FM Global to conduct regular cyber engineering evaluations of industrial control systems for clients

As part of its continuing commitment to cyber risk assessment, prevention and control, FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial property insurers, has become one of the first insurance carriers to offer industrial control systems evaluations at client locations as part of its routine engineering site visits. The ICS evaluation will be incorporated into the company’s Cyber Risk Assessment-a comprehensive review of a client’s cyber exposures, at both the location and enterprise levels. Many legacy industrial control systems operating today were put in place for safety and efficiency, not for cyber security, said Jeff Tilley, FM Global vice president, manager of cyber hazards. Our goal is to help clients minimize industrial equipment failure due to computer malfunction, operator error or malicious cyber activity that could lead to equipment failure or lost production.