For almost as long as businesses have been subject to risk, some form of insurance has existed to mitigate their exposure. The first recorded commercial insurance policies date back to Babylonian times, and in the thousands of years since, the types of business cover available have multiplied exponentially, driven by the uptake of technology.
It’s now over 20 years since the first cybersecurity policy was written. At the time, this was considered groundbreaking – although by modern standards, its scope was limited.
