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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

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. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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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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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). ProDiscover launched in 2001 to help public and private organizations solve digital crimes. ProDiscover.

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What Is the Value of Associations?

AIIM

Whether it's an annual general conference , a regional meeting, a local chapter meet-up, or even a virtual event, nothing replaces personal interaction with other smart people. Full disclosure: I've been a paid Professional member of AIIM since 2001. Associations are made up of people who share similar challenges and opportunities.

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

Latson 2014) Unfortunately, the events unfolded almost exactly like the scenario in Situation Number 21. Archival services imply long-term storage of content such as pension records, life insurance policies, real-estate transactions, magazines, and much more. 5, October 2001. Therefore, the risk did not seem to matter.

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10 Personal Finance Lessons for Technology Professionals

Troy Hunt

We never really consciously decided that she shouldn't go back to work, but a series of events including her being fed up with corporate life and us deciding to move interstate meant that she never did (although she's continued consulting on an ad hoc basis). Money gave us that choice. Ruan Kranz ?? krankit_io) December 27, 2018.

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DOS and DON’TS of a 30(b)(6) Witness Deposition, Part Six

eDiscovery Daily

The deponents need not have firsthand knowledge of the events in question, but if they do not the corporation must provide them with the information necessary to provide “complete, knowledgeable, and binding answers on behalf of the corporation.”. Jordan Enterprises, 277 F.R.D. 676, 687 (2012). at 541 ; see also Calzaturficio S.C.A.R.P.A.

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