Security Affairs

DECEMBER 15, 2019

Hackensack Meridian Health did not reveal the amount of money it has paid to crooks, according to a statement issued by the hospital it holds insurance coverage for such emergencies. ” The hospitals were forced to reschedule nonemergency surgeries and doctors and nurses were not able to access electronic records. .

Ransomware 93

Ransomware Computer and Electronics Insurance Access 93

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

On December 3, 2018, twelve attorneys general (“AGs”) jointly filed a data breach lawsuit against Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary, NoMoreClipboard LLC (collectively “the Company”), an electronic health records company, in federal district court in Indiana. See Indiana v. Informatics Eng’g, Inc. , 3:18-cv-00969 (N.D.

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Data breaches Computer and Electronics Security Insurance 83

IT Governance

JULY 1, 2021

We found a comparatively low 9,780,931 breached records from publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2021. But don’t be fooled by that number – it comes from 106 incidents, which is roughly average for the year. June’s figures bring the annual running total of security incidents to 729 and the total number of breached records to 3,947,030,094.

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Data breaches Ransomware Computer and Electronics Retail 130

Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

But the same crime can be far more costly and damaging when thieves target small businesses. Unfortunately, far too many entrepreneurs are simply unaware of the threat or don’t know how to be watchful for it. In 2019, Dun & Bradstreet saw more than a 100 percent increase in business identity theft. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. .”

Energy and Utilities 352

Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics Insurance Risk 352

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

However, a large part of the loss has been offset by the company’s cyber insurance: Equifax announced that it maintains “$125 million of cybersecurity insurance coverage, above a $7.5 million deductible”, and, since announcing the cyber security incident in September 2017, has “recorded insurance recoveries of $60.0

Computer and Electronics 66

Computer and Electronics Insurance Data breaches Information Security 66

ARMA International

APRIL 28, 2022

I have overseen two significant projects: an electronic discovery production and disaster response and recovery effort. Covering all computers and file cabinets in plastic sheeting. . The plan was to meet the insurance coordinator at the Howard Avenue office at 8:30 a.m. It was grim.

Records Management 97

Records Management Archiving Insurance Communications 97

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), Social insurance numbers. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. Henderson ISD, a school district in Texas, recently lost more than $600,000 in a BEC attack.

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Data breaches Computer and Electronics Passwords Insurance 110

IT Governance

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The representative did a “visual review” of the buckets, as USPS’s internal policy is not to plug any USB sticks into a computer (not all bad practice, eh?), Social insurance numbers. The law will apply to consumer electronics from 2020. Henderson ISD, a school district in Texas, recently lost more than $600,000 in a BEC attack.

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Data breaches Computer and Electronics Passwords Insurance 110

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

On November 22, 2016, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a $650,000 settlement with University of Massachusetts Amherst (“UMass”), resulting from alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules. .

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Insurance Privacy Risk 40

Data Matters

JUNE 12, 2020

electronic payments, check capture and online banking), the OCC lists some of the new technologies, the implementation of which may be hindered by ambiguous, burdensome or inflexible rules, such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, biometrics, cloud computing and big data/analytics. Comments are due by August 3, 2020. 31, 2020).

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Artificial Intelligence Blockchain Financial Services Computer and Electronics 68

Data Protection Report

MAY 15, 2019

Any organization governed by the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) will have to re-evaluate and likely adjust its approach to such cross-border data transfers, possibly affecting its outsourcing and cloud computing relationships with vendors and related companies. s systems for four months.

IT 40

IT Computer and Electronics Cloud Privacy 40

ARMA International

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Another common name for the IoB is embodied computing , where the human body is used as a technology platform. Wearable technology began as any kind of electronic device designed to be worn on the user’s body. In the ingestibles category are Bluetooth electronic pills that monitor the inner workings of the human body.

Computer and Electronics 105

Computer and Electronics Privacy Artificial Intelligence IoT 105

eDiscovery Daily

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Craig Ball once made a great point in responding to a post of mine about educating lawyers when he said “ We not only need to persuade lawyers to take the plunge, we need to insure there’s a pool for them to jump into. Do they go to a community night course on computers? Pursue online education? Wait for the next Georgetown Academy?

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e-Discovery Computer and Electronics Education Mining 47

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Three years ago, in February 2015, OCR opened a compliance review of Anthem, the nation’s second largest health insurer, following media reports that Anthem had suffered a significant cyberattack. prevent unauthorized access to ePHI. submit annual compliance reports for a period of two years. history.

Computer and Electronics 63

Computer and Electronics Passwords Data breaches Compliance 63

The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. In this episode of the podcast, #119: Electronic Frontier Foundation General Counsel Kurt Opsahl joins us to talk about the Coders’ Rights Project. Read the whole entry. »

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IoT Computer and Electronics Security Insurance 40

IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

In other news… Federal agencies warn that hackers are targeting US think tanks Class action suit launched against Dell after data breach led to years of scam calls Ransomware masquerades as mobile version of Cyberpunk 2077.

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Data breaches Ransomware Energy and Utilities Computer and Electronics 116

eDiscovery Daily

JULY 25, 2018

In this case where the plaintiff claimed breach of contract, bad faith, unjust enrichment, and fraud against the defendant insurance company over the valuation of the plaintiff’s vehicles after two automobile collisions, the plaintiff served non-party Mitchell International, Inc. with a subpoena duces tecum in March 2018.

Computer and Electronics 28

Computer and Electronics Insurance Compliance Education 28

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In assessing the plaintiff’s motion, Judge O’Hara noted that “the parties agreed the surveillance video is a form of electronically stored information (“ESI”) subject to the preservation requirements of Rule 37(e)”. The plaintiff subsequently filed the suit in July 2017. Judge’s Ruling.

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e-Discovery Computer and Electronics Insurance Education 43

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

Right inside the door, you see a handwritten notice on a big whiteboard which says: All network services are down, DO NOT turn on your computers! requires the attorney to act reasonably and promptly to stop the breach and mitigate the damage, using “all reasonable efforts” to restore computer operations to be able to continue client services.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 8, 2017

Subsequently, the firm installed key logger software on its employees’ computers. When reviewing the files created by the software, the employer became aware that an employee had used his work computer for private purposes during working hours and, thereupon, terminated the employment relationship.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Insurance Privacy GDPR 40

Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

For remote access to emails, trading systems and other electronic data containing confidential information, the authentication mechanism should utilize at least two of the following factors: what a person knows (e.g., Insurance: The firm should communicate with its insurance company and review policy coverage. biometrics).

Data breaches 60

Data breaches Insurance Authentication Risk 60

Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

For remote access to emails, trading systems and other electronic data containing confidential information, the authentication mechanism should utilize at least two of the following factors: what a person knows (e.g., Insurance: The firm should communicate with its insurance company and review policy coverage. biometrics).

Data breaches 60

Data breaches Insurance Authentication Risk 60

CGI

MAY 13, 2018

When I was at university earning my Masters in Computer Science, I devoted a lot of my coursework to distributed computing. But the doctor decides the medical treatment while the insurance provider decides the amount and mode of payment. To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed. It is shared.

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Blockchain Government Computer and Electronics Mining 40

HIPAA

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The health insurance portability and accountability act has set various guidelines, which should be adhered to by anyone who handles any electronic medical data. Some medical practices adopted electronic health recording systems before there were clear guidelines on what these systems should contain.

Compliance 31

Compliance Computer and Electronics Security Encryption 31

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 10, 2019

The lawsuit alleges that Fort Wayne-based Medical Informatics Engineering and its subsidiary NoMoreClipboard “failed to take adequate and reasonable measures to ensure their computer systems were protected,” resulting in a 2015 breach that gave hackers access to the personal healthcare information of 3.9 million US citizens.

Data breaches 41

Data breaches Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Insurance 41

HIPAA

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The health insurance portability and accountability act has set various guidelines, which should be adhered to by anyone who handles any electronic medical data. Some medical practices adopted electronic health recording systems before there were clear guidelines on what these systems should contain.

Compliance 28

Compliance Computer and Electronics Security Encryption 28

HIPAA

OCTOBER 16, 2013

The health insurance portability and accountability act has set various guidelines, which should be adhered to by anyone who handles any electronic medical data. Some medical practices adopted electronic health recording systems before there were clear guidelines on what these systems should contain.

Compliance 28

Compliance Computer and Electronics Security Encryption 28

Hunton Privacy

MARCH 22, 2016

million settlement with the Minnesota Attorney General for violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and its implementing regulations, and various Minnesota debt collection and consumer protection laws. In 2012, Accretive entered into a $2.5 In 2012, Accretive entered into a $2.5

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Risk Passwords Privacy 40

eDiscovery Daily

AUGUST 29, 2018

Leave it to Craig Ball to come up with a proposed form examination protocol for performing forensic examinations. And, leave it to Craig to teach you what you need to know to use and adapt such a protocol. In an unusually long blog post for Craig’s blog (dare I say a “Losey-ian” length blog post?),

e-Discovery 37

e-Discovery Computer and Electronics Insurance Education 37

Schneier on Security

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

I am a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, AccessNow, and the Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. This was not a minor vulnerability; the computer press at the time called it "critical." It eventually got around to it on July 29.

Personal data 82

Personal data Computer and Electronics Privacy Data breaches 82

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Middle East’s data protection regulatory landscape is complex, and continues to develop with Saudi Arabia’s ( KSA ) newly published Personal Data Protection Law ( PDPL ). While the PDPL contains the main features of a modern data protection law, it cannot be considered a direct analogue of the GDPR. It becomes fully effective on 23 March 2022.

Personal data 96

Personal data Compliance Computer and Electronics IoT 96

Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. That second computer had the ability to manage National Bank customer accounts and their use of ATMs and bank cards. million total. THE LAWSUIT. for both intrusions,” the bank said in its lawsuit.

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Insurance Computer and Electronics Phishing Access 186

Reltio

JUNE 20, 2019

I got good grades in mathematics at school but it was an evening class in secondary school that I took in what was then called EDP (Electronic Data Processing) that got me started. We didn’t even have a computer at that school so the whole class was about things drawn on the blackboard. Getting a more holistic view on data. Also DaaS.

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MDM Manufacturing Computer and Electronics Digital transformation 49

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Among other news: Lancashire-based Lad Media was wound up , and its director, Keith Hancock, was banned from forming or managing an organisation for four years, after the company was deemed to have violated the PECR (Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations). Video-sharing app TikTok agreed to a record $5.7 million (£4.2

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

Definition of Personal information and Sensitive Personal information “Personal information” means any kind of information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person, either electronically or otherwise recorded, but excluding information that has been de-identified or anonymised.

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Data Privacy Privacy Compliance Analytics 111

ChiefTech

OCTOBER 14, 2008

The IBF list the following examples of hard-to-reach staff: factory workers retail staff field engineers building inspectors consultants sales teams flight and rail workers catering staff building inspectors call centre representatives insurance assessors.

Computer and Electronics 40

Computer and Electronics Mining Retail Records Management 40

eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 9, 2018

But first, it’s also worth noting that Tom O’Connor and I will be discussing some of these cases – and what the legal profession can learn from those rulings – on Thursday’s webcast Important eDiscovery Case Law Decisions of 2017 and Their Impact on 2018 at noon CT (1pm ET, 10am PT). POSSESSION, CUSTODY AND CONTROL. Smart Business Technology, Inc.,

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