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.

About Resiliently

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)

CISM CCSP CISA DPO (TÜV)

Experience

  1. Resiliently.ai · Cologne

    Founder — Personal Project

  2. Sompo International · Cologne / Zurich

    Senior Underwriter Cyber

  3. Zurich Resilience Solutions · Cologne

    Senior Cyber Risk Engineering Lead Germany

  4. AXA

    Cyber Risk Specialist

  5. Xella Group

    IT Auditor

  6. 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

8+

Years in cyber risk, insurance, and auditing

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Certifications held — and let lapse, on purpose

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In-depth research articles and growing