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GUEST ESSAY: Here’s why penetration testing has become a ‘must-have’ security practice

The Last Watchdog

Yes, and that is what Sony exactly lost when they were hacked and the personal info of every one of its customers leaked in 2011. Compliance, governance. Healthcare companies must follow HIPAA rules; retailers must comply with PCI DSS. Huge sum, right? Related: Supply-chain hacks prove worrisome. Are they updated?

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MY TAKE: Michigan’s cybersecurity readiness initiatives provide roadmap others should follow

The Last Watchdog

Related: California’s pioneering privacy law ripples through other states. Beyond its Cyber Range hubs, Michigan has several other notable cybersecurity readiness initiatives gaining traction and demonstrating what’s possible when business leaders, government officials and educators get on the same page.

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Cybersecurity Identified as an SEC OCIE Examination Priority for 2018

Data Matters

As related to cybersecurity, the 2018 Exam Priorities make clear that OCIE’s examinations will focus on governance, risk assessments, access rights and controls, data loss prevention, vendor management, training, and incident response. According to OCIE, each of its examination programs will prioritize cybersecurity.

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Top 9 Network Access Control (NAC) Solutions

eSecurity Planet

The company started in education and has expanded to government and corporate markets. CounterACT plays well in regulated environments such as defense, finance, healthcare and retail. Aruba ClearPass may also be known as Avenda eTIPS after HPE acquired Avenda and its NAC solution in 2011. Get an in-depth look at Auconet BICS.

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List of Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in 2023

IT Governance

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. However, it included patients’ first and last names, physical addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers and other government-issued ID.

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Terms and Conditions: Recent Supreme Court Decisions Highlight There is More to Consider than Just the Privacy Policy

Data Matters

The privacy policy has been getting a lot of attention lately as many websites, services and apps are rushing to get their new privacy policies in place in light of the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). But updating the privacy policy is only one step in protecting your business in this digital economy.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in December 2019 – 627 million records breached

IT Governance

Hackers break into government system used by the country’s schools (unknown). Singapore-based retailer Love, Bonito apologises to customers after malware infection (unknown). Chinese government-linked hacking group has been bypassing 2FA in a wave of attacks (unknown). Galt, CA, government suffers ransomware attack (unknown).