Proactive Cyber Services
Our Insights & Analytics team delivers proactive cyber services, combining advanced data analytics with strategic partnerships to safeguard your digital future. From policy issuance and claims to incident response, we provide real-time, informed solutions tailored to evolving cyber threats. More than just insurers, we’re your trusted partner in managing and mitigating cyber risk.

At Canopius, we go beyond providing insurance. Our proactive cyber services complement our insurance offerings to create a robust shield against digital threats.
- Integrated protection: cyber security services can reduce your exposure to risks, ultimately lowering the likelihood of claims and improving your resilience.
- Seamless claims support: in the event of an incident, our cyber insurance policyholders benefit from the full integration of data security services. This ensures streamlined claims processes and faster recovery.
- Expert guidance: our Insights & Analytics team collaborates closely with our underwriters to provide tailored risk assessments and policy recommendations based on real-world threat intelligence.
By combining proactive cyber services with comprehensive insurance coverage, you’ll always be protected with us.
At Canopius, we understand that no two organisations face the same cyber risks. That’s why our proactive cyber services are fully customisable, designed to address your unique information security and infrastructure security needs.
Whether you require industry-specific threat intelligence, workforce training, or advanced data protection measures, we deliver effective solutions.
Proactive cyber services rely heavily on effective threat intelligence to stay ahead of cyber attacks. This process involves the systematic gathering, analysis, and application of data about current and potential threats.
- Gathering data: the threat intelligence process begins by collecting information from various sources, such as open-source intelligence, dark web monitoring, proprietary claims data, and premium intelligence feeds. These sources provide insights into vulnerabilities, active campaigns, and industry-specific threats.
- Analysing threats: once the data is collected, expert analysts use advanced tools to identify patterns, trends, and emerging risks. This step involves correlating data from multiple sources to gain a comprehensive view of the information security landscape.
- Applying insights: the actionable insights derived from the analysis are then applied to improve your organisation’s infrastructure security posture. This includes tailoring your security controls, updating your risk management strategy, and prioritising mitigation efforts based on the most pressing threats.
By sharing these insights through regular reports and webinars, we ensure you are equipped with the knowledge to combat cyber crime effectively.
At Canopius, our commitment to excellence shines through our proactive client services, run by our Insights & Analytics team in collaboration with carefully chosen experts.
Our proactive cyber services
These Core Services are available to all of our primary policyholders.
Threat Intelligence Reports
We provide quarterly industry-specific threat intelligence reports, summarising the cyber threats observed through our claims, CIMT, and threat intelligence capabilities.
BitSight Security Report
BitSight Security Reports offer actionable insights into your digital footprint and exposure, helping improve your overall cyber posture.
NetDiligence eRisk Hub
The e-risk hub provides cyber tools, training material, articles, best practices checklists, breach costs calculators, and policy templates.
App
Canopius’ mobile app will provide targeted cyber articles, reports, alerts, and will also facilitate easy claims reporting.
Training Workshops
We conduct webinars and group trainings for our insureds, summarising the latest threats and providing recommendations on preventative measures.
Our Premium Services offer personalised, exclusive benefits to eligible* policyholders, enhancing their coverage. These are dedicated solutions tailored to the specific needs of the client, and include:
Company threat reports
Stay ahead of cyber threats with our comprehensive bespoke reports providing up-to-date insights into current threats facing your organisation, attack surface exposure, and recommendations to mitigate against likely threats.
Table-top exercises
Test and enhance your incident response preparedness and crisis response with our immersive tabletop simulations.
Roadmap development
We can consult and advise organisations looking to mature their cybersecurity posture. We use threat intelligence to advise on the most appropriate controls, and support in the development of an implementation plan.
Training sessions
We can provide training sessions or presentations to specific teams, roles, and functions, or to your entire workforce.
Policy and procedure development
We can help you plug holes in your security policies, providing tailored documentation aligned with industry best practices.
Why choose us
Our Threat Intelligence capability stands at the forefront of cyber risk management, powered by expert analysts and the latest technology. Built upon the rich data collected by our dedicated cyber incident management team, supplemented by premium threat intelligence feeds and platforms, we offer a unique and comprehensive view of the cyber threat landscape.
We firmly believe that the fusion of threat intelligence with our claims data provides an unparalleled perspective on cyber risk, enabling us to not only refine our underwriting processes but also to share invaluable insights with our clients.
We use our threat intelligence capabilities to work with our clients, aiming to significantly reduce their cyber risk and secure their digital operations.
Threat Intelligence empowers our underwriters to perform more accurate risk assessments, offering clients more precise and cost-effective coverage. Threat Intelligence bolsters the expertise of our underwriting team, enabling more ‘creative’ underwriting of risks that have unique exposures.
At Canopius, we don’t believe in a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach – each organisation has its own unique exposures, risks and threats. We use threat intelligence to calculate the optimal control set for an organisation and we can share this guidance with applicants or policyholders upon request. This guidance can help support an organisation’s efforts to minimise its exposure in line with its evolving threat landscape.
Insights from our threat intelligence capabilities are reported through threat reports and webinars. Furthermore, tailored threat intelligence reports include additional attack surface management findings, attacks and campaigns targeted against a company’s peers, cyber threat benchmarking, leaked credentials, and dark web chatter.
Our cyber incident management team leverages threat intelligence to expedite response times and provide informed strategies for threat mitigation.
We use our threat intelligence to contextualise and prioritise the findings of our outside-in scanning solution, BitSight. By doing so, we transform raw data into a strategic plan for managing an organisation’s attack surface.
Each of our services – whether a table-top exercise, roadmap development exercise, or a training session – is informed by our threat intelligence capabilities. We are moving away from ‘following the crowd’ and use our proprietary threat intelligence function to guide strategy and our advice.
Speak to one of our specialist underwriters


FAQs
-
Proactive cyber security involves measures taken to prevent cyber threats before they occur. This includes activities such as threat intelligence, penetration testing, and regular updates to antivirus software. Reactive cyber security, on the other hand, focuses on responding to and mitigating the impact of cyber attacks after they have happened.
-
Proactive cyber security provides numerous benefits, including early detection of potential vulnerabilities, reduced risk of data breaches, and minimised business interruption. Activities like penetration testing and utilising advanced antivirus software help in identifying and mitigating threats before they escalate.
-
A common misunderstanding of proactive cyber security is that it is unnecessary if reactive measures are strong. However, proactive measures, such as penetration testing and continuous monitoring with antivirus software, are essential to prevent attacks before they happen. Another misconception is that it is too costly, but the investment can save significant costs associated with data breaches and business interruptions.
Latest Canopius cyber news
Canopius Launches a Bespoke Cyber Insurance Product Tailored for the Energy Sector
London, 25 March 2025 – Canopius announces the expansion of its bespoke cyber insurance product tailored to the energy and utility sectors. Building on more...
Find out moreCanopius wins Carrier of the Year at Intelligent Insurer’s Cyber Insurance Awards Europe 2025
London, 13 February 2025 – Canopius Group, a leading global specialty and P&C (re)insurer, is pleased to announce it has been named Cyber Insurance Carrier...
Find out moreCanopius Appoints Laura Burke US Head of Cyber & Technology
Chicago, 8 January 2025 – Canopius, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, announced today the appointment of Laura Burke as US Head of Cyber & Technology....
Find out moreCanopius Strengthens Cyber Team with Appointment of Chris Getty
London, 17 June 2024 – Canopius Group, a leading global specialty and P&C (re)insurer, today announces the appointment of Chris Getty as Cyber and Technology...
Find out moreCANOPIUS SIGNS MARKET-FIRST PARTNERSHIP WITH GROUP-IB TO STRENGTHEN CYBER OFFERING
London, 15 April 2024 – Canopius Group, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, today announces its partnership with Group-IB, a leading creator of cybersecurity technologies. This...
Find out moreCANOPIUS PAVES THE WAY IN THE CYBER INSURANCE LANDSCAPE WITH CYBER PRIMARY FORM OFFERING
CHICAGO (October 3, 2023) – Leading global specialty lines (re)insurer Canopius Group is proud to be at the forefront of the cyber insurance industry with...
Find out moreCANOPIUS EXPANDS CYBER DIVISION WITH APPOINTMENT OF LEWIS GAYLE
LONDON – July 21 – Canopius, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, has appointed Lewis Gayle as Underwriter – Cyber and Technology, reporting to Michael Shen, Head...
Find out moreCANOPIUS APPOINTS ISABEL FINN AS SENIOR CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
LONDON – 12 July – Canopius, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, has appointed Isabel Finn as a Senior Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst. Isabel, who begins...
Find out moreCANOPIUS LAUNCHES GLOBAL CYBER INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM WITH NINE NEW HIRES
London – 29 June 2023 – Canopius Group, a leading global specialty (re)insurer, has announced the launch of its Cyber Incident Management Team (“CIMT”), available...
Find out more