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CEO fraud scam by China hackers forces investment fund to shut down
In 2016 SS&C Technologies, a financial services software firm, was sued after allegedly falling for a CEO fraud scam that ultimately led to wiring $5.9 million funds to China-based hackers. The hackers tricked company […]
Hermeneut meeting in Tel Aviv
Hosted by Elta, today the Hermeneut Consortium gathered in Tel Aviv (Israel) for a project meeting.
The focus of the meeting is on the technical work to be performed in the next […]
Cyber insurance for companies: 7 things to know
Today, cybercrime is the main risk factor for companies worldwide. In 2016 only, Italy suffered economic damage resulting from cyber-attacks for around 10 billion euros. And the situation isn’t much better in the […]
When a data breach occurs, stock prices take a hit, too
According to a Comparitech Report released on the 6th of September, data breaches not only affect confidential information, but hit share prices, too.
Their study looked at incidents from the past six years occurred […]
Back from the IEA 2018 Symposium in Florence
We are glad to have been part of the International Ergonomic Association (IEA 2018) congress with a HERMENEUT Symposium revolving around the role played by […]
HERMENEUT @IEA2018 symposium in Florence
We are excited to be taking part into the next International Ergonomic Association (IEA) congress, to be held in Florence (Italy), 26-30 August 2018.
We are […]
HERMENEUT @Digital Insurance Agenda conference
Last May, HERMENEUT’s member Digital Catapult attended the Digital Insurance Agenda conference in Amsterdam. This international event is a showcase for advanced digital technology companies, supplying services to commercial and […]
HERMENEUT 1st workshop “Insurance in Cyber-security”
On the 5th of July 2018 we held our 1st workshop on “Insurance in cyber-security” in Milan, Italy. The workshop, which aimed at discussing the state-of-the-art of the cyber-security market, raised great interest […]
The limits of cyber insurances
Commercial espionage, cybercrime and sabotage are among others the greatest challenges for governments, the law enforcement and enterprises. The computer networks of governments, enterprises, financial and multilateral institutions, as well as foundations are […]
What if you could quantify Cyber Risk?
According to Morgan Stanley the “Cyber insurance market” will be soon worth be worth $8bn-$10bn. This number alone is a good indicator that shows a current trend: more and more […]