Canopius launches cyber incident response staff

Canopius Group has introduced the launch of its Cyber Incident Management Team (CIMT) to supply complete assist to Canopius cyber policyholders worldwide within the face of cyberattacks.

Leading the service are the Cyber Incident Response staff leaders primarily based in Canopius’s worldwide enterprise models. Brendan Helleman, who served within the British Army and UK Ministry of Defence for 20 years, heads the staff in London. Ellen Brookes, beforehand a technical assist specialist at world regulation agency Ok&L Gates, leads the staff in Sydney. Steven Wesolek, with almost 10 years of knowledge safety and incident response expertise, assumes the position in Chicago.

In addition to the regional leaders, six staff members are unfold throughout London, Sydney, and Chicago, bringing various experience from backgrounds in cybersecurity, company relationship improvement, and the navy.

Canopius’ CIMT goals to considerably improve the insureds’ preliminary response to cyber assaults, decreasing restoration time and bettering service high quality. The staff manages interactions with specialised companies required to deal with the assault’s impression, together with attorneys, information forensics specialists, and PR and repute specialists. In-house response capabilities enable Canopius to deal with incidents inside hours, whereas outsourced companies can take days, the corporate mentioned.

Canopius policyholders acquire entry to most popular charges for specialist cyber incident service suppliers. The CIMT additionally provides pre-event threat mitigation companies, reminiscent of tabletop hacking simulations, which assist establish vulnerabilities in insured pc methods.

“The launch of Canopius’s global cyber incident response marks a significant investment in our capabilities and further specialisation of our dedicated cyber claims team. It represents another milestone in the growth of our global cyber portfolio, wherein the focus is always to provide first class services,” mentioned Matt Northedge, world head of cyber and know-how at Canopius. “As the impact of cyber-attacks continues to grow in complexity, insureds and brokers require even closer collaboration when managing the consequences of such attacks. I am delighted to welcome our new team, who are already adding significant value and relief to our growing number of policyholders.”

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