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China Insurance Regulatory Agency Promulgates New Rule Protecting Personal Data of Life Insurance Customers

Hunton Privacy

On November 4, 2013, the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, which is the Chinese regulatory and administrative authority for the insurance sector, issued the Interim Measures for the Management of the Authenticity of Information of Life Insurance Customers (the “Measures”).

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New Payment Technologies Should Reduce Demand for Cyber Insurance

Hunton Privacy

Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation & Counseling partner Lon Berk reports: As the demand for cyber insurance has skyrocketed, so too has the cost. One broker estimates that sales in 2014 will double from the $1 billion premium collected in 2013. As these payment technologies become prevalent in the U.S.,

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Automated Security and Compliance Attracts Venture Investors

eSecurity Planet

In 2013, Adam Markowitz founded Portfolium, an edtech startup that matched college students and graduates with employers. “I GRC Market Defies Downturn There are some powerful drivers for the compliance and security automation market. OneTrust is another company benefiting from the booming compliance market, rocketing to a $5.3

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 16–22 October 2023

IT Governance

Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023).

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Episode 212: China’s Stolen Data Economy (And Why We Should Care)

The Security Ledger

Back in 2013, news that hackers stole data on tens of millions of customers of the software maker Adobe dominated the headlines for days. Data leaks, data breaches and data dumps are so common these days that they don’t even attract that much attention. Waiting for Federal Data Privacy Reform? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

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HIPAA Omnibus Rule Compliance Deadline Has Arrived

Hunton Privacy

Today, September 23, 2013, marks the deadline for compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Omnibus Rule that was issued in January 2013.

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ABBYY Announces Plans to Buy Process Intelligence ISV

Info Source

TimelinePI focuses on the healthcare, financial services, and insurance industries, and offers solutions in areas like human resources, procurement, and robotic process automation (RPA), which is an area of crossover with ABBYY. Integration with BPM systems is another shared area of focus. billion by 2023—representing a CAGR of 50%.