Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. Require multi-factor authentication (MFA) for all users. and Russia in Ukraine.

Cybersecurity 157

Cybersecurity Financial Services Authentication Government 157

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

government is recommending to ensure the operations of Critical National Infrastructure are not affected by ransomware attacks. Governments step up to protect all businesses. Government Towards a Zero Trust Architecture dictate U.S. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. everywhere.

Insurance 71

Insurance Ransomware Encryption Authentication 71

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 275

Passwords Authentication Insurance Mining 275

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The FCA is proposing amendments to: the UK onshored versions of EU technical standards on strong customer authentication (SCA) and common and secure methods of communication (UK SCA-RTS); its Approach Document on Payment Services and Electronic Money (Approach Document); and. its Perimeter Guidance Manual (PERG).

Authentication 68

Authentication Paper Risk Insurance 68

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Insurance 89

Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 89

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The entire passenger process, from check-in to boarding, involves multiple stakeholders, including government regulators, airport management, airline personnel, and on-premise security teams, working together to maintain a robust and secure environment. This is because of the diversity of personnel working within the airport environment.

Cybersecurity 87

Cybersecurity Authentication Access Compliance 87

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

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

Military 98

Military Security Ransomware Insurance 98

Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. “This is reachable pre-authentication, on every SSL VPN appliance,” French vulnerability researcher Charles Fol tweeted.

Risk 202

Risk Ransomware Cybersecurity Access 202

The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. It has a battery, so it’s platform independent and you don’t have to rely on the computer’s operating system to turn it on or authenticate it.

Encryption 190

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 190

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. Weak passwords.

Risk 144

Risk Security Passwords Phishing 144

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

biometric information consisting of data generated by electronic measurements of an individual’s unique physical characteristics used to authenticate or ascertain the individual’s identity, such as a fingerprint, voice print, retina or iris image. Additional Considerations for Businesses.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

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. Organizations should use multi-factor authentication (MFA) or other strong measures to verify users’ identities before granting access to data.

Data Privacy 83

Data Privacy Privacy GDPR Personal data 83

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Compromised information included patients’ names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information.

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 Health data, by contrast, enables attackers to operate under the radar, typically to commit health insurance fraud. First, it employed multi-factor authentication to protect employee accounts.

IT 107

IT Ransomware Security Data breaches 107

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 17, 2023

Some time ago, banks and governments started shifting their attention towards using digital assets in their operations and economies. Banks and governments are actively seeking CBDC because it is a more secure alternative to crypto. Unlike cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum, CBDC is backed by the government and is legal tender.

Blockchain 77

Blockchain Financial Services Risk Authentication 77

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. Today, there is a need to protect the authenticity of individual vaccination records. Centralize data security governance.

IoT 87

IoT Encryption Cloud Authentication 87

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. payments, insurance etc).

Personal data 111

Personal data GDPR Data breaches Compliance 111

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”. It consists of two elements: Authentication – a technique used to verify the identity of a user.

Access 83

Access Security Authentication Passwords 83

KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

Strategies include: Developing a comprehensive, defense-in-depth plan Technical controls all organizations should consider Gotchas to watch out for with cybersecurity insurance Benefits of implementing new-school security awareness training Best practices for creating and implementing security policies Get the E-Book now!

Phishing 78

Phishing Security awareness Insurance Cybersecurity 78

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. Today, there is a need to protect the authenticity of individual vaccination records. Centralize data security governance.

IoT 71

IoT Encryption Cloud Compliance 71

Hunton Privacy

MAY 10, 2022

The CTDPA exempts certain entities, including, for example, state and local government entities, nonprofits, higher education institutions, financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLB”), and qualifying covered entities and business associates subject to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).

Privacy 118

Privacy Personal data Sales B2B 118

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. In 2020 alone, 79 ransomware attacks were conducted against government entities in the U.S., of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

Energy and Utilities 115

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 115

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. Business and industry leaders, as well as national governments, cannot be complacent in the face of the real-world implications of CNI.

Energy and Utilities 71

Energy and Utilities Ransomware IoT Risk 71

Security Affairs

MAY 13, 2021

The DarkSide group has publicly stated that they prefer to target organizations that can afford to pay large ransoms instead of hospitals, schools, non-profits, and governments.[ Require multi-factor authentication for remote access to OT and IT networks. 3 ],[ 4 ]” reads the joint alert.

Ransomware 112

Ransomware Phishing Encryption Risk 112

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

China-linked cyber espionage group APT20 has been bypassing two-factor authentication (2FA) in recent attacks, cyber-security firm Fox-IT warns. The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling.

Authentication 70

Authentication Insurance Access Government 70

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Also read : Top Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Tools for 2022. Once data is mapped, organizations make better decisions on how that data is governed and reduce their risk footprint.

Risk 121

Risk Cybersecurity Encryption Access 121

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

If you want your insurance company to have access to your fitness data, you grant it through your pod. Just trying to grasp what sort of granular permissions are required, and how the authentication flows might work, is mind-altering. You authorize granular access to that pod to whoever you want for whatever reason you want.

IoT 128

IoT Insurance Privacy Access 128

ARMA International

AUGUST 7, 2023

But it’s important to ensure that AI tools are utilized responsibly and ethically and that good governance is employed. With so much work between colleagues and clients shifting online comes a need for strong Information governance policies to guarantee data security and compliance. AI can be a valuable tool.

Artificial Intelligence 52

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Data Privacy Privacy 52

The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Kevin Richards of the insurer Marsh joins us to talk about that company's Cyber Risk Perceptions Survey. » Related Stories Explained: Two-Factor vs. Multi-Factor Authentication RSA warns Digital Transformation is supercharging Digital Risk Episode 149: How Real is the Huawei Risk? Read the whole entry. »

Risk 40

Risk Passwords Insurance Digital transformation 40

Data Protection Report

APRIL 2, 2020

Governance and oversight of the plan, including identifying the critical members of your response team, to ensure ongoing review and updates to the plan, including the tracking of relevant information from government sources and your own monitoring program. The NYDFS has a special webpage devoted to the pandemic.

Risk 59

Risk Communications Authentication Financial Services 59

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 22, 2022

US government agencies warned that the Daixin Team cybercrime group is actively targeting the U.S. Secure the collection, storage, and processing practices for PII and PHI, per regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Healthcare and Public Health sector with ransomware.

Ransomware 72

Ransomware IoT Phishing Encryption 72

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. For accounts with wider authorisations such as admin and privileged accounts, consider tighter security such as requiring multi-factor authentication. Ensure multi-factor authentication for any public facing applications and resources (or equivalent protection). Check notification requirements.

Passwords 98

Passwords Phishing Risk Access 98

Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Spouses may request freezes for each other by phone as long as they pass authentication. But here’s one basic fact consumers should keep in mind about these lock services: Unlike freezes, locks are not governed by any law, meaning that the credit bureaus can change the terms of these arrangements when and if it suits them to do so.

Insurance 277

Insurance Marketing Military Security 277

Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

federal government to hijack and tamper with government domain name entries. It should include an inventory of who can access registrar accounts, implementation of two-factor authentication, and password hygiene checks. Many of these faux-Zoom sites were used to distribute malware under the guise of links to online meetings.

Retail 52

Retail Authentication Insurance Data breaches 52

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. However, many enterprise and large organisations and tech-savvy individuals will realise the benefits of multifactor authentication to secure their accounts. Ransomware will continue to increase. How should you prepare?

Security 98

Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

Such mobile devices increase risk because they are authenticated and authorized in different ways and introduce new endpoints that need protection from cyber threats. Conduct regular reviews and remove permissions and authentications from employees who no longer need them. Use dedicated data security software.

Security 40

Security Data breaches Data Privacy Compliance 40

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