12 October 2011

Industry underestimating risk of cybercrime

Survey results show infosecurity is a low concern, but industry expert says otherwise
Only 42% of chief risk officers are concerned about electronic communications risk and information security, according to a survey carried out by insurer Zurich and the Harvard Business Review. The survey of 1,400 chief risk officers ranked information security last out of a list of 10 significant risks. 

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However, Tom Richardson, head of customer relationship management at Zurich Global Corporate UK, told the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma) forum in Stockholm today that there had been a noticeable change of awareness when it comes to cyber-terrorism.


"If you talk to people now about what they're worried about, it's not the security of the data or compensation they're concerned about, it's the reputational risk," he said

Read more: http://www.risk.net/operational-risk-and-regulation/news/2114890/industry-underestimating-risk-cybercrime-forum-hears#ixzz1aa3O82ul
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