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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also Read: Best Encryption Tools & Software for 2021. The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware.

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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. SEC Statement and Guidance on Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosures.

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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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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 23–29 October 2023

IT Governance

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks France says Russian state hackers breached numerous critical networks Date of breach: From second half of 2021 (reported 26 October 2023). Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach Date of breach: Unclear, but breached documents date back to 2017.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Spring 2019 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. ceding insurer could be eligible for the same reduced collateral requirements that would apply to qualifying EU reinsurers under the revised CFR Model Laws.

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

In fact, “the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, pointedly noted that since the H1N1 pandemic in 2009, there have been 11 high-level commissions and panels that produced more than 16 reports, with the vast majority of recommendations never implemented” (Fink 2021). Many organizations have business case templates.

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Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

This post has been updated for 2021. A 2021 survey found that approximately 49 percent of businesses adopted MFA in reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic. Banking, financial services, and insurance industries constitute the largest share of adopters, with North America leading adoption, according to Orbis Research.