KYND CYBER FOUNDATIONS
Your risk pool has partnered with KYND to help members strengthen their cyber defenses. On this page, you'll find short, plain-English guides you can work through at your own pace.
Below you will find cyber risk management guides divided into three stages. Each stage marks a level of cyber readiness:
Getting started: Put the basics in place
Building resilience: Prepare for a bad day
Proving it: Show what you've done to auditors and insurers
Work through them in order, or jump to what's most urgent. Open a guide, read it in five minutes, and use its checklist as a self-assessment. Every one is downloadable as a printable one-pager.
Finance and administration, leadership, or your IT contact: each role has a reading path pointed at the risks it actually owns. Same 15 guides, just sorted by who's reading instead of by stage.
The technical basics, and the first controls any insurer or assessor will check for.
A unique password for every account. Just one master password to remember.
The control insurers often ask about first, and the barrier a stolen password can't bypass.
Most attacks start with email. Filter it, and train people to spot scams.
Updates close the holes attackers use first. Apply fast, and replace anything too old.
Attackers target people before technology. These guides cover the scams aimed at your team, and how to train against them.
The costliest scam around. Fake payment requests that look completely real.
Scam calls, texts, QR codes, and fake visitors your email filter never sees.
The part of your defense no product can buy. Trained, careful people.
The basics are in place. Now build the resilience that decides how well you absorb a bad day, inside your walls and beyond them.
Assume an incident happens. These guides determine whether it lasts a day or a month.
Who to call, what to preserve, and what not to touch in the first hours of an incident.
Your risk doesn't stop at your building. Vendors and home offices extend your network.
Every supplier with access to your systems extends your attack surface – manage it like your own.
Home Wi-Fi, personal devices, and remote logins. Securing the network you don't control.
Good practice only counts if you can show it. This stage turns what you've done into proof.
Evidence you can put in front of auditors, your pool, and insurers.
One security standard, applied the same way to every device you own.
Be ready for the questionnaire. Your answers shape premiums, coverage, and claims.
The information provided by KYND is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute insurance or legal advice. KYND is not a licensed insurer, broker, or legal advisor, and any recommendations are based solely on general cybersecurity principles. While we aim to provide accurate and relevant information, we cannot guarantee the completeness or applicability of this information to your specific insurance needs. We strongly recommend that you consult with your insurance broker or legal professional for advice tailored to your specific circumstances. By using KYND's services, you acknowledge that the guidance provided is non-binding and agree to seek independent professional advice where appropriate.