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Insurance and Ransomware

Schneier on Security

Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers have received considerable criticism for facilitating ransom payments to cybercriminals.

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Privacy in an open-data world: Why government agencies need to be proactive

Collibra

Government agencies — from DC to Duluth, NYC to LA — are struggling. The ever-growing digitalization of our world has raised significant concerns about data privacy and security, particularly for agencies that manage and process sensitive and confidential information. There’s no going back.

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Are Fake COVID Testing Sites Harvesting Data?

Schneier on Security

Doctors Clinical Lab, the lab Center for COVID Control uses to process tests, makes money by billing patients’ insurance companies or seeking reimbursement from the federal government for testing.

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Our Data Governance Is Broken. Let’s Reinvent It.

John Battelle's Searchblog

My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. Big data, data breaches, data mining, data science…Today, we’re all about the data. And second… Governance. But Governance? Data Governance.

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Driving Conversations Around Careers In Telematics

Information Governance Perspectives

Wireless telematics devices and “black box” technologies collect and transmit data on vehicle use, maintenance requirements, and automotive servicing. John Danenberger, CPCU, is Corporate Counsel at State Farm Insurance and specializes in addressing emerging issues around telematics. What’s it like to work in this field?

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Data privacy examples

IBM Big Data Hub

Learn how IBM OpenPages Data Privacy Management can improve compliance accuracy and reduce audit time. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) The GDPR is a European Union privacy regulation that governs how organizations in and outside of Europe handle the personal data of EU residents.

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Connecticut Tightens its Data Breach Notification Laws

Data Protection Report

biometric information consisting of data generated by electronic measurements of an individual’s unique physical characteristics used to authenticate or ascertain the individual’s identity, such as a fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image. Additional Considerations for Businesses.