The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Office of Personnel Management , I’ve had insurance coverage from Premera Blue Cross and I’ve stayed at the Marriott Marquis in San Francisco. A single neglected server that was not protected by a dual password scheme was the last line of defense standing between the hacker and the exposed data. Related: Uber hack shows DevOps risk.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Gallagher & Co confirms ransomware attack (unknown) Hackers hit South African government fund for children and missing people (unknown) The Medisys Health Group and its affiliate Copeman Healthcare pay ransom (60,000).

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2020

We disassociated cyber risk, like using weak passwords and visiting sketchy websites, from the harm of that risk. And they might look into getting insurance to transfer at least some of this risk. Clinton: The insurance industry is large, complex and diversified. Consumers chose to value convenience over security.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 27, 2019

With what we experienced in 2016 and 2018, is there any doubt there will be a rise in disinformation–homegrown and imported–of all stripe in the upcoming elections? Unfortunately, many are not secure because they are protected by nothing more than manufacturer default passwords readily available online.

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