As 2015 draws to a close, cyber security remains a priority as shown by the more than 1,000 legal, insurance and risk professionals who attended ALM's cyberSecure conference on Dec. 15-16 in New York City.

A highlight of the conference was the presentation of National Underwriter Property & Casualty's 2015 Excellence in Cyber Security Risk Management Award, sponsored by the Institutes. The winner for 2015 was XL Catlin's information risk management team, headed by Thomas Dunbar, senior vice president.

The award was presented to Dunbar at the conference by Mary Ann Cook, senior vice president of knowledge resources and content development for the Institutes. Cook lauded Dunbar as a leader who excels at what he does — one who provides inspiration for everyone in the industry to draw from. "It is especially important in today's environment that we have leaders that we can look toward for expertise in the face of emerging cyber security threat and risk, and Tom Dunbar is one of these leaders," she said.