Growing cyber risk and the contribution of insurance to cyber risk management
OECD · OECD eBooks · 2017
This chapter provides an overview of the context for this study, notably the increasing concerns about the implications of cyber risk, as well as some information on the survey undertaken for the purposes of informing this report. It also describes the potential contribution of insurance to managing cyber risk through: (i) supporting the quantification of cyber exposure; (ii) providing expertise on risk management and prevention; (iii) facilitating access to crisis management services; and (iv) encouraging risk reduction through premium pricing.