IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St. GB Rebekah Children’s Services Source (New) Non-profit USA Yes 2,805 Butte School District Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Education USA Yes 2,658 Dignity Health Nevada St.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

This article prompted me to buy the new black XL T-shirt you see in the blog. Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. However, the dark side of AI looms when it has turned against people. Users beware.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

In this blog, we look the costs organisations incur when addressing cyber security and explain how you can manage them. Threat monitoring tools should work in combination with a variety of other technologies – including anti-malware, encryption tools and firewalls as part of a holistic approach to security. Get started.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2020

As noted by Bitdefender’s Hot for Security blog (with hat tip to Sharon Nelson’s Ride the Lightning blog), the bill understandably makes exceptions for penetration testing, security researchers, and other legitimate reasons to own ransomware. Where did I find that out? It’s the RTL trifecta! : o ). So, what do you think?

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Data Matters

APRIL 20, 2021

DOL guidance provides a series of questions that should serve as a starting point for this review and includes topics such as the service provider’s information security standards, track record, cybersecurity insurance coverage, and cybersecurity validation techniques.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack. The increase in nation-state attacks and major incidents overall continues to apply pressure to drive visibility of an organization’s security program by boards, corporate executives and cyber insurers,” Dudley said.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Other cases include health information being stolen and sold to life insurance companies, home breakings being timed for when people are not home based on hacked thermostat information and much more. For example, are they encrypting their data? appeared first on Data Security Blog | Thales e-Security.

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eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

Finding this odd, you turn to your firm receptionist who tells you that the firm was hit with a ransomware attack overnight, and that if you turn on your computer all of your files will be immediately encrypted, subject to a bitcoin ransom.”. Of course, as you probably know by reading this blog, the DLA Piper situation isn’t unique.

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Hackers break in and rely on the malware to encrypt vital files or render machines useless. The organization is not able to access the encrypted data. Consider Cybersecurity Insurance. The city of Baltimore didn’t have a cybersecurity insurance policy before the attack but is reportedly in the market for coverage.

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IT Governance

MAY 2, 2023

Additionally, billing information, insurance numbers and other financial details were stolen in the attack. More worryingly, the same database contained usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords. Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Access 105

eDiscovery Daily

JUNE 6, 2018

health care, incorrect information can creep in when patient data gets re-entered multiple times by doctors’ offices, insurers and hospital staff. For healthcare records systems, this can put patients, insurers, and providers literally on the same page, providing secure and accurate information for all stakeholders across the board.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

It means physically securing servers and user devices, managing and controlling access, application security and patching, maintaining thoroughly tested, usable data backups and educating employees. Educate employees about digital safety, including two-factor or multi-factor authentication. Require strong passwords.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Creating an enterprise-wide governance structure. Principle 5.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2024

Across industries like education, retail and government, organizations are choosing private cloud settings to conduct business use cases involving workloads with sensitive information and to comply with data privacy and compliance needs. The popularity of private cloud is growing, primarily driven by the need for greater data security.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

This is part of the opening monologue of the Ozark series and when I first heard it, I immediately stopped the show and dropped it into this blog post. This is the first time I've mixed these two worlds - my background with real estate and my public blogging life as most readers will know it - but it's important context.

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Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

DV is easy and indeed automation is a cornerstone of Let's Encrypt which is a really important attribute of it. Plus, long-lived certs actually create other risks due to the fact that revocation is broken so iterating quickly (for example, Let's Encrypt certs last for 3 months) is a virtue. Indian Income Tax Department. We got one!

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