Expert warns that NZ is likely to face significant future cyberattacks

A leading global tech security expert has warned that New Zealand is likely to face significant future cyberattacks – so this may be the best time for brokers to remind consumers about the benefits of having cyber insurance.

Theo Nassiokas, former cyber and information security director at Barclays Singapore, will be the key speaker at the 2019 New Zealand cyber security summit on October 16.

He explained that being a member of the Five Eyes alliance with the USA, the UK, Canada, and Australia placed New Zealand in a higher risk profile as the alliance may be targeted by countries with opposing foreign policies.

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