Staff Reporter | 06 Feb, 2018
Tech giants Cisco, Apple,
Aon and Allianz on Tuesday unveiled a cyber risk management solution
for businesses that has cyber resilience evaluation services from
Aon, a secure technology from Cisco and Apple and options for
enhanced cyber insurance coverage from Allianz.
The new
solution, which is now available, is designed to help organisations
better manage and protect themselves from cyber risk associated with
ransomware and other malware-related threats.
Aon cyber
security professionals will assess interested customers' cyber
security posture and recommend ways to help improve their cyber
security defenses.
"This holistic solution provides
our clients with an integrated approach to addressing ransomware
risk. We can provide customers with guidance on what cyber defenses,
resources and processes to deploy to improve their cyber posture.
It's the improved cyber posture that makes them eligible for
enhanced/broader cyber insurance protection," Jason Hogg, CEO,
Aon Cyber Solutions, said in a statement.
Allianz
evaluated the Cisco and Apple technical foundation of the solution
and determined that customers using "Cisco Ransomware Defense",
and/or qualified Apple products can be eligible for the
Allianz-developed enhanced cyber insurance offering.
"This
strategic alliance with Aon, Apple and Cisco allows us to provide a
unique solution to companies using this integrated platform to manage
risk and ultimately strengthen their battle against high-profile
threats," added Bill Scaldaferri, President and CEO, Allianz
Global Corporate and Specialty (AGCS) North America.
The
solution has "Cisco Ransomware Defense: that leverages industry
leading threat intelligence from "Cisco Talos" to see
threats once and block them everywhere.
The solution
includes advanced email security, next-generation endpoint protection
and Cloud-delivered malicious internet site blocking.
"Cisco
Security technology is central to the new holistic risk management
solution and we are excited to bring another important benefit to our
customers with greater options for cyber insurance," Chuck
Robbins, Chairman and CEO, Cisco, said.
The tight
integration of hardware, software and services on iOS devices ensures
that each component of the system is trusted. Users benefit from
always-on hardware encryption, as well as support for secure
networking protocols.
"We're thrilled that insurance
industry leaders recognise that Apple products provide superior cyber
protection and that we have the opportunity to help make enhanced
cyber insurance more accessible to our customers," said Tim
Cook, Apple's CEO.