Over the past few years, it's been clear that cyber security is more important than ever. Recently, for example, Equifax announced that it was the subject of a cyber attack that may affect as many as 143 million U.S. consumers. In a statement, Equifax admitted that intruders accessed names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, address and driver's license numbers as well as credit card numbers for about 209,000 consumers. The event, which also affected U.K. and Canadian consumers, has caused many to react with anger while others are resigned to such a data breach as a way of life.
In response to the heightened awareness of cyber risk at all levels and in all industries, companies are developing benchmarks and best practices, and they're requiring employees to adhere to those best practices, too. Risk managers, along with IT professionals and others, are creating successful programs to keep their organizations safe from cyber threats, meeting their critical responsibility. Even the boards of directors of many companies are focusing on data breaches, cyber security and the potential for large losses — not to mention the damage to the company's reputation.
To celebrate the successes of cyber security savvy risk managers, National Underwriter is searching for candidates whose programs are worthy of recognition with our second Excellence in Cyber Security Risk Management Award.
Have your outstanding program recognized
The award proudly recognizes those with outstanding risk control programs designed to continually protect an organization's sensitive data against cyber attacks. If you have a unique risk management approach or success story in how to counter cyber exposures, we'd like to hear about it — and so would our readers. Enter your company in the National Underwriter Excellence in Cyber Security Risk Management Award program today!
Presented to three winners, the honor will be bestowed upon those risk managers or IT risk professionals whose programs have displayed effective, notable mitigation techniques that are proven to keep cyber risks at bay.
How to nominate your cyber security program
To nominate your company for an award, you must be a risk manager or someone who works in the risk management department of a U.S. company, responsible at least in part for the organization's cyber security program. You also must fill out an application, including a company profile, which will be kept confidential. There is no fee for entering your submission for this award.
Submissions must be received by Oct. 9, 2017, to be considered.
If your cyber security risk management program is selected as one of the three award winners, you'll receive
- An exclusive feature profile in the November 2017 issue of National Underwriter Property & Casualty and on PropertyCasualty360.com.
- The opportunity to discuss your award-winning program during a special webinar (with highlights appearing on PropertyCasualty360.com).
The deadline is fast approaching so get your applications in no later than Oct. 9, 2017!
Questions? Contact Shawn Moynihan at smoynihan@alm.com.
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