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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

These recommendations are further detailed below, but two to note in particular: The Advisory recommends that organizations “require multi-factor authentication for all users, without exception.” Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users.

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Cybersecurity Standards for the Insurance Sector – A New Patchwork Quilt in the US?

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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

Data Matters

The stolen information allegedly included names and identifying information, hashed passwords, security questions and answers, family information, Social Security numbers, lab results, health insurance information, doctor’s names, and medical conditions, among other things.

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FBI: Millions in Losses resulted from attacks against Healthcare payment processors

Security Affairs

As budget constraints allow, consider options in authentication or barrier layers to decrease or eliminate the viability of phishing. Advise all employees to exercise caution while revealing sensitive information such as login credentials through phone or web communications.

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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. To prevent something like this from happening, it always helps to check the access logs and exercise control over who can view sensitive information like this.

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Guidelines Published for Changes to the Singapore Data Privacy Regime

Data Matters

financial information, life/health insurance information, specified medical information, information leading to identification of a vulnerable adult, child, or young person who is the subject of an investigation or relating to court proceedings involving a child and young person, or.

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EUROPE: New privacy rules for connected vehicles in Europe?

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

This would cause the risk that there are insufficient functionalities or options offered to exercise the control necessary for affected individuals to avail themselves of their data protection and privacy rights. Personal data may be processed for a wide variety of purposes such as driver safety, insurance and efficient transportation.

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