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The succession of attacks on the computer systems of companies and institutions in recent months encourages the Provincial Council to consider contracting an insurance that covers the possible damage caused by an attack of this type to their bank accounts and their collection system and Payments. To find out the existing possibilities, the provincial body now opens a consultation to the sector to receive information on the duration of the contract, the minimum content of the policy, the evaluation criteria in the tender, the annual premium that should be paid and its annual increase in depending on the insured limit and the suggestions that may be made.
The Provincial Council intends that the insurance cover damages valued at three million each year and that it provide a forensic computer service to analyze the damages suffered, as well as the recovery of lost data. It should also cover cases of cyber extortion and network disruption, as well as provide a response within the first 72 hours and cover financial damages suffered.
The agency fears that cyberattacks will affect its bank accounts intended for the collection of provincial and local taxes, since it is in charge of managing those of small town councils that lack technical and human resources, although it warns that the technical system it employs it is “reasonably safe.”
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