The Cybersecurity Playbook for Agencies

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This Is Just the Beginning

This playbook was built from nearly a decade of conversations with agency principals, operations leaders, and insurance company compliance teams. The same questions and challenges come up over and over, and this guide is designed to address them in a way that is non-technical and actionable.

It gives you a clear picture of where the real risks live in an agency environment and what it looks like to address them in a way that holds up under scrutiny, whether that scrutiny comes from a regulator, an insurance company, or your own leadership team.

Alongside the playbook, you will find a short training course, downloadable tools, and agency-specific references that can immediately help you assess where your agency stands. If questions come up along the way, we are here.

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Bonus Training

Cyber Risk of AI

This training introduces the core concepts behind risk-based cybersecurity, then puts them to work with a real-world risk analysis of AI tools. Simple, practical, and directly applicable to your agency.

Bonus Training  ·  ~15 min
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Cyber Risk of AI

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Simplifying Cyber Risk Course

Simple Ways to Understand Cyber Risk

Follow along with your playbook as we walk through the core concepts behind cyber risk, building the understanding you need to strengthen your resilience and meet any compliance requirements. The resources below the videos are there to support what you learn and help you put it into practice.

Lesson 1
Measuring Risk
Lesson 2
Compliance vs. Cybersecurity
Lesson 3
Risk Tolerance and Mitigation
Lesson 4
Addressing Risk
Lesson 5
Common Challenges

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Resource Library

The resources below accompany the playbook and expand on topics that can help you improve your security practices.

Risk Inventory Tracker

Start mapping your key risk areas using core items from recognized cybersecurity frameworks.

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Plan of Action and Milestones Template

Cybersecurity work can expand quickly. This POAM keeps your priorities organized and your remediation on track over time.

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Cyber Maturity Checklist

A quick self-assessment against the core practices in the playbook. A useful starting point before any deeper conversation.

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Cybersecurity Services Glossary

Grab our glossary for definitions of tools, services, and terms.

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Agency-Specific

Insurance Data Security Law Database

26 states have enacted insurance-specific cybersecurity laws. We keep track of them for you in this database.

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Agency-Specific

Data Security Requirements for Insurance

A practical guide to what insurance companies, state regulators, and agency management systems are actually requiring of agencies today.

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Phishing Defense Webinar

A recorded training with a staff safety tips handout and phishing defense checklist included, ready to share with your team.

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Cyber Risk Assessments: What to Know

A recorded webinar on the value, structure, and process of a cyber risk assessment, with a walkthrough of how to get started.

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Are You Ready to Protect Your Agency?

The Cyber Strategy Session is a focused 1-on-1 consultation where we review your environment, your risks, your security practices, and what to prioritize next. Walk away with either validation that you are on the right path, or advice and next steps to get on track.

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