Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Modern businesses collect and process personal information about their customers and employees for the benefit of their business – these benefits include identifying opportunities to enhance their products or services, streamlining operations, reducing costs or maximizing profits.

Insurance 64

Insurance Privacy Compliance Personal data 64

IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached. TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co. 711 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or breached.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Insurance Manufacturing Retail 107

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Additional bills, amending the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (“CMIA”) and the California Insurance Code, also were also signed into law. The bill uses the same definition of “genetic data” as provided for in AB-825. 9) deidentified data (that meets the requirements for deidentification under the law).

Privacy 98

Privacy Insurance Security Data breaches 98

Security Affairs

MAY 14, 2023

In an update shared on April 3 about the incident, the company announced it has experienced a cyber incident primarily impacting access to internal Microsoft Office 365 applications. Threat actors had access to Capita servers holding details for roughly 470,000 active, deferred, and retired members’ personal information.

Access 84

Access Insurance Ransomware Security 84

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Its customer base is comprised of eight of the top 15 banks, four of the top six healthcare insurance and managed care providers, nine of the top 15 property and casualty insurance providers, five of the top 13 pharmaceutical companies, and 11 of the largest 15 federal agencies. Users re-defined. Most often, a user is a human being.

Digital transformation 140

Digital transformation Insurance Compliance Healthcare 140

IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It also appears that the data was accessed: the Readme bot “partially destroyed” the open instance, injecting a ransom note with a bitcoin wallet address to send a payment to in exchange for the files. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Some payment card data was also exposed. Data breached: over 300 million records.

Data Privacy 106

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 106

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

AVs currently under development make sense of their surroundings and control vehicle operation through data gathered about the outside world. Like other connected vehicles, AVs can also collect and use specific personal information about a driver (e.g., contact list, messages).

Privacy 85

Privacy Manufacturing Artificial Intelligence Data collection 85

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But there remains great uncertainty about how we’ll come out of the crisis and what business challenges await us. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. It’s led to a growing trend for organisations to purchase cyber insurance, which Forbes contributor Emil Sayegh believes will continue in 2022.

Security 142

Security Insurance Authentication Passwords 142

Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ngo had been making more than $125,000 a month reselling ill-gotten access to some of the biggest data brokers on the planet. based collaborator told Ngo he had personally shut down Ngo’s access to Experian because he had been there first and Ngo was interfering with his business. me,” O’Neill said. “We

Retail 325

Retail Government Access Insurance 325

Hunton Privacy

MAY 9, 2019

The new requirements include the following: Expanded Definition of Personal Information. HB 1071 expands the definition of “personal information.” 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. Method of Notification.

Data breaches 68

Data breaches Passwords Insurance Military 68

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

The amendments to Vermont’s Security Breach Notice Act include expanding the definition of Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”), expanding the definition of a breach to include login credentials and narrowing the permissible circumstances under which substitute notice may be used.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 14, 2022

In a BNB Chain blog post in early October, the authors announced that about two million BNB crypto tokens were stolen. The result was that the loss was reduced to about $110 million. The hackers were able to obtain private keys, which allowed for accessing validator nodes. The hackers stole about $100 million crypto.

Cybersecurity 117

Cybersecurity Blockchain Insurance Security 117

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 30, 2021

HIPAA covered entities and business associates should finalize their comments soon, before the comment period for the 2020 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ( NPRM ) closes on May 6. Adding a definition of the term “personal health application.”

Access 137

Access Sales Privacy Insurance 137

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Only 4 definitely haven’t had data breached. To learn more about our research methodology, click here. iSharing is used by more than 35 million users. 117 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or otherwise breached. We also found 5 organisations providing a significant update on a previously disclosed incident.

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Such outsourcing of ICT services also requires a clear definition of responsibilities, risks and mitigation between financial entities and ICT third-party service providers. That includes banks, insurances, payment institutions, stock market, and many financial management firms (trading, crypt-assets, etc). What is the scope of DORA?

Financial Services 83

Financial Services Cloud Cybersecurity Encryption 83

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). billion (then the equivalent of about $2.7 In the U.S.,

Data Privacy 145

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

To indicate the size of the cyber risk to companies, there is, on average, a cyber-attack every 39 seconds, which does not mean that every attack is successful, but that there is an attempt to access companies’ computer systems with that frequency. million, which increases to US$ 4.54 in the case of ransomware attacks.

Insurance 116

Insurance Risk Ransomware Encryption 116

Collibra

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

The CCPA maintains a broad definition of “personal information” or PI, referring to it as “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.”. What is personal information?

Privacy 59

Privacy Education Insurance GDPR 59

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

In this guide, we’ll walk you through some of the most common types of network security protections, how they work, and the top products and services to consider in each category. Many of these tools protect resources connected to networks, thus shutting down threats as early as possible. Also read: What is Network Security?

Security 117

Security Encryption Analytics Cloud 117

Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

In addition, the Act expands the definition of personally identifying information, compromise of which would constitute a data breach, to include patient data and medical data—a general category of health-related information that is not limited to protected health information under HIPAA.

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Privacy Personal data Data Privacy 88

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Incorporated Source (Update) Insurance USA Yes 7,361 Advantis Global, Inc. Less than 1% of the DICOM servers on the Internet use effective authorisation.

Data Privacy 101

Data Privacy Energy and Utilities Privacy Manufacturing 101

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

This story is about the victims of a particularly aggressive business ID theft ring that’s spent years targeting small businesses across the country and is now pivoting toward using that access for pandemic assistance loans and unemployment benefits. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. .” ” PHANTOM OFFICES.

Energy and Utilities 360

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 360

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Growth has definitely been robust. The result is that Rackspace shares plunged by about a third. In the case of Lemonade – an online insurance company – it spent over 200 hours on the process. There were shortcomings like cybersecurity capabilities, lack of robust controls around access, resiliency, and recovery.

Compliance 119

Compliance Security Cybersecurity Marketing 119

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

GB dataset on a hacking forum, claiming to still have access to the breached system. Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached. TB Turtlemint Source (New) Insurance India Yes 1,800,000 Chunghwa Telecom Source (New) Telecoms Taiwan Yes 1.7 The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

The CTDPA exempts certain entities, including, for example, state and local government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”), and qualifying covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

Privacy 118

Privacy Personal data Sales B2B 118

eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 5, 2024

It aims to prevent unauthorized access, manage data movement, and guard against potential security threats. Key firewall policy components include user authentication mechanisms, access rules, logging and monitoring methods, rule base, and numerous rule objects that specify network communication conditions.

Compliance 106

Compliance Access Communications Cybersecurity 106

erwin

MARCH 30, 2020

Last week, The White House announced the launch of the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium , a public-private partnership to provide COVID-19 researchers worldwide with access to the world’s most powerful high performance computing resources that can significantly advance the pace of scientific discovery in the fight to stop the virus.

Metadata 122

Metadata IT Healthcare Government 122

KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

link] [Head Scratcher] More Companies With Cyber Insurance Are Hit by Ransomware Than Those Without? In an interesting twist, new data hints that organizations with cyber insurance may be relying on it too much, instead of shoring up security to ensure attacks never succeed. Date/Time: Wednesday, May 3, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Save My Spot!

Insurance 72

Insurance Security awareness Phishing Ransomware 72

Data Matters

JANUARY 18, 2022

Definitions: The definition of “AI Systems” has been amended in an attempt to better differentiate AI from other information technology, and the definition of “provider” has been amended to emphasize that the AI Act is intended only to capture the commercial placing of AI products on the market.

Artificial Intelligence 103

Artificial Intelligence Risk Compliance Insurance 103

IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Ransomware attacks use several methods, or vectors, to infect networks or devices, including tricking individuals into clicking malicious links using phishing emails and exploiting vulnerabilities in software and operating systems, such as remote access. Limit access to backup systems until you’ve removed the infection.

Ransomware 110

Ransomware Encryption Analytics Data breaches 110

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Other databases contained health insurance data, such as patents’ names, dates of birth, addresses and medical data. Only 2 definitely haven’t had data breached. EyeCare Services Partners exposes more 3.5 The biggest database in the blob contained 3.1 million patients and 1.6 million unique Social Security numbers.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 18, 2022

IT practitioners sometimes become confused about the definition of a security policy because security practitioners use the word “policy” as terminology for two very different purposes: Implemented IT policies incorporated into operating system, firewall, or network rules. Written Policies vs. Implemented IT Policies. Start Writing.

IT 120

IT Compliance Security Access 120

erwin

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The banking, financial services and insurance industry typically deals with higher data velocity and tighter regulations than most. Metadata-Driven Automation in the Insurance Industry. Insurance is another industry that has to cope with high data velocity and stringent data regulations.

Metadata 96

Metadata Healthcare Insurance Financial Services 96

IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

GhostR says it obtained the records from a Singapore-based company with access to the database. Mobile Guardian, which is based in the UK, said that its investigations detected unauthorised access to its systems via an administrative account on its management portal. Account records from the United States were also accessed.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

erwin

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

However, most organizations don’t use all the data at their disposal to reach deeper conclusions about how to drive revenue, achieve regulatory compliance or accomplish other strategic objectives. Quite simply, metadata is data about data. Metadata management is key to wringing all the value possible from data assets. What Is Metadata?

Metadata 110

Metadata Digital transformation Government Healthcare 110

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The researchers discovered credentials that provided access to 95,592,696 artifacts, as well as download permissions and some deploy operations. Breached records: about 9 million. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Please do also let us know what you think about our new table format.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 21, 2017

The Delaware law previously required companies to give notice of a breach to affected Delaware residents “as soon as possible” after determining that, as a result of the breach, “misuse of information about a Delaware resident has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur.” The prior version of the law did not require regulator notification.

Data breaches 53

Data breaches Passwords Insurance Access 53