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Security Affairs newsletter Round 463 by Pierluigi Paganini – INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Security Affairs

France Travail data breach impacted 43 Million people Scranton School District in Pennsylvania suffered a ransomware attack Lazarus APT group returned to Tornado Cash to launder stolen funds Moldovan citizen sentenced in connection with the E-Root cybercrime marketplace case UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland Cisco (..)

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Understanding HIPAA: A Guide to Avoiding Common Violations

Armstrong Archives

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. Lack of Adequate Security Measures The HIPAA has a requirement that healthcare organizations take strong steps to protect electronic health information.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , 3:18-cv-00969 (N.D.

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Do’s and Don’ts of Text Message Discovery

eDiscovery Daily

Corporate servers stored the data, regardless of how the email was sent or received (via mobile device or work computer). Lee: FFS, an insurance broker, requested the production of all written communication after the defendants violated their contract by sharing company information after termination. Text Message Don’ts. 4] Anthony J.

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Fund Managers Targeted in Sophisticated Cyberattacks

Data Matters

These controls include the following: Implement multifactor authentication: Multifactor authentication is widely lauded as the most effective control to detect and prevent unauthorized access. Insurance: The firm should communicate with its insurance company and review policy coverage. standard login passwords).

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Fund Managers Targeted in Sophisticated Cyberattacks

Data Matters

These controls include the following: Implement multifactor authentication: Multifactor authentication is widely lauded as the most effective control to detect and prevent unauthorized access. Insurance: The firm should communicate with its insurance company and review policy coverage. standard login passwords).

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Multi-Factor Authentication Best Practices & Solutions

eSecurity Planet

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. At this point, multi-factor authentication (MFA) has permeated most applications, becoming a minimum safeguard against attacks. Jump to: What is multi-factor authentication? MFA can be hacked.