IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

In an increasingly digital world, there are an escalating number of cyber security risks for business to address. 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. Poor patch management. Weak passwords.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”. Some patients also had their Social Security numbers exposed.”

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Security Affairs

MAY 15, 2023

Compromised organizations operate in different business verticals, including manufacturing, wealth management, insurance providers, and pharmaceuticals. The ransomware supports intermittent encryption to speed up the encryption process. This process encrypts only a certain part of the source file’s contents, not the entire file.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

That includes banks, insurances, payment institutions, stock market, and many financial management firms (trading, crypt-assets, etc). That includes banks, insurances, payment institutions, stock market, and many financial management firms (trading, crypt-assets, etc). Cloud users remain responsible for the security in the cloud.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Cyber security is becoming an expensive endeavour for organisations – and in many cases, the costs are so high that they can’t deal with threats appropriately. However, it’s one thing to want to invest in cyber security, but something else entirely to set aside the budget to do so. What is cyber security as a service?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item.

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Security Affairs

MAY 7, 2023

The Los Angeles Times reported that San Bernardino County paid half the total of the ransom ($511,852), while the remaining part was covered by the insurance carrier. The ransom was paid to “restore the system’s full functionality and secure any data involved in the breach.” ransom appeared first on Security Affairs.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

According to OPB, the district didn’t provide details, but said that “our student credentials may have been compromised as part of a security incident”. For more information about the SEC cyber security disclosure rules, register for our free webinar on 30 November.) It is not known whether the individual can decrypt the database.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has settled three cases related to alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), totaling $1,165,000. These settlements underscore OCR’s continued focus on enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

The news agency has transferred its emergency distribution to clients to six live blogs that provide a better overview. “If The agency launched an investigation into the incident with the help of an external security firm and its insurance company. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, malware).

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here is Erin’s Q&A column, which originally went live on OneRep’s well-done blog.) For the first expert interview on our blog, we welcomed Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter Byron V. Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

The photo will expedite the recovery process and help when filing a police report or a possible claim with your insurance company. Notify the security team Once you’ve disconnected the affected systems, notify your IT security team of the attack. The two most common types of ransomware are screen lockers and encryptors.

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OneHub

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But with more companies turning to digital file storage and sharing options (and more clients expecting the convenience), do you know how to securely share files? Using document sharing software that takes security as seriously as you do is the first step. The second is to make sure they use encryption, preferably bank-level.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks.

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IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 24, 2024

The app heavily encrypts all user financial data. Deploying privacy protections: The app uses encryption to protect data from cybercriminals and other prying eyes. Learn how organizations can use IBM Guardium® Data Protection software to monitor data wherever it is and enforce security policies in near real time.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2021

As articulated in President Biden’s May 2021 Executive Order , Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity , “[t]he United States faces persistent and increasingly sophisticated malicious cyber campaigns that threaten the public sector, the private sector, and ultimately the American people’s security and privacy.” million, or 80%.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For most enterprise IT security professionals, there are some common reasons that we need to protect a given data set. Data Security Protection Layers, Risks, and Controls. The controls used are typically full disk encryption (FDE), KMIP key management of encryption for arrays or SAN systems or encryption of a tape or a VM image.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

The Cyber Essentials scheme is a world-leading assurance mechanism for organisations of all sizes to help demonstrate that the most critical cyber security controls have been implemented. This blog covers access controls. Deficient access controls result in security breaches. Secure your access controls.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

That way, when crooks encrypt your systems, there’s no need to worry. You can avoid this by teaching staff about ransomware and establishing a line of communication in the event of security incidents. If you don’t already have cyber insurance, it’s worth considering. Prepare for an attack by backing up your data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

My colleague Vikram Ramesh blogs more about Australia’s privacy amendment act here. Thales’ Jim DeLorenzo explains more about POPI in this blog post. Jim DeLorenzo also blogs about DEFCON 658 here. Thales’ Charles Goldberg’s blog about GDPR in the context of data in a multi-cloud environment provides further information.

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OneHub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Whether you work with enterprise businesses exclusively, or are trying to make the switch, knowing how to share documents securely and safely is important. Find out how to share files securely with enterprise businesses in this short guide. Types of Enterprise Files That Need to Be Shared Securely. Insurance documents.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 12, 2020

It was later reported that the REvil ransomware gang encrypted more than 5GB of sensitive data and demanded $6 million (about £4.6 This incident is yet another reminder of why cyber security experts urge organisations not to pay ransoms. million) for its return. Paying the ransom doesn’t solve your problems. million (about £1.76

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

million patients had significant amounts of PII exposed by the healthcare provider’s third-party billing vendor, AccuDoc Solutions, shows the healthcare sector remains acutely vulnerable to attacks exploiting third-party contractors even as their first-party security posture hardens. In early 2015, health insurer A nthem Inc.

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Data Matters

APRIL 20, 2021

The Cybersecurity Guidance is directed at plan sponsors and fiduciaries regulated by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as well as plan participants and beneficiaries. Online Security Tips for plan participants and beneficiaries. Considerations for Plan Sponsors and Other Fiduciaries.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

In this blog, and in one by my colleague Julie Lassabliere from Safelayer Secure Communications , we explore the need for trusted device identification and data integrity in the IoT. I also will discuss the mechanisms needed to enable the fundamental security framework required to make the IoT trustworthy.

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Data Protection Report

AUGUST 29, 2017

Most notably, the new law requires any entity that has suffered a data breach that includes social security numbers to provide free credit monitoring services to affected residents for one year. To subscribe for updates from our Data Protection Report blog, visit the email sign-up page.

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IT Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

The link could direct users to a mock-up of YouTube’s website and ask them to log in for security purposes. For instance, it could monitor users’ keystrokes or encrypt the user’s files in a ransomware attack. But the cyber security research group Securonix has unearthed a new campaign from a threat group dubbed Tactical#Octopus.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JUNE 21, 2018

For years now many organisations have approached data security with a sense of reluctance. This approach has, undoubtedly, helped to create a mood whereby organisations realise they can’t ignore data security matters, but continue to invest somewhat reluctantly. But imagine if we lived in a world where security was cool.

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Data Matters

MARCH 12, 2019

Over the last few years, States have enacted increasingly aggressive legislation concerning data privacy and security, raising concerns that companies will be subject to a patchwork of different standards. Aligning the Safeguards Rule with State Regimes.

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OneHub

MARCH 21, 2023

Industries of all kinds—law, finance, insurance, healthcare, marketing, the list goes on—have eagerly embraced private client portals to improve how their people and clients work and collaborate on a daily basis. Secure file sharing for accountants is virtually a non-stop activity from day to day. Several reasons rise to the top.

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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? Seriously, TWO?!?

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Meanwhile, the bastion of password security, LastPass, announced that its systems had been breached – although the organisation is confident that customers’ details remain secure. In total, we identified 112 publicly disclosed security incidents in August, resulting in 97,456,345 compromised records.

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