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It Isn't One Risk, But All of Them

By Kim S. Nash

 

Hello. The most underappreciated risk for corporate leaders is the confluence of risk, says Vincent Tizzio, chief executive of insurer Axis Capital.

Cyber, climate, energy resilience and increased scrutiny of companies together are underestimated, said Tizzio, speaking Tuesday with WSJ Leadership Institute's Alan Murray at the World Economic Forum in Davos. So is the understanding of how different insurance products work together, he said.

"It is the aggregation of all those exposures that we really need to be mindful to," Tizzio said. Watch the full interview. 

Also today: 

  • DOGE might have misused Social Security data, court filing admits
  • Second tech executive leaves Marks & Spencer after hack
  • Crypto heist at law firm 
  • Justice Department's cyber fraud settlements top $52 million
 

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More Cyber News

PHOTO: NATHAN HOWARD/REUTERS

Trump administration officials said two people on Elon Musk's DOGE team might have misused Social Security numbers, according to a new filing in a legal battle over access to such records. One member also signed an agreement to potentially share the data with a group seeking to overturn election results. (Politico)

Stepping down: Josie Smith is resigning as Marks & Spencer's chief technology officer about one year after a ransomware attack disrupted operations for weeks. Smith had joined the U.K. retailer about six months before the hack from telecom provider BT Group. Rachel Higham left M&S as chief digital and technology officer in October. (Sky News)

  • Further reading from WSJ: Marks & Spencer Profits Plummet on Cyberattack

Critical infrastructure operators in the European Union plan to remove high-risk tech from their networks, citing the risk of espionage. The EU directive doesn't name companies or countries targeted. China's Huawei Technologies, which makes telecom, AI and other technology, said the move "violates the EU's basic legal principles of fairness, non-discrimination, and proportionality." (Reuters)

  • U.K. cyber officials warned Tuesday that Russia-linked hackers are working to disrupt infrastructure providers and local government networks. (Cybersecurity Dive)
  • Since Jan. 1, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued 18 alerts about vulnerabilities in industrial tech from providers Rockwell Automation, Schneider Electric, Siemens and others. 

Crypto heist at law firm: Hackers stole $4 million in cryptocurrency from Maryland law firm Greenberg & Liberman, which had set up crypto wallets to hold escrow funds for clients. The firm has filed for an emergency injunction to freeze the assets it traced to exchange Bitget. (Law.com)

$52 Million

Amount the U.S. Justice Department recovered in 2025 in cybersecurity investigations under the False Claims Act. The settlements involve nine companies and universities accused of misstating the cyber capabilities or services they provided to the federal government. 

 

About Us

The WSJ Pro Cybersecurity team is Deputy Bureau Chief Kim S. Nash and reporters Angus Loten and James Rundle. Follow us on X @WSJCyber. Reach the team by replying to any newsletter you receive or by emailing Kim at kim.nash@wsj.com.

 
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