AUSTRALIAN INSURANCE GUIDE
Cyber Insurance Guide
A guide to cyber, data, system and digital interruption exposures.
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Which cyber controls are useful to prepare for an insurance proposal?
Useful cyber information can include multi-factor authentication, access controls, patching, endpoint protection, backups, staff awareness, incident response, outsourced IT arrangements and the types of data and systems the business depends on.
OVERVIEW
Good underwriting begins with the controls already in place
Prepare details of turnover, records held, payment systems, remote access, multi-factor authentication, backups, patching, endpoint security, outsourced IT, prior incidents and dependency on key systems.
Australian privacy and regulatory references should be considered in the Australian context rather than copied from UK material.
Australian insurance context
For Australian businesses, Cyber Insurance Guide should be considered against the actual activities, location, scale, contracts, assets and risk controls of the business. Insurance requirements and insurer appetite can vary by state or territory and by the way the risk is presented.
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Published by DIBNI · Last reviewed 30 August 2026 · Editorial standards · Commercial insurance proposal guide