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NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American [ NYSE:FAF ] is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

The SEC says First American derives nearly 92 percent of its revenue from its title insurance segment, earning $7.1 Title insurance protects homebuyers from the prospect of someone contesting their legitimacy as the new homeowner. Title insurance is not mandated by law, but most lenders require it as part of any mortgage transaction.

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E-Verify’s “SSN Lock” is Nothing of the Sort

Krebs on Security

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you. So I chose to unlock it.

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MY TAKE: Poorly protected local government networks cast shadow on midterm elections

The Last Watchdog

In March 2018, the city of Atlanta fell victim to a ransomware attack that shut down its computer network. Ananth, CEO of EventTracker , a Netsurion company, about this at Black Hat USA 2018. As Ananth explained, the city did two things right: they had cyber insurance and they didn’t pay the ransom. Years of data disappeared.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Some 27 percent of IT professionals who partook in a survey conducted by next-gen firewall supplier Imperva at RSA 2018 reported receiving more than 1 million security alerts daily. In many cases the tedious, first-level correlating of SIEM logs to sift out threats has moved beyond human capability. Smart money.

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First American Financial Corp. Leaked Hundreds of Millions of Title Insurance Records

Krebs on Security

The Web site for Fortune 500 real estate title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. billion in 2018. First American Financial Corp. Image: Linkedin. Santa Ana, Calif.-based

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To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed

CGI

Mon, 05/14/2018 - 00:45. But the doctor decides the medical treatment while the insurance provider decides the amount and mode of payment. But the doctor decides the medical treatment while the insurance provider decides the amount and mode of payment. To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed.