About Resiliently
What I Do
I translate cyber risk for the people who price it. Underwriters, brokers, and risk engineers use Resiliently to see what they're underwriting — before they write it.
Why Resiliently
Resilience is the thread that connects everything I work on — helping organizations withstand cyber threats, navigate regulatory change, and adopt AI without losing sight of risk fundamentals. This site is where I share what I'm learning along the way.
For Who
Cyber underwriters, risk engineers, and brokers who price cyber risk and need to see what they're covering. No security jargon, no SOC dashboards — just intel that speaks your language.
Get in Touch
Have a question, story idea, or just want to connect? Reach out.
I'm Michael Guiao. I founded Resiliently AI and write Resiliently because the cyber insurance industry needs more honesty and less jargon. I've held CISM, CCSP, CISA, and DPO certifications — and let them lapse. In the age of AI, knowledge is cheap. What matters is judgment, and that only comes from sitting across the table from real people with real risks.
Currently Senior Underwriter Cyber at Sompo International, previously at Zurich and AXA. Before that, IT Audit at Xella Group and Risk Assurance at PwC. Eight years of asking the questions that matter — not the ones on a checklist.
Resiliently is where I share what I'm learning — from hands-on risk engineering work and regulatory developments like NIS2 and DORA, to practical AI tools built specifically for insurance professionals. The goal is to make cyber risk intel accessible and actionable for the people who price it.
Built by a risk engineer turned underwriter. The only cyber intel platform that starts from your desk — not the SOC.
Certifications (lapsed — by choice)
Experience
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Resiliently.ai · Cologne
Founder — Personal Project
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Sompo International · Cologne / Zurich
Senior Underwriter Cyber
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Zurich Resilience Solutions · Cologne
Senior Cyber Risk Engineering Lead Germany
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AXA
Cyber Risk Specialist
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Xella Group
IT Auditor
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PwC
Risk Assurance Consultant — Financial Services
Michael Guiao
CISM · CCSP · CISA · DPO (TÜV) — lapsed, by choice
What matters: eight years at Zurich, Sompo, AXA, and PwC
Why Trust Resiliently
Years in cyber risk, insurance, and auditing
Certifications held — and let lapse, on purpose
In-depth research articles and growing