Authored by Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) and Sharif Hendry (sharifhendry@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm
 
Recent “ransomware” attacks worldwide, including greater China, have once again brought to the fore the nascent yet potent threat “cyber risks” present as an all-encompassing enterprise risk management challenge to corporations worldwide. Concordantly, the raft of operational consequences that can potentially cascade from an attack, including the liability of directors and officers for errors and omissions, reputational and market valuation knock-on effects, and regulatory compliance issues1, present an ever burgeoning opportunity for insurers to expand further into this potentially lucrative new line of business.