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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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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. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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FFIEC Guidance on Authentication and Access to Financial Institution Services and Systems

Data Matters

The Guidance is not intended to serve as a comprehensive framework but rather provides financial institutions with examples of effective risk management practices without endorsing any specific information security framework or standard. The 2005 guidance replaced a 2001 version of the same document. identification of high-risk users.

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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). Under their Security Suite products, OpenText provides industry-renowned EnCase. ProDiscover. Paraben Corporation.

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

ARMA International

Take the example of the pandemic: only some governments engaged pandemic experts to develop actions plans. Commissioned by organizers to predict worst-case scenarios for the Munich games, [Georg] Sieber came up with a range of possibilities, from explosions to plane crashes, for which security teams should be prepared.

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Extended Validation Certificates are Dead

Troy Hunt

Despite this, Comodo suggests there's value in EV because of the "bigger security display": The larger security indicator makes it very clear to the user that the website is secure. You know what makes people think the website is "secure"? back in 2001. Too long ago?

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