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Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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Who is Tech Investor John Bernard?

Krebs on Security

John Bernard , the subject of a story here last week about a self-proclaimed millionaire investor who has bilked countless tech startups , appears to be a pseudonym for John Clifton Davies , a U.K. Davies’ fourth wife, and that the two were married in 2010. THE SWISS AND UKRAINE CONNECTIONS. ’s National Crime Agency (NCA).

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in June 2019 ­– 39.7 million records leaked

IT Governance

After a rampant start to the year for data breaches and cyber attacks, it’s about time we went one month without at least one massive security incident. Security breach costs Ripple cryptocurrency holders 23 million XRP (12). EatStreet food ordering service discloses security breach (6 million). Hackers stole $1.75

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HHS Issues Modifications to the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules

Hunton Privacy

On July 8, 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the Privacy, Security and Enforcement Rules promulgated pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

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IRS Will Soon Require Selfies for Online Access

Krebs on Security

was originally launched in 2010 with the goal of helping e-commerce sites validate the identities of customers who might be eligible for discounts at various retail establishments, such as veterans, teachers, students, nurses and first responders. For more on the benefits of using a Security Key for MFA, see this post. McLean, Va.-based

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M&A Due Diligence: The Devil in Their Data

Data Matters

Cybersecurity insurance was a relatively new—and far from prevalent—concept. D-Link Systems Corp) focused on one company’s failure to “take reasonable steps” to secure sensitive consumer information against “reasonably foreseeable risks of unauthorized access.” Moreover, their powers are growing.

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Connecticut AG Files First HITECH Act Suit

Hunton Privacy

for allegedly failing to secure private patient medical records and financial information involving hundreds of thousands of Connecticut enrollees and promptly notify consumers endangered by the security breach. On January 13, 2010, the Attorney General filed a motion for a preliminary injunction.