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Hey you, get off my cloud: Mitigating cloud cyber risks

Or, how an underwriter taught me proper cyber hygiene practices for the cloud.

“This is one of the top risks any business faces, regardless of industry, because if you can’t run your network then you can’t conduct business a lot of times,” says Bobby Bianconi of Aspen Insurance Group. “There is really no way for an executive to continue to improve their company if there isn’t buy-in from the top down.” (Credit: Anusorn/Adobe Stock) “This is one of the top risks any business faces, regardless of industry, because if you can’t run your network then you can’t conduct business a lot of times,” says Bobby Bianconi of Aspen Insurance Group. “There is really no way for an executive to continue to improve their company if there isn’t buy-in from the top down.” (Credit: Anusorn/Adobe Stock)

At the 2023 RAS Conference on cybersecurity, nearly 40% of professionals in attendance said cloud security was their most pressing concern, according to a survey from cybersecurity vendor Delinea. In 2022, cloud security was also the top concern for cybersecurity pros at the conference.

Cloud environments are attractive targets because of the troves of data they store, according to Bobby Bianconi, head of U.S. cyber and technology E&O for Aspen Insurance Group. Additionally, one cloud vendor can serve as a single access point to inflect damage to multiple users

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Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo

Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected].  

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