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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. provide for open communications between technical experts and disclosure advisers.

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The Scammers’ Playbook: How Cybercriminals Get Ahold of Your Data

eSecurity Planet

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2021 alone, IC3 received 847,376 complaints which amounted to $6.9 billion in reported losses, up from 2020’s 791,790 complaints and $4.2 billion in reported losses.

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2018 Global Data Regulations & Compliance Heat Up – Are you Ready?

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

Over in the APAC region, South Korea has had a regulation in place since 2011. In the United States alone, companies across different industries have been following regulations to comply with privacy laws. My colleague Vikram Ramesh blogs more about Australia’s privacy amendment act here. The only true way to protect data is to encrypt it.

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UK: How real is the threat of data protection group litigation in the UK?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

Mr Skelton had taken personal data (including name, address, gender, date of birth, phone number, national insurance number, bank details and salary information) relating to nearly 100,000 employees and posted it on the internet. The solution is to insure against ruinous group claims…. Morrisons #2 Court of Appeal.

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Gaming Security Breach: “Only on PlayStation?”

Hunton Privacy

On April 26, 2011, Sony Computer Entertainment America (“Sony”) disclosed an information security breach that may affect up to 77 million consumers. Affected individuals should also be provided with sufficient insurance to protect them from the possible financial consequences of identity theft.”.

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Ireland: New DPC Guidance Sets Regulatory Expectations around Use of Website Cookies

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The survey sought to establish how organisations have been collecting consent in order to place and access cookies on their websites, as well as how they have been communicating this to users. Following on from a wide-ranging enforcement sweep, the DPC has indicated it will begin enforcing based on the new guidance in 6 months.

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UK FCA Consults on Changes to Strong Consumer Authentication, Dedicated Interfaces, and Guidance on Payment Services

Data Matters

The FCA is proposing amendments to: the UK onshored versions of EU technical standards on strong customer authentication (SCA) and common and secure methods of communication (UK SCA-RTS); its Approach Document on Payment Services and Electronic Money (Approach Document); and. its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG). Temporary COVID Guidance.