eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Healthcare Data Privacy Laws. Health data and patient data in the U.S.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: Companies often underestimate threats, neglect basic cyber hygiene, and fail to educate employees on cybersecurity. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy?

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

The CTDPA exempts certain entities, including, for example, state and local government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”), and qualifying covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JULY 22, 2018

No, this post is about the business of health insurance. Last week ProPublica published a story titled Health Insurers Are Vacuuming Up Details About You — And It Could Raise Your Rates. In the essay, Hardin employs a simple example of a common grazing pasture, open to all who own livestock.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

For example, Amazon reminds customers to reorder their most often-purchased products, and shows them related products or suggestions. For example, a supply-chain function can use algorithms to predict future needs and the time products need to be shipped for timely arrival. Routine questions from staff can be quickly answered using AI.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) requires encryption or equivalent security measures to protect private student records.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Other federal laws, such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), mandate specific retention periods (6 years in the case of HIPAA) for certain entities when it comes to retaining certain records. This act mandates the retention of financial records and audits for a minimum of five years.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

For example, an IT expert may be comfortable implementing a Cloud database, but do they have the skills to draw up processes to ensure that employees configure it correctly? By comparison, 24% said they are investing in ongoing cyber security education and 23% said they are increasing their IT or security budget.

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AIIM

MAY 5, 2020

Being aware and educated on the most common obstacles businesses face can help with preliminary strategies and prevention planning. For example, an oil and gas company will not have the same objectives as an insurance provider. Consider the impact of digital technology in the insurance sector.

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Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. For example, imagine a hospital employee accidentally shares a patient’s medical records with someone who shouldn’t have seen them.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

For example, natural language understanding (NLU) focuses on comprehension, enabling systems to grasp the context, sentiment and intent behind user messages. For example, a chat bubble might inquire if a user needs assistance while browsing a brand’s website frequently asked questions (FAQs) section.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

As a result, the personal data of 244,850 patients was compromised – which likely includes patients’ names and numbers, but protected health information such as dates of birth and health insurance numbers might also be affected. You can help educate your staff with IT Governance’s Phishing Staff Awareness Training Programme.

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Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 20, 2023

ICICI Bank’s response Threat to financial accounts Finance and insurance are one of the most targeted industries by cybercriminals. For example, cybercriminals could use the stolen credentials and personal data to open accounts in the names of individuals without them being aware.

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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. .

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

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Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

Note that the only difference between the two examples is the addition of IP addresses. These agreements would include not only sending covered data for storage to a company headquartered in a country of concern but also: Example 20. Example 22. The medical facility has bulk personal health data on its U.S. patients.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Beyond the technology precautions themselves, ongoing training and education about security threats is essential. The Human Element.

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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. This cyber-attack resulted in funds being stolen from the school system by an outside source.”.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Most of the compromised websites are e-commerce sites, but crooks also offered access to websites of organizations in healthcare, legal, education and insurance industries and belonging to government agencies. According to the experts, most of the compromised servers are from U.S., Russian, or German hosting services.

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Collibra

MARCH 11, 2021

Operating model example. Here is an example of how an insurance company working with Collibra set up its operating model: The insurance company is cross-functional, frequently requiring collaboration among different lines of business, such as finance, sales, marketing and IT. Data domain example. Data dictionaries.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. Education is also becoming increasingly important when protecting organisations. Ransomware will continue to increase. However, organisations as a whole will be targeted rather than individual machines.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

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 example, only recently did the three major consumer reporting bureaus allow all U.S. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. . ” RECYCLING VICTIMS. .”

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Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 357

Bill Schmarzo - Dell EMC

APRIL 4, 2018

For example, digital renders distribution intermediaries obsolete (with limitless choice and price transparency). For example, Customer Journey Mapping provides a step-by-step guide to putting the customer you serve at the center of your design process, and to come up with new answers to difficult customer problems and challenges [1].

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2019

Financial services firms must do more to educate employees about cyber security, according to the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority). For example, they can help prevent criminal hacking by keeping a close eye out for suspicious emails and ensuring they don’t click fraudulent links. What should financial organisations be doing?

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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.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 30, 2021

“For example, you’ll see a label for a letter to go out with a counterfeit check for a car wrap scam, and the sender on the shipping label will be something like XYZ Biological Resources.” “Education is definitely one piece, as raising awareness is hands down the best way to get ahead of this,” Tokazowski said.

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Collibra

APRIL 11, 2022

Operating model example. Here is an example of how an insurance company working with Collibra set up its operating model: The insurance company is cross-functional, frequently requiring collaboration among different lines of business, such as finance, sales, marketing and IT. Data domain example. Data dictionaries.

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ARMA International

APRIL 28, 2022

The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. I knew from previous education and training that documenting damage before moving or addressing anything was critical. I was aware that I would need documentation on damage and losses for insurance and internal purposes.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

The Act’s definition of personally identifying information also includes first name or first initial and last name in combination with, for example, Social Security number, passport number, and biometric information. Uniform Personal Data Protection Act.

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Rocket Software

MARCH 11, 2022

According to research by Aberdeen, the industries with the strongest need for terminal emulation are business services (accounting, HR and consulting, for example), manufacturing, retail, education, healthcare, finance and insurance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

For example, organizations can use generative AI to: Quickly turn mountains of unstructured text into specific and usable document summaries, paving the way for more informed decision-making. Professionals in education, law, technology and the arts will likely see generative AI touch their profession sooner.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

One such example is the recent disclosure that military personnel wearing Strava devices are revealing highly sensitive information about their locations and activities. For example, are they encrypting their data? It took effort to force change, and it’s clear it simply would not have happened on its own.

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Info Source

DECEMBER 8, 2023

For example, organisations in the Legal and Retail sector may see impressive ROIs. In our vertical market sizing and analysis, we cover horizontal use cases e.g., accounting, HR management, as well as vertical specific use cases e.g., bank account opening, mortgage processing and insurance claims processing.

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KnowBe4

MAY 31, 2023

The next layer in your defense should be a user that's properly educated using security awareness training to easily identify financial fraud and other phishing-based threats, stopping them before they do actual damage. link] Cyber Insurance: Is Paying a Ransom Counter-Productive? By Jacqueline Jayne.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 18, 2022

While the overall structure of the AI Act and many of its key provisions (including, those relating to potential fines for non-compliance), remain the same, there are some significant proposed changes to the Act which we have noted below including, for example, a new Article on general purpose AI systems.

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