eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools.

Compliance 57

Compliance Risk Government Retail 57

Security Affairs

JUNE 15, 2023

organizations since 2020. organizations since 2020. The operation targeted many organizations in critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, food and agriculture, education, energy, government and emergency services, healthcare, manufacturing, and transportation. law enforcement).

Ransomware 87

Ransomware Cybersecurity Agriculture Education 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. According to the press release published by the Department of State , the Lockbit ransomware operators carried out over 2,000 attacks against victims worldwide since January 2020.

Energy and Utilities 90

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Agriculture Manufacturing 90

Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

On June 24, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or the “Department”) announced it had entered into a $5 million settlement with Carnival Corp.

Cybersecurity 115

Cybersecurity Insurance Phishing Financial Services 115

ARMA International

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Government topped the list of vertical industries at 23%. in 2017), with the remainder reporting into senior administrative roles, compliance, corporate services, or finance teams. in 2017), with the remainder reporting into senior administrative roles, compliance, corporate services, or finance teams.

Content services 76

Content services Cloud Records Management Privacy 76

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Department of the Treasury says the Trickbot group is associated with Russian intelligence services, and that this alliance led to the targeting of many U.S. companies and government entities. A spam email from 2020 containing a Trickbot-infected attachment. government’s first swipe at the Trickbot group.

Ransomware 186

Ransomware Government Cybersecurity Blockchain 186

Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2023

The US authorities arrested the man in Arizona last month DoJ states that from at least as early as August 2020 to March 2023, Astamirov and other members of the LockBit ransomware gang committed wire fraud and compromised many computer systems worldwide attempting to extort the victims of ransomware attacks. organizations since 2020.

Ransomware 85

Ransomware Agriculture Education Government 85

Data Matters

MAY 4, 2022

He has significant experience in addressing election security and misinformation related issues, and was deeply involved in the investigations into the 2016 and 2020 elections targeting various U.S. He is one of the few lawyers who has led multiple global responses to data integrity attacks involving the financial services industry.

Cybersecurity 167

Cybersecurity Marketing Security Privacy 167

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dollars (USD) and received more than $60 million in ransom payments from over 100 victims worldwide as of August 2022, the US government states. entities Financial Services, Government Facilities, Healthcare and Public Health, Critical Manufacturing, and Information Technology.

Ransomware 83

Ransomware Financial Services Manufacturing Phishing 83

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

“The adversary is particularly interested in exploits related to VPNs and network appliances , including CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2019-19781, and most recently CVE-2020-5902; reliance on exploits such as these lends to an opportunistic operational model.” .” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

Access 90

Access Financial Services Retail Insurance 90

Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

The SEC is considering enhancing its disclosure rules concerning cybersecurity risk governance and has indicated a target release date of October 2021. 2 See Cybersecurity Risk Governance, 3235-AM89, Securities and Exchange Commission (Spring 2021). 27, 2020). 15, 2020). 15, 2020). 20, 2017). 5 83 FR 8166 (Feb.

Cybersecurity 68

Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk Compliance 68

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Today, additional criminal charges against Kondratyev were unsealed in the Northern District of California related to his deployment in 2020 of ransomware against a victim located in California.” on January 5, 2020. In 2022, LockBit was one of the most active ransomware groups, and its prevalence continued into 2023.

Energy and Utilities 100

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Manufacturing Agriculture 100

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

trillion in 2020.”. To compete, financial institutions are investing heavily in digital transformation. The full digitization of contracts, subscriptions and consumption of services. This drive towards digital transformation allowed financial services to be one of the sectors that better weathered the Covid 19 pandemic.

Digital transformation 71

Digital transformation Financial Services Customer Experience Risk 71

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

.” Mark Rasch , also former federal prosecutor in Washington, said the SEC is signaling with this action that it intends to take on more cases in which companies flub security governance in some big way. “It’s a win for the SEC, and for First America, but it’s hardly justice,” Rasch said.

Insurance 270

Insurance Risk Financial Services Mining 270

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

2019 (Q2–Q4) 2020 (Q2–Q4) 2021 (Q2–Q4) 2022 (Q2–Q4) Data breaches 855 752 (-12%) 630 (-16%) 648 (+3%) Cyber attacks 143 245 (+71%) 230 (-6%) 285 (+23%) Note 1: The ICO data set only provides the numbers for Q2 2019 until Q4 2022. million) for the financial sector – 33% more than the average across all sectors. million (about £4.70

Risk 104

Risk Data breaches Authentication Financial Services 104

erwin

JANUARY 7, 2021

Unexpected, unprecedented and disruptive, 2020 required radical transformation – within global organizations and our day-to-day lives. AI-Fueled Data Governance: Artificial intelligence (AI) has been narrowly tied to the internet of things (IoT) with smart features like Alexa, Nest and self-driving cars.

Metadata 98

Metadata Artificial Intelligence Compliance Government 98

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

France and Germany governments announced that they will block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency , the news was reported by French finance ministry Bruno Le Maire. “We reads a joint statement issued by the two governments, “I want to be absolutely clear: in these conditions, we cannot authorise the development of Libra on European soil.”

Financial Services 84

Financial Services Government IT Security 84

Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2022

The ransomware operation has been active since late December 2019, this is the second time that the FBI first shares IoC related to RagnarLocker operation, the FBI first became aware of this threat in April 2020.

Ransomware 84

Ransomware Passwords Financial Services Manufacturing 84

Preservica

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Oxford, UK; Boston, MA February 6, 2020 : Preservica, the market leader in SaaS active digital preservation, is pleased to announce the formation of a new Advisory Council of experienced senior executives. Hubert Saint-Onge has extensive experience as a senior executive at major Oil & Gas and Financial Services companies.

Digital preservation 52

Digital preservation Healthcare Financial Services Records Management 52

Data Matters

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Congratulations to our 30 colleagues, including Kate Heinzelman and Tomoki Ishiara , for their election to the Sidley Austin partnership , effective January 1, 2020. Tomoki works out of Sidley’s Tokyo office and supports our global privacy practice in the Asian market.

Energy and Utilities 78

Energy and Utilities Privacy Financial Services Data Privacy 78

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools.

Compliance 67

Compliance Risk Government Retail 67

erwin

APRIL 11, 2019

Some suggest the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which takes effect January 1, 2020, sets a precedent other states will follow by empowering consumers to set limits on how companies can use their personal information. The Regulatory Rationale for Integrating Data Management & Data Governance. employees).

GDPR 100

GDPR e-Discovery Compliance Metadata 100

AIIM

MAY 19, 2020

“It’s 2020,” you might be thinking, “Who needs associations?” Are you a records manager that wants to move into information governance? financial services sector is different in practice than RM for a law firm, or a Canadian municipal government, or a multinational energy firm. Or maybe into privacy? You should!)

Records Management 170

Records Management Privacy Government Information governance 170

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2020

“On Saturday 14 March 2020, HMR was subjected to a targeted and sophisticated attack by cyber criminals. “We’re sorry to report that, during 21–23 March 2020, the criminals published on their website records from some of our volunteers’ screening visits. A criminal group called Maze has claimed responsibility.”

Ransomware 102

Ransomware Data breaches Encryption Financial Services 102

The Last Watchdog

JUNE 15, 2023

Stripe conducted a pilot with an early implementation of SPC and, in March 2020 reported that, compared to one-time passcodes (OTP), SPC authentication led to an 8% increase in conversions at the same time checkout was 3 times faster. That work is created in the open, provided for free and under the groundbreaking W3C Patent Policy.

Authentication 100

Authentication Communications Financial Services Retail 100

Security Affairs

JULY 9, 2020

The credentials are sold for an average of $15.43, the most expensive pairs relate to banking and financial services accounts, with an average price of nearly $71. Using the recently launched model of ATO “as-a-service”, a criminal can rent an identity for less than $10. ” reads the report published by the experts.

Marketing 118

Marketing Passwords Financial Services Access 118

AIIM

MAY 6, 2020

Another strong factor that is particularly relevant to the digital mailroom application is improved customer service due to the immediate accessibility of incoming correspondence. This is particularly important in government, financial services, utility, and legal sectors.

Paper 144

Paper Digital transformation Financial Services Records Management 144

Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

On October 1, 2020, the U.S. According to OFAC, ransomware attacks have been increasing over the last two years and are a special risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, with cybercriminals targeting not only large corporations but also small to medium enterprises, hospitals, schools, and local government agencies. 1, 2020, [link].

Ransomware 68

Ransomware Compliance Risk Government 68

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

According to a report published by Kaspersky Lab in January 2020, in the two years the North Korea-linked APT group has continued to target cryptocurrency exchanges evolving its TTPs. that is requested to visit particular government and banking domains. browser plug-ins, security software, identity verification software, etc.)

Financial Services 103

Financial Services Phishing Government Security 103

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 10, 2024

This follows the invalidation of the EU-US Privacy Shield, by the Court of Justice of the European Union on 16 July 2020. The persistence of FISA 702 One of the main points of concern of the DPF is that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) 702 rules continue to permit extensive surveillance practices by the US government/agencies.

Data Privacy 83

Data Privacy Personal data Privacy Cloud 83

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

See the Top Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Tools. Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. GDPR-style data privacy laws came to the U.S.

Data Privacy 145

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

Data Protection Report

APRIL 2, 2020

On March 10, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued guidance to all of its regulated institutions engaged in virtual currency business activity, requiring them to have plans for preparedness to manage the possible operational and financial risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Risk 59

Risk Communications Authentication Financial Services 59

Info Source

AUGUST 21, 2020

August 20, 2020 – Kodak Alaris has announced a global alliance with UiPath , one of the world’s leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software companies. Intelligent information capture combined with RPA is especially powerful for finance, IT and IT services, operations and information governance. ROCHESTER, N.Y.,

Information capture 52

Information capture Digital transformation Paper Artificial Intelligence 52

Data Protection Report

JANUARY 6, 2020

2020 could well be a year of data export turmoil – so brace yourself! Data localisation issues are also set to resurface during 2020. For companies whose websites still operate a blatantly non-compliant opt-out cookie consent model in the EU, 2020 is the year to rectify this! Brace yourself (for export turbulence). In the U.S.,

Privacy 84

Privacy GDPR Data breaches Risk 84

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 12, 2020

link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) October 12, 2020. This action will result in protection for a wide range of organizations, including financial services institutions, government, healthcare, and other verticals from malware and human-operated campaigns delivered via the Trickbot infrastructure.”

Security 97

Security Financial Services Ransomware Access 97

Info Source

MAY 13, 2020

The global survey was sponsored by ABBYY and executed by Opinium Research in March 2020 with organizations across healthcare, financial services, logistics and transportation, and government. Download the State of Process Mining and Robotic Process Automation 2020 global report at [link]. About ABBYY.

Mining 52

Mining Customer Experience Financial Services Insurance 52

Data Matters

MAY 21, 2020

Government Agencies — Whom to Contact. For suspected COVID-19 related crimes, the Notice suggests financial institutions should consider contacting the following government agencies: Suspected fraud schemes related to COVID-19 : Contact National Center for Disaster Fraud (NCDF) hotline (+1 866 720 5721).

e-Discovery 68

e-Discovery Government Cybersecurity Financial Services 68