Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Insurance 91

Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 91

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Connecticut’s amended statute follows the course of many other states in deeming as compliant with the statute any person who is subject to and in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (“HITECH”).

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

CGI

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Digital Customer Experience is becoming the deciding battlefield on the insurance landscape. Digital Customer Experience in many ways is becoming the deciding battlefield on the insurance landscape as to who will win through. p.butler@cgi.com. Wed, 02/28/2018 - 10:36. Although respective remits often tend to be company specific.

Customer Experience 40

Customer Experience Insurance Artificial Intelligence Retail 40

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

If you want your insurance company to have access to your fitness data, you grant it through your pod. This is a significant step forward to realizing Tim’s vision : The technologies we’re releasing today are a component of a much-needed course correction for the web. It’s yours.

IoT 121

IoT Insurance Access Government 121

Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2019

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. According to the cyber security community, NotPetya is a cyber weapon develped by Russia to hit the Ukrainian government. SecurityAffairs – Mondelez, cyber insurance).

Insurance 85

Insurance Ransomware Sales Government 85

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Of the businesses surveyed, those in the finance and insurance industries had the highest levels of awareness (79%), followed by information and communications (67%) and education (52%). Those who are already involved in data protection or who wish to enter the field might want to consider our specialised GDPR training courses.

GDPR 63

GDPR Government Education Compliance 63

Everteam

MAY 10, 2019

We need to change our thinking from a pure information governance perspective – which today is very much about risk mitigation – to one that is more focused on the value side of the coin and on helping corporate users understand the quality and business value of the corporate information assets they try to use. Wrapping it Up.

Information governance 40

Information governance Government Insurance Risk 40

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.

Insurance 78

Insurance Paper Privacy Risk 78

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. To provide these things, you must build a strong information governance framework and privacy compliance plan to succeed.

Compliance 52

Compliance Information governance Privacy Data Privacy 52

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A UK government report published last year found that 48% of organisations lacked the expertise to complete routine cyber security practices. The alternative is to build an internal security team and encourage employees in security-adjacent roles, such as IT, to take cyber security training courses.

Security 122

Security Insurance Education Government 122

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Government payment scheme. This scam claims that the UK government is paying all residents £258 to help them during the disruption caused by COVID-19. That doesn’t sound too far-fetched, and it is in a similar format to the nationwide text that the government sent when the UK went into lockdown. Supermarket vouchers.

Phishing 74

Phishing e-Delivery Government Insurance 74

Data Protection Report

APRIL 30, 2024

For example, the government alleged that the company placed personal information “in a shared electronic folder, which unauthorized persons whom Cerebral has been unable to identify accessed multiple times” In addition, “former employees and contractors accessed 266 patient files using access credentials Cerebral failed to revoke.”

Personal data 85

Personal data Privacy Information governance Compliance 85

Data Protection Report

APRIL 2, 2020

In a judgment which will be warmly welcomed by employers (and their insurers) in the UK, the UK Supreme Court today overruled the Court of Appeal in holding that that Morrisons supermarkets is not vicariously liable for a data breach maliciously caused by a former employee.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Insurance Risk Marketing 59

Data Protection Report

APRIL 1, 2020

In a judgment which will be warmly welcomed by employers (and their insurers) in the UK, the UK Supreme Court today overruled the Court of Appeal in holding that that Morrisons supermarkets is not vicariously liable for a data breach maliciously caused by a former employee.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Insurance Risk Marketing 59

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. payments, insurance etc).

Personal data 111

Personal data GDPR Data breaches Compliance 111

IT Governance

JUNE 18, 2018

One in five schools and colleges have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to research from the specialist insurer Ecclesiastical, yet the majority (74%) of educational establishments claim to be “fully prepared” to deal with such attacks. . Phishing and ransomware e-learning course . Explain what phishing is. .

Phishing 84

Phishing Ransomware Education Insurance 84

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. We offer a variety of resources to help understand and mitigate threats, from training courses and consultancy services to free guides. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

Data breaches 130

Data breaches Ransomware e-Delivery Government 130

IT Governance

MAY 20, 2020

Palo Alto Networks has discovered that healthcare agencies, governments, universities with medical centres, medical publishing firms and insurance companies across the UK, Australia, Canada, Italy and the US have been targeted by sophisticated scams. Phishing scams. The post Secure Together: Britons scammed out of £3.5

Security 118

Security Phishing Insurance Risk 118

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. TB Gräbener Maschinentechnik GmbH & Co.

Data Privacy 75

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Data breaches 75

IT Governance

APRIL 23, 2019

The information comprised names, addresses, gender, dates of birth, phone numbers, National Insurance numbers, bank details and salaries. However, as the US food giant Mondelez learned earlier this month , cyber security insurance has its own pitfalls. Keep up to date with the latest security news with our weekly newsletter.

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Insurance GDPR Compliance 82

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

There is an alarming lack of awareness across all industries about the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) , according to a government survey. The finance and insurance (79%), information or communications (67%) and education (52%) sectors have the highest awareness of the GDPR.

GDPR 63

GDPR Compliance Insurance Personal data 63

John Battelle's Searchblog

MAY 31, 2023

Of course we want to mitigate the risk of AI. And do they have any experience working with real life governments or policy? The easy win of a form-fitting narrative is just too damn tasty – confirmation bias be damned, full steam ahead! So I want to call a little b t on this whole enterprise, if I may. First, a caveat.

Risk 122

Risk Insurance GDPR Government 122

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In Canada, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) sets out requirements for the collection, use and disclosure of personal information in the course of commercial activities. Under PIPEDA, personal information means information about an identifiable individual.

Privacy 85

Privacy Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Data collection 85

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Strategies include: Developing a comprehensive, defense-in-depth plan Technical controls all organizations should consider Gotchas to watch out for with cybersecurity insurance Benefits of implementing new-school security awareness training Best practices for creating and implementing security policies Get the E-Book now!

Phishing 81

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 81

IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

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. Our Phishing and Ransomware – Human patch e-learning course teaches your staff everything they need to know about ransomware.

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Phishing Insurance Systems administration 87

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Scottish government therefore launched Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland in 2015 to help develop a culture of cyber resilience across the country. As part of this initiative, the government launched the Public Sector Action Plan in November 2017. Cyber Essentials certification. More information.

Government 72

Government Compliance Risk Insurance 72

IT Governance

MAY 1, 2018

A CIR management plan can benefit your organisation by: Reducing overall organisational and cyber risk; Improving cyber resilience; Lowering cyber insurance premiums; Providing assurance to prospective clients, investors and the board of directors; Minimising disruption to the business; and. Benefits of CIR management.

Risk 75

Risk Information Security IoT Insurance 75

ARMA International

APRIL 28, 2022

The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. I was aware that I would need documentation on damage and losses for insurance and internal purposes. The archivist and I met the insurance coordinator and the disaster response contractor at the site to do a walk-through and assess the damage.

Records Management 97

Records Management Archiving Insurance Communications 97

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Some businesses are responding to this by building an internal security team and encouraging employees in security-adjacent roles, such as IT, to take cyber security training courses. The post How to manage the growing costs of cyber security appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Get started.

Security 124

Security GDPR Cloud Insurance 124

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

9 million records breached through decade-long data leak A former temporary employee of a subsidiary of NTT West (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp) illegally accessed about 9 million personal data records over the course of a decade (2013 to 2023). Breached records: more than 56 million.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IT Governance

JUNE 11, 2019

of respondents, and a message saying the recipient was eligible for medical insurance was clicked by 39.2% Organisations can help employees gain this knowledge with the help of our Phishing Staff Awareness Course. This online course uses example attacks to explain how phishing emails work and the damage they can cause.

Phishing 75

Phishing Insurance Manufacturing Government 75

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. GB Signature Performance, Inc.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

IT Governance

JULY 5, 2022

It added: “We are working with local law enforcement, GEMA, GBI, and insurance officials to recover the funds. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme. The post Catches of the Month: Phishing Scams for July 2022 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Get started.

Phishing 116

Phishing e-Delivery Retail Insurance 116

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

China is a leading marketing for connected and autonomous vehicles, and use and analytics of connected vehicle data has been encouraged by Chinese Government support of big data and AI technology. outside of the vehicle; and. other data that may affect national security and public interests.

Big data 66

Big data Compliance Personal data Insurance 66

IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

“The increase in nation-state attacks and major incidents overall continues to apply pressure to drive visibility of an organization’s security program by boards, corporate executives and cyber insurers,” Dudley said. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

Phishing 114

Phishing Passwords Ransomware Insurance 114

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

Of course, it is critical to ensure the vendor actually has the right to sell or grant rights to the data in question. Data stored in certain countries may be accessible by government agencies under anti-terrorism legislation. Certain data must also be kept within Canada, unless additional steps are taken.

Compliance 131

Compliance Access Personal data Risk 131

Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

In a report released in 2019 (PDF), Agari profiled a group it dubbed “ Scattered Canary ” that is operating principally out of West Africa and dabbles in a dizzying array of schemes, including BEC and romance scams, FEMA and SBA loans, unemployment insurance fraud, counterfeit checks and of course money laundering.

Insurance 240

Insurance Education IT Government 240