IT Governance

MARCH 20, 2024

Possible reasons for this trend change Reasons for organisations deprioritising security may include: Rising costs and economic uncertainty; Geopolitical tensions and uncertainty; and Fewer UK businesses identifying attacks or breaches, according to government data. % Our research found 8.2 billion records breached in 2023.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Compromised information included patients’ names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information.

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Data Privacy Privacy Libraries Security 97

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. IT Governance released its final Weekly Podcast.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I count this month’s total of leaked records to be 692,853,046, bringing 2019’s total to 2,462,038,109. Possibility of data breach with mySalam health insurance scheme, Perkasa claims. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in February 2019 – 692,853,046 records leaked appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2020

million organisations fell victim to cyber crime in 2019. Beaming calculates that UK business lost almost £13 billion due to cyber crime in 2019, and when you factor in damaged assets, financial penalties and lost productivity, the total cost over the past five years is more than £87 billion. The benefits of certifying to the Standard.

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Everteam

APRIL 2, 2019

To support organizations in their efforts to manage their information properly, Spigraph is making two Everteam governance products available: everteam.discover and everteam.policy: everteam.discover is a file and content analytics solution that connects to both structured and unstructured data repositories across the organization.

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Information governance Marketing Government Digital transformation 40

IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2019

Students and undergraduate applicants to Lancaster University had their personal details stolen in a pair of breaches that were disclosed on 22 July 2019. Patients were also offered free one-year membership to an identity protection service, covering insurance, credit monitoring and identity theft recovery.

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Phishing Personal data Passwords Access 79

IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

If you’re interested in detailed breakdowns of these incidents, why not subscribe to our Weekly Round-up or visit our blog , where we have a dedicated series on phishing scams ? South Carolina-based United Health notifies patients of 2019 data breach (36). Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Cyber attacks. Ransomware.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 30, 2021

2 The SEC’s Pearson Order follows its June 2021 announcement that it had settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for cybersecurity disclosure control failures. The Order alleges that Pearson continued to use the server until July 2019 — the time the server was previously scheduled to be retired.

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Cybersecurity Risk Data Privacy Passwords 97

Data Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2018 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in San Francisco, California, from November 15 to 18, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data. systemic risk of insurers with other parts of the financial system, notably the banking.

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Insurance Paper Risk Big data 68

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group has been reviewing state insurance privacy protections regarding the collection, ownership, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions.

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Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Read more in our Catches of the Month blog. It warns that “preliminary information indicates that breached information could belong to anyone who has used relocation services as early as 1999 and may include any personal and financial information that employees provided to the companies”.

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Data Privacy Privacy Data breaches Security 52

Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. This resolution highlights the SEC’s continued focus on cybersecurity.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Insurance Risk 68

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. NAIC Considers Comments to the Group Capital Calculation Template and Instructions and Related Revisions to the Insurance Holding Company Act . GCC Template and Instructions.

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Insurance Paper Artificial Intelligence Big data 68

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

million people was compromised, including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, taxpayer identification numbers, medical information, health insurance information, and billing and claims information. Information relating to nearly 4.5 Data breached: 4,452,782 records.

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Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Per the Ecuadorian government, these attacks were fueled by attempts to intimidate the media. Remember: Culture eats strategy for breakfast and is always top-down.

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Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 84

Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

According to OFAC, ransomware attacks have been increasing over the last two years and are a special risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, with cybercriminals targeting not only large corporations but also small to medium enterprises, hospitals, schools, and local government agencies. Since 2015, the U.S. Notable sanctions designations include.

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Ransomware Compliance Risk Government 68

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Hello, and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Thursday, 21 February 2019. According to Edgescan’s 2019 Vulnerability Statistics Report , more than 81% of systems have at least one known vulnerability for which there is an available patch or workaround. million of this amount, the rest being covered by insurance.

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Passwords Data breaches Retail Government 76

IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

That’s a question more organisations are having to ask themselves nowadays, with at least 55 ransomware attacks reported in the first half of 2019. This might seem futile – the police will almost certainly be unable to recover your data, let alone catch the crooks – but evidence of the attack is necessary for filing a cyber insurance claim.

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Ransomware Insurance Encryption Paper 99

Data Matters

AUGUST 24, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data . The NAIC is also considering insurers’ use of big data in underwriting life insurance products.

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Insurance Big data e-Delivery Risk 60

Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. The March 7, 2019, exposure drafts of the CFR Model Laws have been revised to address those comments as well as certain other comments received from interested parties.

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Insurance Blockchain Big data Risk 68

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

In 2019, Dun & Bradstreet saw more than a 100 percent increase in business identity theft. She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. For 2020, the company estimates an overall 258 percent spike in the crime.

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Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 357

IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware. Cyber security experts and governments urge victims to never pay the ransom. Another way to lessen the burden of recovering from a ransomware attack is to purchase cyber insurance. How the incident occurred.

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IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

I 2017 of 29 June 2017) amending the Act on the Federal Office for Information Security, Atomic Energy Act, Energy Industry Act, Social Insurance Code V and the Telecommunications Act. Implementation status : Transposed, with Act 134 of 2017 and Government Decree 394/2017 (XII. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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Compliance Information Security Government Insurance 68

IT Governance

JULY 7, 2021

The number of officially reported HMRC-branded phishing scams increased from 572,029 in the 2019–2020 fiscal year to 1,069,522 in 2020–2021, according to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. The post Catches of the month: Phishing scams for July 2021 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Find out more.

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Phishing Manufacturing Insurance Data breaches 98

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. 2019 Revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and the Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation.

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Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. 2019 Revisions to the Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and the Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation.

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Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

In our first review of 2020, we look at a new twist on a PayPal scam, and discuss data breaches at an IVF treatment facility and in the Singapore government. See also: Catches of the month for December 2019. Catches of the month for November 2019. Catches of the month for October 2019.

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Phishing Passwords Access Government 94

IT Governance

APRIL 1, 2021

Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. The post List of data breaches and cyber attacks in March 2021 – 21 million records breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information. Cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

JULY 17, 2019

On 19 March 2019, the aluminium producer Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with ransomware , but instead of acquiescing to the criminals’ demands, the organisation turned to its incident response procedure. Norsk wiped its systems and restored clean versions from backups, knowing that its cyber insurance policy would help cover the costs.

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Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Security 71

Data Protection Report

MAY 17, 2019

On May 16, 2019, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing that included S.B. Redefines “personal information” to exclude information from government records. Exempts “insurance institutions, agents, and support organizations”. 5/16 – hearing upon call of Chair. 5/16 – hearing upon call of Chair.

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Retail Privacy Insurance Manufacturing 40

IT Governance

MAY 2, 2019

A third of businesses and a fifth of charities were hit by a cyber attack or data breach in the past year, the UK government’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2019 has found. More medium-sized (31% vs 19%) and large businesses (35% vs 24%) have invested in cyber insurance. appeared first on IT Governance Blog.

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Data breaches GDPR IT Compliance 69

Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

These regulatory technical standards were passed into EU law as Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/389 (the RTS), which entered into effect on September 14, 2019. Examples of MITs given by the EBA include utilities bill payments, TV and mobile phone subscriptions, digital services subscriptions and insurance premium payments.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

Of course, as you probably know by reading this blog, the DLA Piper situation isn’t unique. Sponsor: This blog is sponsored by CloudNine , which is a data and legal discovery technology company with proven expertise in simplifying and automating the discovery of data for audits, investigations, and litigation.

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Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

CGI

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 09:51. The measures it has introduced—intended to modernize the federal government in 14 key areas that enhance its ability to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent service and effectively steward taxpayer dollars—have already had wide-ranging, positive impacts. Blog moderation guidelines and term of use.

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CGI

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Wed, 02/06/2019 - 09:51. The measures it has introduced—intended to modernize the federal government in 14 key areas that enhance its ability to deliver mission outcomes, provide excellent service and effectively steward taxpayer dollars—have already had wide-ranging, positive impacts. Blog moderation guidelines and term of use.

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