25 January 2017Insurance

Marsh and Atos to offer joint cyber risk services in France

Insurance broker Marsh and IT service provider Atos are extending their partnership and offering to support their customers in France with the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the management of cyber risks.

Coming into force from May 2018, the GDPR will have a structural impact on the security of IT systems and the management of cyber risks, according to a joint statement.

Marsh and Atos will assist data protection officers and IT security managers in carrying out a risk and impact assessment, implementing the new "security by default" rule and revising procedures for managing personal data.

"The GDPR has amplified the cyber risk of companies and made it increasingly necessary to consider insurance to be one of the tools available to companies to finance the impacts of cyber risks," said Luc Vignancour, cyber & crime practice leader at Marsh.

Chris Moret, Vice President Cybersecurity at Atos, added: "Together with Marsh, we have put in place an end-to-end concept to support companies in identifying the risks linked to the protection of this data, and in implementing technological control mechanisms for the related risks.”

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