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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

For many organizations, the idea of storing data or running applications on infrastructure that they do not manage directly seems inherently insecure. According to IDC’s 2021 State of Cloud Security Report , 79 percent of surveyed companies reported a cloud data breach in the last 18 months.

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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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NYDFS settles cybersecurity regulation matter for $3 million

Data Protection Report

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. Readers may recall that NYDFS’ cybersecurity regulation went into effect in March of 2017. NSC reported a second cybersecurity event to NYDFS on May 12, 2020.

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Scary Fraud Ensues When ID Theft & Usury Collide

Krebs on Security

Then in mid-January, Jim heard from MSF via snail mail that they’d discovered a data breach. ” According to the Native American Financial Services Association (NAFSA), a trade group in Washington, D.C. According to Buckley LLP , a financial services law firm based in Washington, D.C.,

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Investors, business clients, and more continue to look for secure application access for remote workers , provide real-time visibility into cyberattacks, and protect data as it travels from the cloud to edge networks and end-users and back. It uses this data to show a complete narrative of an attack in real-time. Open Raven.

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Alleged SIM Swapper Arrested in California

Krebs on Security

A redacted “statement of facts” in the case obtained by KrebsOnSecurity says records obtained from Google revealed that a cellular device used by Ortiz to commit SIM swaps had at one point been used to access the Google account identified as Xzavyer.Narvaez@gmail.com. ” “The specific tower is located approximately 0.6

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

It used to be that data breaches were all about cyber-crooks hacking computer systems to steal personal information, followed by an affected company sending regretful notification letters offering a year or two of complimentary credit monitoring. 26,633 (May 12, 2021). All rights reserved. 14,028, 86 Fed.