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UK Suffers Third Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks in the World

IT Governance

UK organisations suffer the third highest rate of ransomware attacks globally, with small businesses most at risk, a report by NordLocker has found. The other most vulnerable sectors were business services (23), construction (22), manufacturing (19) and transport (18). Why are small businesses at risk?

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Proposed Amendments to NY Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulations Impose New Obligations on Large Entities, Boards of Directors and CISOs

Hunton Privacy

As part of the “risk assessment” requirements under Section 500.9 of the Proposed Amendments, Class A Companies must use external experts to conduct a risk assessment at least once every three years. A covered entity’s CISO must have adequate independence and authority to ensure cyber risks are appropriately managed.