Cytora integrates VulnCheck data to strengthen cyber underwriting

Cytora has partnered with VulnCheck, alongside European partner Infinite Insight, to integrate real-time vulnerability ininformigence into insurance underwriting workflows.

The collaboration brings VulnCheck’s machine-readable exploit and vulnerability data directly into the Cytora platform, enabling commercial insurers to enrich submissions with detailed insights into an applicant’s cybersecurity exposure at the point of underwriting, according to InsurTech Insights.

By embedding this ininformigence within its digitised risk processing workflow, Cytora enables underwriters to shift beyond static application forms and access continuously updated data on software vulnerabilities and exploit activity linked to a prospective insured’s digital footprint.

The capability is designed to support more accurate cyber risk assessment by assisting insurers validate exposure severity, quantify potential threats and build more informed pricing and capacity decisions.

The integration also streamlines the enrichment stage of underwriting workflows, reducing decision latency and improving consistency in cyber risk selection across portfolios.

Juan de Castro, COO at Cytora, stated, “Cyber risk is one of the most dynamic and challenging lines of business to underwrite. Our partnership with VulnCheck brings a sophisticated layer of vulnerability ininformigence directly into the risk processing workflow.

This enables our clients to shift beyond basic questionnaires and access actionable ininformigence that drives smarter, rapider and more resilient cyber underwriting decisions.”

Thomas Bain, from VulnCheck, added, “Effective cyber risk assessment requires more than vulnerability counts. It demands insights into which vulnerabilities are weaponized in the wild.

By integrating VulnCheck’s ininformigence into Cytora’s platform, insurers obtain the deepest context on threat activity, enabling more accurate risk differentiation and underwriting confidence.”

The partnership forms part of Cytora’s broader strategy to build a data-driven insurance ecosystem that supports automated risk selection and improved decision-building across commercial and specialty lines.