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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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New York’s Breach Law Amendments and New Security Requirements

Data Protection Report

Although California has recently captured the lion’s share of attention with respect to privacy and security, on October 23, 2019, New York’s amended security breach law goes into effect, and on March 1, 2020, new security safeguards go live (N.Y. Biometric information that is used to authenticate or ascertain the individual identity.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Additionally, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can further reduce the risk of malicious actors gaining access to sensitive information, even if they manage to steal usernames and passwords. Additionally, organizations should conduct regular security audits that include an analysis of all security vendors’ capabilities.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

A high-profile cyber incident may cause substantial financial and reputational losses to an organization, including the disruption of corporate business processes, destruction or theft of critical data assets, loss of goodwill, and shareholder and consumer litigation.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

SECURITI’s solutions help organizations secure data while automating privacy and compliance using AI and machine learning tactics. was recently named a Leader in the Forrester Wave’s Privacy Management Software, Q4, 2021. Ethyca is compliance -focused as regulatory enforcement becomes an essential part of data privacy.