Technology
Russia ban on Telegram flares up the privacy vs security battle ahead
Telegram, popular messaging app, has been making the rounds following a highly publicized ban of the service in Russia. The official explanation for the...
Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal a godsend for upcoming GDPR
Facebook scandal that allowed the data of 50 million users to fall into the hands of political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica (CA) is perhaps...
Fatal Uber accident exposes risks and challenges with autonomous driving
Uber’s recent tragic driverless car accident that saw a woman lose her life exposes the risks and challenges of self-driving cars technology.
The past week...
PayPal Venmo settles FTC charges over security and privacy flaws
PayPal settles Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges over security and privacy flaws in its peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Venmo.
As part of the settlement, Venmo...
WannaCry attack exposes the risks of an interconnected online world
The massive WannaCry cyberattack on 12 May 2017 demonstrates the need to insure against the risks created in today’s interconnected online world.
WannaCry – also...
The risks from election hacking
Allegations of election hacking in the United States have exposed the vulnerability of modern political systems to outside interference. The reaction to the hacking...
Careless LinkedIn overlooked regulatory compliance risks
What were they thinking? Was there a Risk Officer on the LinkedIn ship … it’d appeared not.
Earlier last month and after several warnings the...
Google eyes partnerships with insurers in France
Google is eyeing to enter the insurance market through partnerships with insurance companies.
The technology giant is looking to forge partnerships with insurance providers in...
Insurers need to worry about uberisation
Uberisation; the paradigm shift to a data-driven gig economy is both, a threat and an opportunity for insurers.
The threat is that data-driven marketplaces, like...
SMS-based two-factor authentication poses risks
The most common online and smartphone security protection method has become one of the greatest risks to data and information technology systems.
The standard two-factor...
3D Printing: Promising but yet risky
3D printing, a technology that promises to revolutionise the way things are made, is gaining popularity and acceptance in various industries and it’s set...
The Risks from the Internet of Things
The insurance industry is not ready to deal with the massive risks that the Internet of Things; or IoT is creating. Even though much...
Payment solutions risks – Apple Pay & Co
The risks from phone-based payment solutions like Apple Pay might be far greater than many insurers assume. Despite media reports about the safety of...
Ageas’ Back Me Up mobile-based insurance targets Millennials
Insurance giant Ageas seeks to transform how Millennials protect their gadgets and other valued possessions with the launch of Back Me Up—a Tinder-inspired mobile...
