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French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ TB of confidential data

Security Affairs

The CyberNews investigation team discovered French pharmaceuticals distribution platform Apodis Pharma leaking 1.7+ Apodis Pharma is a company that offers a digital supply chain management platform and other software solutions created for pharmacies, healthcare institutions, pharmaceutical laboratories, and health insurance companies.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

Code-signing certificates are supposed to help authenticate the identity of software publishers, and provide cryptographic assurance that a signed piece of software has not been altered or tampered with. At least my laptop is sure of it.” ” Fitis’s Livejournal account. Image: Archive.org.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

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.

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The most valuable AI use cases for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Insurance With AI, the insurance industry can virtually eliminate the need for manual rate calculations or payments and can simplify processing claims and appraisals. Intelligent automation also helps insurance companies adhere to compliance regulations more easily by ensuring that requirements are met.

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Business of Data – issue 6

Information Matters

They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. They also have a long history of being at the forefront of security methods, from the development of the vault to multi-factor authentication. It’s an interesting company.

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2019 end-of-year review part 1: January to June

IT Governance

California man Jay Brodsky brought a class-action suit against Apple , claiming that iPhone and Mac users are being forced into time-consuming two-factor authentication. US food giant Mondelez sued insurance company Zurich American for denying a $100 million (£77 million) claim filed after the NotPetya attack.