ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

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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Data Matters

MAY 2, 2019

On April 22, 2019, the Washington state legislature passed HB1071 (“the Bill”) to strengthen the state’s existing data breach notification law. Reuven Carlyle, called the game on April 17, tweeting that despite the “unprecedented 46-1 vote” in the Senate, “[u]nfortunately, House failed to pass privacy legislation this year.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

As reported by Bloomberg Law , on May 7, 2019, Washington State Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill ( HB 1071 ) amending Washington’s data breach notification law. The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.”

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

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IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

On 19 March 2019, Norsk Hydro’s systems were infected with the LockerGoga ransomware. The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Another way to lessen the burden of recovering from a ransomware attack is to purchase cyber insurance. How the incident occurred.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In 2019, Danish company Demant paid $85 million after losing access to 22,000 computers in 40 countries. In 2019, the municipal government of New Orleans was forced to declare a state of emergency and paid over $7 million. Ransomware is particularly threatening to MSPs as any downtime often leads to a loss in clients ( NinjaRMM ).

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

That brings the 2019 running total to 4.53 Chinese hackers target universities in pursuit of maritime military secrets (unknown). Insurance firm AIA Singapore discovers data breach (225). New Orleans-based Hartwig Insurance Agency discloses data breach (1,100). billion, and raises the monthly average to 1.52

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