Cyber incidents ranks as the top peril for companies globally in the Allianz Risk Barometer for the first time after receiving 39% of responses. Seven years ago, it ranked 15th with only 6% of responses. Awareness of the cyber threat has grown rapidly in recent years, driven by companies’ increasing reliance on their data and IT systems and a number of high-profile incidents. Kelly Castriotta, Head of Product Development and Cyber Underwriting Lead, Financial Lines, North America, at AGCS, discusses why cyber risks are front-and-center in this year’s survey on this edition of the AGCS Podcast.