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The real cost of a false alert isn't burnout, it's the analyst who stops believing the alarms
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (200+ words) The most damaging consequence of false positives in a security operations centre is not the burnout everyone talks about. It is something quieter and harder to see: the slow conditioning of a sharp analyst into someone who assumes everything is…...
Critical CMS alert puts patching obligations under insurance spotlight
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (694+ words) Insurance Business Critical CMS alert puts patching obligations under insurance spotlight Government warning highlights how delayed security updates can now affect cyber cover A government-rated critical alert about coordinated exploitation of content management system (CMS) vulnerabilities has landed at a…...
Insurance futurist says AI is leveling, not disrupting, the field
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (478+ words) Insurance Business Insurance futurist says AI is leveling, not disrupting, the field Forestview Insights' Rob Galbraith on why agentic AI strengthens advisors instead of replacing them Artificial intelligence is reshaping insurance underwriting and claims, but it is strengthening the role…...
Australia and New Zealand AI adoption outpaces governance
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (481+ words) Insurance Business Australia and New Zealand AI adoption outpaces governance The gap is widening as cyber insurance rates soften and AI exposures evolve Businesses across Australia and New Zealand are deploying autonomous AI tools faster than they are governing them,…...
Access to AI is not the same as being ready for it
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (629+ words) The federal government is putting $700 million behind small and medium-sized businesses to help them access AI – but access and readiness are not the same thing, according to Denis Panariti (pictured left), head of financial lines at Beazley Canada. "The funding…...
Revealed – One in five UK employees have shared work passwords externally
1+ week, 3+ day ago (471+ words) Insurance Business Revealed – One in five UK employees have shared work passwords externally New findings show how routine workplace behaviour is widening the attack surface for UK businesses. One in five employees have shared work login details or passwords with…...
Aflac Japan breach exposes millions of customer records
1+ week, 4+ day ago (827+ words) Insurance Business Aflac Japan breach exposes millions of customer records Repeat incident sharpens focus on insurer cyber risks Aflac Life Insurance Japan Ltd. disclosed on June 30, 2026, that hackers had stolen personal data belonging to 4.38 million customers and agents, according to…...
Your employees are already using AI, and nobody approved it
1+ week, 6+ day ago (686+ words) Employees at small and medium-sized businesses across Canada are already using AI tools to boost productivity and handle day-to-day tasks – and in most cases, nobody at the company has approved it, governed it or assessed what data is being exposed,…...
AssuranceAmerica MGA breach exposes policyholder data in employee-targeted attack
2+ week, 7+ hour ago (470+ words) An unauthorized third party accessed the IT systems of AssuranceAmerica Managing General Agency, LLC and copied files containing sensitive personal information on policyholders across its agent network. The Atlanta-based MGA detected the attack on March 17, 2026. It traced the intrusion to…...
Clyde & Co finds AI adoption outpacing governance frameworks
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (192+ words) APRA member Therese McCarthy Hockey said: “What we’ve observed from our supervisory engagement is that while AI adoption is continuing apace, the systems and processes required to safely govern its use aren’t keeping up. Likewise, the speed at which entities…...