Insurance Industry Can Solve Cyber

Before explaining the basis for the strong statement in the headline, it’s necessary to redefine what “solve” means. After all, we live in a world where the myth of impenetrability was long ago debunked, where there are no silver bullet technology solutions and where continued cyber events are as certain as the sun rising tomorrow. Anybody who knows anything about cyber is likely thinking, “It’s impossible to solve cyber risk!” But what if we redefine “solve” as: “to provide security leaders and firms with an accurate picture of their cyber exposure, with the ability to effectively manage the risk and with resiliency when an event happens.”