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How Multi-factor Authentication Can Benefit Your Industry

Rocket Software

Depending on what industry you’re in, your approach to security may be very different. For almost every industry, multi-factor authentication can be beneficial. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is any password that requires multiple steps or components to facilitate logging in. But what about healthcare?

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Weekly podcast: Password managers, unpatched vulnerabilities, formjacking and Wendy’s

IT Governance

Researchers at ISE have identified security flaws affecting four popular password managers on the Windows 10 platform, which could allow malware to access the master password and/or the individual passwords stored in them, even when the password managers are locked. million users – are all potentially affected.

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CCPA Marches On: California Attorney General Proposes Further Revisions to CCPA Regulations, Industry Pleads for Enforcement Delay Amid COVID-19 Crisis

Data Matters

As the march towards finalization of the regulations continues, several industry groups and entities, including the motion picture industry, insurers, theme park operators, car dealers, plumbers, the advertising industry as well as the California Chambers of Commerce, requested that enforcement be delayed until January 2021.

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11 cyber security predictions for 2020

IT Governance

The IoT will be used in both attacks on domestic premises and in industrial espionage. Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. This is fuelling the cyber crime industry as each payment shows victims are likely to pay the attackers.

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First Multistate HIPAA Data Breach Lawsuit May Signal Increased State Interest in Data Security Enforcement

Data Matters

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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U.S. and Foreign Cybersecurity and Intelligence Agencies Recommend Measures to Counteract Threat of Russian Cyberattacks

Data Matters

Organizations can use the logs to look for password spray activity, identify unusual activity in dormant accounts, or identify when an IP address is not consistent with the user’s expected location. Keep software updated and use industry-recommended antivirus programs. The post U.S.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in August 2020 – 36.6 million records breached

IT Governance

You can find our full list of publicly disclosed data breaches from August in this blog, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Meanwhile, you can stay up to date with the latest news by subscribing to our Weekly Round-up or visiting our blog. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.