Cyber+ business insurance
Specialist business cyber insurance is just 4 questions away
If you’re a business with yearly revenue anywhere up to $250m, Cyber+ can help you protect against online threats like phishing, malware, targeted ransomware and insider threats.
We don’t believe your business should have to waste money, time and effort on a complex procurement process just to get the specialist cyber insurance you need.
That’s why we’ve made Cyber+ quick and painless to set up.
No tedious proposal forms. No endless paperwork. Just answer 4 questions online, and that’s it.
- Backed by tier-1 insurers with specialist expertise in cyber
- 24/7 support and guidance during and after any potential attacks
- Insights and analysis to protect you against current and future emerging cyber threats
Every client is pre-approved for up to $6m coverage under Cyber+, as long as your revenues are under $250m.
It couldn’t be simpler to get the cyber insurance coverage you need for your business.
So, if you’re ready to get started:
The threat of cyber crime is growing
Why protect your business against cyber threats? The statistics speak for themselves:
- 87% of companies in the UAE have faced a cyber incident in the past 2 years
- 66% of UAE businesses reported some form of data breach in the same period
- In 2023, cyber crime in the middle east cost an average of $8 million per incident
And it's estimated that more than 50,000 cyber attacks take place everyday in the UAE.
Cyber+ is a quick, efficient way to protect your business against the financial consequences of an attack. And it’s simple to get started.
What's included in Cyber+?
Your Cyber+ policy protects against both targeted attacks and unintentional cyber outage, and includes:
Rapid incident response
One phone call from you initiates a co-ordinated cyber incident response from a team of professionals who handle these situations every day.
You will be supported by:
- Forensic IT specialists who’ll find how the attack got in, and nullify the threat
- Experienced cyber lawyers to help manage any legal fallout
- Crisis communications experts to mitigate any potential negative media coverage
- Experts in negotiations with criminal gangs
First party costs and expenses
Cyber+ can help you protect your business against financial losses arising from a range of areas, including:
- Incident response costs (forensics, credit monitoring, PR, notification)
- Cost to repair
- Business interruption
- Increased cost of working
- E-theft (virus/hacking)
- E-extortion
Third-party liability
- Cyber liability
- Privacy liability
- Media liability (online only)
- Regulatory investigations and fines, where insurable
Crisis management
- 24/7 crisis panel support – access our cyber team anytime, before during and after an incident
- Court attendance, PR costs and subsidised IT risk management
Ongoing, active risk monitoring
Prevention is better than a cure. Cyber+ isn’t just about protecting your business financially in the event of a cyber breach. It’s about helping your business to reduce your risk of suffering an attack at all.
We’ll use our specialist Cyberwrite software to actively monitor the current cyber risk landscape on your behalf, and pinpoint both the biggest existing threats your business faces online, as well as the emerging risks you may need to safeguard against in the future.
24/7 crisis support
If your business does suffer a cyber attack, then we will go above and beyond to deliver expert support and guidance through the whole process.
You’ll have access to our specialist cyber support team 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, both during and after the attack. We’ll use all our expertise and experience to help you first minimise the damage, and then ensure your business returns to normal as quickly as possible.
Cutting edge policy wordings
Our Cyber+ policy wordings are reviewed and endorsed by Howden’s own expert underwriters and written in accordance with your local laws, to deliver:
- Broad coverage
- No sub limits on key covers
- Enhanced wordings
And to ensure a prompt response from your insurer if you do suffer a cyber breach.
Connect with our team
Tom Cook
Tom Cook
Regional Director (Head of Cyber) – MEA
Alfie Langley
Alfie Langley
Regional Associate Director of Cyber, MEA
Yash Magnani
Yash Magnani
Cyber Account Executive