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October is Cyber Awareness Month so we spoke to the team at InsuranceMarket.ae team for their risk insights.

Did you know that during the pandemic, Covid-19 wasn’t the only virus we had to protect ourselves against? Cybercrime rose globally as more people were forced online to manage their lives in lockdown, and doing things digitally became a ‘new normal’.

October is Cyber Awareness Month so we spoke to the team at InsuranceMarket.ae team for their risk insights.

“Cyber viruses are just like conventional ones: invisible infections from which none of us are immune but can be treated”, said Rachel Al Mughairi, chief engagement officer at InsuranceMarket.ae.

“Whilst being vigilant yourself is a protection, we’d advise the purchase of cyber insurance which offers cover for losses arising from attacks of phishing, ransomware, malware and more”, she explained.

“As applications and programmes evolve so do the criminals, and cyber-attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and stealth.