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Pharmaceutical giant Cencora discloses a data breach

Security Affairs

formerly known as AmerisourceBergen, is an American drug wholesale company and a contract research organization that was formed by the merger of Bergen Brunswig and AmeriSource in 2001. The company discovered the security breach on February 21 and immediately launched an investigation into the incident. Cencora, Inc.

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The M.D. Anderson Case and the Future of HIPAA Enforcement via Privacy + Security Blog by Daniel Solove

IG Guru

14, 2001), the 5th Circuit struck down a fine and enforcement action by HHS as arbitrary and capricious. Anderson Case and the Future of HIPAA Enforcement via Privacy + Security Blog by Daniel Solove appeared first on IG GURU. Anderson Cancer v. Department of Health and Human Services (No. 19-60226, Jan. The post The M.D.

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MY TAKE: A path for SMBs to achieve security maturity: start small controlling privileged accounts

The Last Watchdog

But this also opens up a sprawling array of fresh security gaps that threat actors are proactively probing and exploiting. There’s a glut of innovative security solutions, to be sure, and no shortage of security frameworks designed to help companies mitigate cyber risks. However, this is overkill for many, if not most, SMBs.

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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 post U.S.

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News Alert: Swissbit introduces small-capacity memory for IIoT, smart city applications

The Last Watchdog

They also guarantee 100% data security. Swissbit develops and manufactures industrial-grade storage and security products that are “Made in Germany”, offering high reliability, long-term availability, and custom optimization. Swissbit was founded in 2001 and has offices in Switzerland, Germany, USA, Japan and Taiwan. 2 and 2.5”

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National Cybersecurity Alliance advocates ‘shared responsibility’ for securing the Internet

The Last Watchdog

Claire McCaskill by Russian intelligency agency hackers, as she runs for re-election, underscores the need for each individual and organization to take online privacy and security as a core part of our everyday lives. Related: Using ‘gamification’ for security training. A large retailer may spend millions on cyber security.

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What companies need to know about ‘SecOps’ — the path to making ‘digital transformation’ secure

The Last Watchdog

It should come as no surprise that security is being formally added to DevOps, resulting in an emphasis on a process being referred to as SecOps or DevSecOps. With the digital transformation really just beginning, in cloud computing and IoT, it makes sense to bring security into the DevOps conversation. It’s a logical transition.