Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American [ NYSE:FAF ] is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2 billion in 2019.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. 11 to the Ohio Revised Code. Ohio’s Act applies to licensees, defined as persons authorized, registered, or licensed under Ohio insurance laws, or required to be so.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Under the revised Payment Services Directive (2015/2366) (PSD2), the European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Commission were required to develop and adopt regulatory technical standards on strong customer authentication and common and secure open standards of communication. STRONG CUSTOMER AUTHENTICATION. What is SCA?

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

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. Keep software updated and use industry-recommended antivirus programs.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

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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Information Matters

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Issue 6 (27 November 2018). Getting value from your data under GDPR – Information Age, 15 November 2018. Algorithms tame ambiguities in use of legal data – Financial Times, 15 November 2018. Harnessing the value of NHS patient data – The Lancet, 16 November 2018. The Business of Data. Follow the Data?

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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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