IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Ransomware – malware that aims to prevent victims from accessing their data unless they pay their attackers – seems to be in the news more than ever before. Sophos’s most recent annual ransomware survey, The State of Ransomware 2021 , found that 37% of organisations surveyed in 2021 had been affected by ransomware in the previous year.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

A UK government report published last year found that 48% of organisations lacked the expertise to complete routine cyber security practices. This includes an inability to protect against malware, set access controls and apply updates. So why are organisations unable to address the fundamentals of cyber security?

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Cyber security is becoming an expensive endeavour for organisations – and in many cases, the costs are so high that they can’t deal with threats appropriately. However, it’s one thing to want to invest in cyber security, but something else entirely to set aside the budget to do so. What is cyber security as a service?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 18, 2022

Many security professionals think that if they have done the hard work of securing their organization, that should be enough. Even though drafting IT security policies can be a pain, formal policies provide a valuable resource to protect both the IT team and their organization. Written security policies.

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eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

For a security technology that’s only a few years old, microsegmentation is catching on quickly. According to a new report from edge security vendor Byos, 88 percent of cybersecurity leaders believe microsegmentation is essential to achieving zero trust security, and 83 percent are currently leveraging microsegmentation in some form.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

Only administrators can access customer data on the backend. Mitigating privacy risks: The app limits data access to trusted employees who need it for their roles, and employees can access data only when they have a legitimate reason to. The app heavily encrypts all user financial data.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This, in turn, has triggered a surge in certificate outages: some two-thirds of 400 enterprises participating in a recent survey reported certificates expiring unexpectedly – with 25 percent experiencing five to six such outages in a recent six month period. Addressing compliance, security.

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AIIM

AUGUST 19, 2021

Despite the proven operational improvements to be gain by going paperless, paper is still prevalent in too many core business processes today including loan applications, insurance claims, and customer onboarding. This ease of access greatly improves efficiency in a variety of contexts, such as approval processes.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. “And the war can be multi-pronged.

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IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

According to a survey by the MIT Sloan Management Review, nearly 85% of executives believe generative AI will enable their companies to obtain or sustain a competitive advantage. Scaling AI in business presents unique challenges: Data accessibility : Fragmented and siloed data stifle advancement.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

According to a recent market study 1 , 71% of individuals surveyed said double and triple extortion tactics have grown in popularity over the last 12 months, and 65% agree that these new threats make it tougher to refuse ransom demands. The pains of double extortion ransomware A security gap?

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

A BBB survey conducted in August found that the majority of these scammed consumers made purchases for which they never received products. “Of Don’t click that link… According to the BBB survey, emails wasn’t the most common way scammers pilfered people’s pockets, but it does still happen. On top of that, 80.5%

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Of the 1,350 organizations surveyed in a recent study, 78 percent suffered a successful ransomware attack (link resides outside ibm.com). Limit access to backup systems until you’ve removed the infection. Notify the security team Once you’ve disconnected the affected systems, notify your IT security team of the attack.

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2023, organizations have faced an unprecedented level of pressure to digitally transform with the rise of generative AI as well as imperatives such as sustainability, labor productivity and security. The findings indicate that highly regulated industries are increasingly weighing risks, such as security, when considering the technology.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Expanding the use of telemedicine, transforming healthcare access for remote patients. Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

million patients when hackers gained unauthorized access to databases operated by a third-party billing vendor. And this continues to include enterprises that have poured a king’s ransom into hardening their first-party security posture. Late last year, Atrium Health disclosed it lost sensitive data for some 2.65

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

As software development teams move towards a DevOps culture, security is becoming an increasingly important aspect of the development process. DevSecOps is a practice that integrates security into the DevOps workflow. According to GitLab’s 2022 Global DevSecOps Survey , there isn’t enough clarity around who owns security.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Expanding the use of telemedicine, transforming healthcare access for remote patients. Increasing the use of advanced IoT devices.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

At first glance, February appears to be a big improvement cyber security-wise compared to the start of the year. Ordinance Survey discovers breach of employee data (1,000). Pacific Specialty Insurance Company notifies plan members of 2019 data breach (unknown). Transmit Security notifies customers of a cyber attack (unknown).

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2019

The cyber security story for May 2019 is much the same as it was last month, with one mammoth breach raising the monthly total. which breached sixteen years’ worth of insurance data. Hackers breach Uniqlo’s online store, access customers’ details (460,000). leaked sixteen years’ worth of title insurance records (885 million).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. According to the Thales Critical Infrastructure report, more than half of the surveyed organizations report that more than 60% of their data in the cloud are sensitive.

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IT Governance

MAY 1, 2018

CIR management can help your organisation mitigate the risk of information security incidents and minimise losses. Incident response planning is mandated as part of all major cyber security regimes. What does cyber incident response (CIR) management do? The common challenges facing incident response. Benefits of CIR management.

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Rocket Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Depending on what industry you’re in, your approach to security may be very different. For some sectors, like finance, security and data protection are top of mind for everything that is done. Financial services organizations typically experience the most data breaches and hacks, which makes security a priority.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Far from being jealously guarded assets with Fort Knox-level security, a new study of Forbes Global 2000 Companies suggests many domain names are imminently hackable. A whopping 97 percent failed to use DNSSEC , a domain security protocol designed to address core vulnerabilities in the foundations of the internet itself. .

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Cyberattack Statistics. Other methods.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

On November 9, 2016, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership (“CIPL”) at Hunton & Williams LLP and AvePoint released the results of a joint global survey launched in May 2016 concerning organizational preparedness for implementing the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JUNE 4, 2021

This is a reminder for the automobile industry – and its supporting industries and insurers – to ensure a robust compliance framework to protect that data, and to reconsider processing of such data outside of China. other data that may affect national security and public interests. outside of the vehicle; and.

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Collibra

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Incomplete or inaccurate data, security problems, hidden data – the list is endless. Several surveys reveal the extent of cost damages across many verticals due to the problems associated with data quality. Best-in-Class companies are 30% more likely to have a dedicated data catalog solution , concludes a recent survey.

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Data Matters

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

We will also discuss a developing range of services referred to as digital asset “prime brokerage” — describing the suite of services typically provided by these prime brokers and comparing them to traditional offerings of prime brokers in the securities space. Futures also do not provide direct access to the underlying Bitcoin or Ether.

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

According to a recent IBV study , 64% of surveyed CEOs face pressure to accelerate adoption of generative AI, and 60% lack a consistent, enterprise-wide method for implementing it. They also need secured access to business-relevant models that can help accelerate time to value and insights. Test out watsonx.ai

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Cyberattacks caused by supply chain vulnerabilities mean organizations need a renewed perspective on how to address third-party security. BitSight Security Ratings Platform. Ten years after BitSight became a pioneer in the security ratings space, the Boston-based company holds 32 patents and has rated over 40 million companies.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Mobile payment platforms, like Apple Pay and Google Pay, use advanced technology, like fingerprint authentication and tokenization (in which credit card account numbers are replaced by randomly generated numbers) to provide brick-and-mortar shoppers with an added layer of security. Browse online using secure networks.

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CGI

JANUARY 12, 2017

The blog series is based on the findings of CGI’s 2016 survey of 1,670 consumers across 8 countries, which assessed consumer perspectives on 12 leading digital FinTech services.* Invest in protection capabilities for the bank and customer : CGI’s survey shows that fear and trust are big issues with consumers.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 9, 2020

Cookie Sweep Survey. In August of last year, the DPC carried out a sweep survey across 40 organisations in order to examine their use of cookies on a number of websites and platforms. In its report, the DPC summarised a list of key concerns which came out of the survey. DPC Concerns and Recommendations.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

That may sound daunting, but when cyber resilience is done right, your cyber security and incident response strategy will seem straightforward. Cyber resilience risk assessments cover everything associated with cyber security – i.e. the way you mitigate risks, meet regulatory requirements and deal with incidents that can’t be prevented.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Take advantage of how technology is levelling the playing field Technology has broken barriers and created greater access to opportunities in other fields for years: education, healthcare, etc. Often it’s legal that is aware of security frameworks that are “whale tested,” and have a good sense of what works and what does not.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Take advantage of how technology is levelling the playing field Technology has broken barriers and created greater access to opportunities in other fields for years: education, healthcare, etc. Often it’s legal that is aware of security frameworks that are “whale tested,” and have a good sense of what works and what does not.

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