyber security preparedness levels.
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Airmic,BLM, 8th April 2022
Updated version released April 2022 , covering the latest developments in UK GDPR, including the International data transfer agreement (IDTA) which came into force last month – There are also some very significant GDPR ramifications to this post-Covid new normal. WFH, even if only a part of the post-Covid normal, has rendered many existing security regimes, designed for a pre-pandemic world, redundant.
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Pool Re, 24th March 2022
[Free to access upon setting up an account] The risk of Russian cyber retaliation in response to Western sanctions over Ukraine is just one pressing reason why the UK’s new national cyber strategy is so important.
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Control Risks, 22nd October 2020
Outlines some of the key strategies that businesses can use to stay one step ahead of ransomware extortionists in light of their evolving approaches to targeting and extorting victims.
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Howden
Ransomware and warning shots about risk aggregation have added a big dose of complexity into an already complicated cyber risk landscape. Insurers are weighing the delicate balance of growth vs discipline in the face of surging claims and deteriorating profitability.
Lockton, 3rd March 2022
Knowledge of how war exclusions have been interpreted in the past can be useful in evaluating the applicability of the exclusion under the current circumstances around the Ukraine crisis.
AXA XL, 1st February 2022
Friday Reading Edition 99 (25th March 2022)
Challenging conditions in the traditional insurance marketplace, notably for cyber coverages, have prompted many buyers to seek to increase the amount of risk they retain with their captives. This article explains how a structured solution can help buyers of cyber coverage to take higher retentions and manage risk volatility within their captives.
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