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Pentagon’s Warning on DNA Testing is Applicable to all Consumers

ARMA International

On December 23, Yahoo News [1] reported on a Department of Defense memo [2] warning military personnel that using direct-to-consumer (DTC) DNA testing could pose “personal and operational risks.” In other words, the Pentagon is concerned about hostile entities using such biometric data to better surveil and track the military.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

Through the years, we’ve seen several strains of ransomware make headlines: CryptoLocker in 2013, Locky in 2016, WannaCry and Hermes in 2017, GandCrab in 2018, and now, Ryuk joins the pack of notable names in criminal malware. Ransomware Types. In this new decade, the Ryuk ransomware remains the most dangerous strain.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

1942 - ) Thanks for reading CyberheistNews You can read CyberheistNews online at our Blog [link] Security News WSJ: "Merck's Insurers on the Hook in $1.4 New Jersey appellate division judges rejected the insurers' argument that the 2017 attack, which U.S. APT28 is associated with Russia's military intelligence service, the GRU.

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Group-IB presents its annual report on global threats to stability in cyberspace

Security Affairs

According to Group-IB’s experts, the most frustrating trend of 2019 was the use of cyberweapons in military operations. While 2017 was the year of WannaCry , NotPetya , and BadRabbit ransomware epidemics, 2018 revealed a lack of preparedness for side-channel attacks and threats related to microprocessor vulnerabilities.

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Washington State Legislators Approve Amendments to Data Breach Law

Hunton Privacy

million Washingtonians between July 2017 and July 2018. The request to amend the current law followed Attorney General Ferguson’s third annual Data Breach Report , which found that data breaches affected nearly 3.4 The Bill’s key amendments include: Expanding breach notification requirements to more types of consumer information.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

In January 2017, seeking to provide practical advice for directors to address their oversight responsibilities, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released its (revised) Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (NACD Handbook). Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach. Principle 5. Mandatory Access Control.