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NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. See CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2, Cybersecurity (Oct. 14, 2011). 15, 2020).

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

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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FTC Seeks Comment on Proposed Changes to GLBA Implementing Rules

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

The Safeguards Rule, which originally went into effect in 2003, is process-oriented. It includes general, high level elements of a security program, but lacks detailed security steps.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

In any event, betting against federal data breach legislation has been the right call every year since California adopted the first state notification law in 2003. State legislatures, insurance commissions, attorneys general and regulatory agencies are moving to develop detailed cybersecurity requirements. After years of EU-U.S.

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Started in 2003 out of Boulder, Colorado, LogRhythm’s first focus and flagship product was their SIEM software. For the time being, increasing regulation and scrutiny of sensitive data make banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) the fastest-growing segment of the DFS market.

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#ModernDataMasters: Tony Saldanha, President, Transformant

Reltio

I’ve had the great fortune of evolving with the IT and shared service industry across 6 countries and 13 different roles and assignments. I started the first shared services centre in the Philippines in 1993 and then was also involved with major outsourcing at P&G in 2003.