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How Cyber Essentials can help secure against malware

IT Governance

To highlight the importance and usefulness of the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve produced a series of blog posts summarising each of the five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. Reduce cyber insurance premiums. This blog covers malware. A long and varied list of threats.

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The Impact of Data Protection Laws on Your Records Retention Schedule

ARMA International

The purpose of this article is to remove the fear and intimidation of domestic and global data protection laws and show how these laws and requirements are consistent with the existing objectives of your records retention schedule and information governance policy. link] 3 Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

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1M compromised cards available for free in the underground market

Security Affairs

Group-IB detected an unconventional post on several carding forums containing links to a file containing 1 million compromised cards. A user, nicknamed AW_cards posted links to a file containing 1 million pieces of stolen payment records. All material from 2018-2019. Valid at 3%.

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Credit Freezes are Free: Let the Ice Age Begin

Krebs on Security

Enacted in May 2018, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act rolls back some of the restrictions placed on banks in the wake of the Great Recession of the last decade. When that time comes, consumers can temporarily thaw a freeze for a specified duration either online or by phone (see above resources).

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2019 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The amended regulation took effect on August 1, 2019, for annuity products and will become effective on February 1, 2020, for life insurance products.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The most common way for criminals to infect an organization is by sending an email with a malicious link or attachment that an employee clicks on unwittingly to initiate an attack. Only 38% of state and local government employees are trained for ransomware prevention, and only 29% of small businesses have experience with ransomware ( IBM ).

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You’ve Never Heard of the C-Suite Targeting Scam, but It’s a Killer

Adam Levin

Also known as “CEO fraud” and “W2 fraud,” BEC is a very damaging form of phishing–one that riffs off the whaling method, where the hacker’s goal is to trick a c-suite employee into clicking a link or opening an attachment. But it takes other forms. It’s Time to Do Something.