Microsoft and Google are the two technology vendors whose products are most frequently targeted by threat actors, according to new insurer data. Apple and Linux ranked third and fourth respectively in Coalition’s list of most vulnerable vendors. Released today, the insurer’s Risky Tech Ranking was compiled to support better decision-making around the technologies businesses adopt.

RSA Insurance is to rebrand and trade as Intact Insurance. RSA was acquired in June 2021 by the Canadian insurer Intact Financial Corporation and Scandinavian insurer Tryg A/S. With a global team of 31,000 employees, Intact Financial Corporation writes CAD$24 billion in total annual DWP.

An unsettled regulatory environment is the greatest risk for senior enterprise risk executives in Q1 2025, according to research published today. Increasing compliance complexity and costs due to regulatory authority changes moved from the third most cited spot in the second half of 2024, according to the Gartner study.

QinetiQ Ltd has been fined £800,000 after an employee was shot during testing of ammunition at a Ministry of Defence range in South Wales. The incident, which took place in March 2021 during a NATO ammunition quality assurance trial at the MoD's Pendine ranges, left the individual paralysed from the shoulders down after he was shot by a 5.56mm bullet fired from a gun, 570 metres away.

Cyber risk solutions provider Resilience is expanding its cyber insurance offering to cover UK enterprise clients with revenues over £10bn. The company has provided cyber liability and technology errors and omissions insurance in the US since 2020. This latest expansion is supported by a new partnership with Accredited Insurance, backed by a panel of global cyber reinsurers.

Manufacturers view sustainability as more of an opportunity than a risk, and are embracing smart technologies to make production greener, safer and more efficient. This is amongst the findings of the latest Global Manufacturing Risk Index 2024 from risk advisory and broker Willis.