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Australia, US, UK Sanction Russian Over 2022 Medibank Breach

Data Breach Today

Governments Accuse Aleksandr Ermakov and REvil of Being Medibank Hackers The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom sanctioned a Russian man the governments say was behind the October 2022 hacking of Medibank, Australia's largest private health insurer.

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Why Cyber Insurance is Essential in 2022

IT Governance

One of the most common ways to mitigate the risk of a cyber security incident is cyber insurance. These activities aren’t typically included in standard business insurance policies, which tend to only cover costs related to technical issues, such as corrupted hard drives and lost devices. The benefits of cyber insurance.

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Australian government announced sanctions for Medibank hacker

Security Affairs

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group.

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U.S. Treasury Department Seeks Public Comment On Potential Federal Cyber Insurance Program

Data Matters

Treasury Department is seeking public comment on the need and scope for a potential federal insurance response to catastrophic cyber incidents, akin to the one put in place for terrorism insurance after the attacks of September 11, 2001. The request, published by the Federal Insurance Office (FIO) in the U.S. Background.

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2022 Retrospective

Everteam

Analyzing , Archiving , Governing , Information Governance , Records Management. 2022 Retrospective. 27 December 2022. Why not start this year 2023, going back for a few seconds to 2022. Here is our 2022 retrospective, 1 year of work, good times, and fun spent creating content for you. Anne-Claire Girard.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2022 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group expects to expose an initial draft of the white paper in advance of the Fall 2022 Meeting. 1. NAIC to Develop New Privacy Model Law. 26R — Bonds (SSAP No.

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Data Protection in Financial Services Week 2022

Data Matters

Join us from February 28 – March 3 for DPFS Week 2022 , a series of webinars looking at the impacts of data privacy across the financial sector. How to deal with and manage the key issues for 2022, such as AI, data governance, and international transfers. Ari Redbord, Head of Legal and Government Affairs, TRM Labs.