Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online. After verifying my email address, I was asked to pick a strong password and select a form of multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Passwords 297

Passwords Authentication Insurance Mining 297

Hunton Privacy

MAY 24, 2018

On April 11, 2018, Arizona amended its data breach notification law (the “amended law”). The amended law also defines “personal information” to include “an individual’s user name or e-mail address, in combination with a password or security question and answer, which allows access to an online account.”.

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Data breaches Passwords Authentication Insurance 53

IT Governance

JUNE 7, 2024

Nonetheless, the risk of a cyber incident is significant, and as data leaks such as the ‘mother of all breaches’ suggest, sooner or later, every organisation will ‘get done’. Of course, the UK government advises against paying ransoms, but doesn’t legally enforce this, unlike some other countries. That’s very tricky to answer.

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Ransomware Encryption Data breaches Access 110

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While there are similarities with EU/UK GDPR – and sufficient harmonisation with data protection laws across APAC to continue a regional data compliance in Asia – the practicalities of implementation and compliance should not be underestimated.

Personal data 111

Personal data GDPR Data breaches Compliance 111

IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Cyber Essentials is a UK government scheme that outlines five key controls, including patch management, that can prevent up to 80% of cyber attacks.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks. When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised.

Data Privacy 97

Data Privacy Privacy Libraries Security 97

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Australian health insurance giant fell victim to ransomware in October, as a result of which the personal data of 9.7 Although the latter part of his statement might not be true – the unfortunate reality is that data breaches like this are now common – the broader argument is fair. The extent of the damage.

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IT Ransomware Security Data breaches 107

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

It’s summer, and life’s a breach. A data breach, that is. It’s your service provider’s breach, but it involves your (more likely, your customer’s) data. So put down the beach reading, for some breach reading. Who “owns” a data breach?

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Data breaches Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk 45

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Iran Crisis Russia-Aligned TAG-70 Targets European Government and Military Mail Servers in New Espionage Campaign U.S.

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Military Security Ransomware Insurance 98

OpenText Information Management

MAY 10, 2024

Since AI relies on data to learn and improve, organizations must ensure their data is accurate, accessible, and secure. They must also build a solid data foundation, including a governance framework, to take full advantage of the benefits of AI. Information management makes data better. PI/ PII, PCI, PHI, etc.).

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Security Artificial Intelligence Privacy Compliance 57

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

Learn how IBM OpenPages Data Privacy Management can improve compliance accuracy and reduce audit time. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDRP) The GDPR is a European Union privacy regulation that governs how organizations in and outside of Europe handle the personal data of EU residents.

Data Privacy 78

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 78

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Data protection and data privacy Data protection , defined as protecting important information from corruption, damage or loss, is critical because data breaches resulting from cyberattacks can include personally identifiable information (PII), health information, financial information, intellectual property and other personal data.

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Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

To highlight the importance and usefulness of the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve produced a series of blog posts summarising each of the five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. Deficient access controls result in security breaches. Reduce cyber insurance premiums.

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Access Security Authentication Passwords 83

ARMA International

AUGUST 7, 2023

It’s a tool to help lawyers do what they do every day but do their jobs more efficiently, such as by quickly and accurately reviewing large amounts of data or automatically classifying data based on content and context. Are their levels of security and privacy protocols leaving them vulnerable to breaches and cyberattacks?

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Artificial Intelligence Cloud Data Privacy Privacy 52

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

federal government to hijack and tamper with government domain name entries. We are all weary of the endless cycle of hacks and data breaches and we’re increasingly blaming businesses that have been compromised rather than the hackers themselves. That spells trouble if you’re the one that gets hacked.

Retail 52

Retail Authentication Insurance Data breaches 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

A royal baby, a fire at Notre-Dame, the highest grossing film of all time and more than 12 billion breached data records: 2019 has been quite a year. IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Mumsnet disclosed a data breach affecting 4,000 people. million (£4.2

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 27, 2015

36) that adds several data elements to the definition of “personal identifying information” in the state’s data breach notification statute. On February 23, 2015, the Wyoming Senate approved a bill (S.F.36) individual taxpayer identification number.

Insurance 40

Insurance Passwords Authentication Data breaches 40

IT Governance

MAY 5, 2020

The email claims in broken English that “in corporation with National Insurance and National Health Services the government established new tax refund programme for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak in its action plan”. Why would the government take money away from the NHS and give it to citizens?

Phishing 90

Phishing Government Insurance Data breaches 90

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

to record, retain or transmit information by a covered entity governed by the medical privacy and security rules pursuant to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

Privacy 45

Privacy Retail Personal data Insurance 45

KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Do you use push-based multi-factor authentication (MFA)? The users were able to impersonate an infinite number of entities (such as banks, retail companies and government institutions) for financial gain and substantial losses to victims. Budget Ammo] Cyber Insurers Turn Attention to Catastrophic Hacks. Learn anytime, anywhere!

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 2, 2020

Governments and cybersecurity experts are reporting a surge in COVID-19-related phishing activity. Employees may be reminded to use government or trusted news sources for information about COVID-19 and to verify the URL for such sites before interacting with them. Multi-Factor Authentication. The path forward.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Phishing Authentication Access 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

They all must have unique identifiers and the ability to collect and transfer data over networks to enable monitoring, surveillance, and execution of decisions based on the collected data with little or no human intervention. But making the IoT work requires trust in the devices and the data they collect.

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IoT Encryption Agriculture Data collection 72

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Top Five Reasons for Choosing FIDO2 Devices for Enterprise Authentication. Strong yet convenient authentication has become a paramount factor of a robust security posture for modern, digital, cloud-first enterprises. Why do you need passwordless authentication? Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:01. FIDO2 offers both passwordless and MFA.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 6, 2019

For example, Discord gives individuals the choice to set up two-factor authentication. Patients were also offered free one-year membership to an identity protection service, covering insurance, credit monitoring and identity theft recovery. Texas health facility avoids disaster following email scam.

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Phishing Personal data Passwords Access 79

eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Ransomware attacks and data breaches make headlines when they shut down huge connected healthcare providers such as Ascension Healthcare or Change Healthcare. Examining the available details of these breaches will help you learn key lessons from their pain to avoid suffering the same humiliating and expensive situations.

Cybersecurity 123

Cybersecurity Ransomware Data breaches Risk 123

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Organizations need to govern and control the API ecosystem, this governance is the role of API management. – Authentication and Security : APIs may require authentication for access control. organizations need to govern and control the API ecosystem. This governance is the role of API management.

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Authentication Risk Government Compliance 109

Data Matters

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The regulations lay out a number of general principles to govern verification responsibilities. The regulations require businesses to use a two-factor verification process, at a minimum, to authenticate consumers with password-protected accounts who submit access or deletion requests. General Rules (§ 998.323).

Privacy 60

Privacy Sales Passwords Authentication 60

IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

67,273,297 known records breached in 130 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Security Manufacturing 52

Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2018

By March 1, 2019, Covered Entities must have security policies in place that govern the security of third-party service providers and, by that deadline, must implement such written security policies. Looking ahead, Covered Entities will be required to meet one final compliance deadline for the NYDFS on March 1, 2019.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Compliance Encryption Risk 60

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

based supplier of identity access management (IAM) systems, which recently announced a partnership with Omada, a Copenhagen-based provider of identity governance administration (IGA) solutions. The IAM vendors took single sign-on to the next level, adding multi-factor authentication and other functionalities.

Access 169

Access Government Authentication Data breaches 169

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Elsewhere, we assess data breaches at a cancer research facility and the US retailer Bed Bath & Beyond. Twitter’s verification chaos creates authentication conundrum. Bed Bath & Beyond investigates data breach. Get started.

Phishing 119

Phishing Retail Data breaches Insurance 119

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments. The government of Costa Rica is forced to declare a state of emergency after a ransomware attack by Conti cripples government systems. Uber blames LAPSUS$ for the intrusion.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 238

eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Compliance Many compliance standards require some form of encryption for data at rest and many also specify requirements for the transmission of data. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

16,482,365 known records breached in 240 newly disclosed incidents Welcome to this week’s global round-up of the biggest and most interesting news stories. At the end of each month, these incidents – and any others that we find – will be used to inform our monthly analysis of data breaches and cyber attacks.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 52

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

It also helps organizations to organize and assess data for vulnerabilities and determine an appropriate response plan in the case of a data breach. Within this framework are requirements to minimize lateral movement and impact in breach scenarios as well as data collection and response requirements.

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