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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eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

Confidential computing is a technology and technique that encrypts and stores an organization’s most sensitive data in a secure portion of a computer’s processor — known as the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) — while it’s processed and in use.

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IT Governance

JULY 15, 2019

Cyber insurance is big business these days. Damages incurred by information security incidents generally aren’t covered in commercial insurance policies, so a specific policy is necessary to help cover the costs of things like forensic investigation, incident response and notification procedures. Document an incident response plan.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

based PrismHR handles everything from payroll processing and human resources to health insurance and tax forms for hundreds of “professional employer organizations” (PEOs) that serve more than two million employees. Cloran said while there are other cloud-based companies that work with multiple PEOs, PrismHR is by far the largest.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

A shift from legacy, perimeter-focused network defenses to dynamic, interoperable defenses at the cloud edge, directed at ephemeral software connections, must fully play out. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Google Cloud NEXT, 11-13 October, Hybrid. This year, Google Cloud Next is a global hybrid event that is free for everyone! By collaborating closely with Google Cloud, Thales has helped cloud customers take security and control of their data to new levels. Cloud Expo Asia, 12-13 October, Singapore. Safe travels!

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. Encrypt sensitive data at rest, in motion and in use.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. 40% are implementing a Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) strategy, and 31% use a cloud-based service. Cloud security. Encryption.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Encryption uses mathematical algorithms to transform and encode data so that only authorized parties can access it. What Encryption Is and How It Relates to Cryptology The science of cryptography studies codes, how to create them, and how to solve them. How Does Encryption Process Data? How Does Encryption Process Data?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Double extortion ransomware is a growing type of cyber-attack in which a victim’s sensitive data is first stolen, and then encrypted, giving the criminal the option of demanding two separate ransom payments. Simplistically, suppose the sensitive data is already encrypted. What is Double Extortion Ransomware?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With digital transformation leading to a boom in the use of digital certificates, our bedrock authentication and encryption framework is at an inflection point, where the demand and adoption of automation is set to rapidly accelerate to keep up with technology requirements.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. 40% are implementing a Bring-Your-Own-Key (BYOK) strategy, and 31% use a cloud-based service. Cloud security. Encryption.

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Info Source

JANUARY 31, 2019

an industry leader in enterprise content capture and data discovery solutions, today announced the launch of its Ephesoft Cloud HyperExtender, the industry’s first hybrid solution that easily transitions the most resource-intensive processes into the cloud for peak performance, scalability and minimized upfront investment.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

In this era of the cloud, the big cloud providers take care of the underlying infrastructure. All that is needed is a connection to the cloud. The global cost of ransomware has risen from $325 million to $20 billion from 2016 to 2021, and on average, only 65% of encrypted data was restored after a ransom was paid.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Touchstone Security employs security talent with experience working on cybersecurity and cloud projects for clients such as NJ Transit, Columbia University, and the Modern Language Association. The focus is on recovering deleted and encrypted files as quickly as possible. Data is recovered remotely or returned on encrypted media.

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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. Example A healthcare provider encrypts patient data storage and uses an intrusion detection system to monitor all traffic to the database.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Spam Filter.

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ARMA International

AUGUST 7, 2023

These include artificial intelligence (AI), hybrid and remote work collaboration, cloud, workflow automation and customization, mail processing and digitization, and security and data privacy. What third-party and cloud-based solutions are being used by your employees? Cloud-based solutions provide greater flexibility and scalability.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Cyber criminals may damage, destroy, steal, encrypt, expose, or leak data as well as cause harm to a system. Encrypted threats spiked 167%, ransomware increased 105%, and 5.4 In May, cybersecurity researchers revealed that ransomware attacks are increasing their aggressive approach by destroying data instead of encrypting it.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

With some exceptions for cloud environments (which we’ll cover shortly) the difficulty of implementation grows with the level of protection provided. 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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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The compromised databases included names, addresses, dates of birth, insurance policy details, medical record numbers, account balances and dates of service — of both guarantors and patients. In early 2015, health insurer A nthem Inc. AccuDoc kept payment records from several Atrium Health locations. Sticky problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 6, 2018

Whether the data sits in a server in Germany or lives in a multi-cloud environment, data needs to be protected. Thales’ Charles Goldberg’s blog about GDPR in the context of data in a multi-cloud environment provides further information. The only true way to protect data is to encrypt it. This is the case with GDPR Article 34.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

New EU restrictions could force companies to change data transfer practices and adopt more advanced data encryption methods. Beyond this we also have Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the California Data Privacy Act (CCPA) and much more. Tue, 12/22/2020 - 10:08.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

That way, when crooks encrypt your systems, there’s no need to worry. Once you’ve determined that, you should set up a backup schedule, saving your work on an isolated local device or in the Cloud. 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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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The costs of anti-virus software, staff awareness training, Cloud services and countless other resources stack up – and even then, you need to find skilled personnel to lead your security strategy, which is easier said than done. It doesn’t have to be this way, though. But that’s only one part of the equation. Get started.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For ransomware attacks where network data gets encrypted , backups are the definitive method for restoring network infrastructure. Whereas before, ransomware gangs would only encrypt a network’s data and (maybe) release the decryption key upon payment, today’s attackers are taking their network access a step further.

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OneHub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Insurance documents. Messages can even be encrypted as an additional security measure. Cloud storage. Cloud storage allows you to store critical files in a secure environment. All stored data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and only those with proper credentials can access each file. Additional Cloud Benefits.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

Be in control of your encryption keys and their location, and how to control access to your sensitive data and digital services to comply with emerging data sovereignty requirements. By attending our live sessions at the Thales booth, you will learn how to: Discover and classify your data wherever it resides.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 12, 2021

20% of data breaches in 2021 occurred as a result of compromised credentials, followed closely by phishing (17%) and cloud misconfiguration (15%). Relatedly, organizations with a hybrid cloud model (as compared to a public or private cloud model) faced lower costs associated with a data breach. million, compared to $3.28

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 5, 2020

To achieve these, local data processing or anonymization of data must be considered; The security and confidentiality of the personal data processed in the context of connected vehicles must be guaranteed, in particular by implementing measures such as the encryption of the communication channel. . This type of solution guarantees o.a.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

CNA Financial (March 2021) – CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack that took place in March. Because the tool was too slow, the company used its backups to restore the systems.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2023

The Rise of the Sovereign Cloud sparsh Thu, 05/25/2023 - 04:04 One of the big ironies about data on the internet is that once the goal of achieving a centreless web of data communication (the internet itself) had been developed and built out, the next area of focus became how to draw borders around it.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 1, 2019

That includes social security and social insurance numbers, bank account numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, email addresses and self-reported income; in short, just about everything on an identity thief’s wish list. In addition, sensitive data was not encrypted at rest, and no one was auditing access logs. This was the Perfect Storm.

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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? It took effort to force change, and it’s clear it simply would not have happened on its own.

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IoT Encryption Military Insurance 89

IBM Big Data Hub

APRIL 4, 2024

The popularity of private cloud is growing, primarily driven by the need for greater data security. 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.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

announces security breach (10,000) CompSource Mutual Insurance Company reports security incident (unknown) Paul Smith’s College announces cyber attack (unknown) Cardiovascular Associates files notice of security breach (unknown) Rockler Companies says cyber attackers breached its systems (8,604) Emtec, Inc.

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