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Cyber security considerations for organisations thinking about taking out cyber insurance.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Cyber security considerations for organisations thinking about taking out cyber insurance for organisational planning, review and training. NCSC guidance is advisory and should be applied to the organisation's own risks and obligations.
Contents
- Introduction
- Note:
- About cyber insurance
- What existing cyber security defences do you already have in place?
- How do you bring expertise together to assess a policy?
- Do you fully understand the potential impacts of a cyber incident?
- What does the cyber insurance policy cover (or not cover)?
- What cyber security services are included in the policy, and do you need them?
- Does the policy include support during (or after) a cyber security incident?
- What must be in place to claim against (or renew) your cyber insurance policy?
- Further reading: Cyber Security guidance from the NCSC
- Source links
Source and licence
National Cyber Security Centre
AttributionNational Cyber Security Centre, “Cyber insurance guidance” (6 August 2020), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesAdapted 16 September 2026: converted the official HTML article into neutral text-only DOCX and PDF editions. Preserved article headings, paragraphs, lists and plain-text source-link destinations; normalized web whitespace and typographic punctuation; omitted site navigation, topic and download cards, images, logos, scripts, styles and page furniture.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026