HL Chronicle of Data Protection

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Regulators, industry experts, and researchers provided insight into health privacy and security enforcement trends, emerging threats, and new tools at a recent conference focused on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) regulatory framework. OCR chooses cases based on perceived importance and message.

Risk 40

Risk Compliance Privacy Phishing 40

eDiscovery Daily

APRIL 7, 2019

When I spoke at the University of Florida E-Discovery Conference last month, there was a question from the live stream audience about a lawyer’s duty to disclose a data breach within his or her law firm. Janik’s article covers stopping the breach, restoring systems and determination what happened and the cause.

Data breaches 57

Data breaches Cybersecurity e-Discovery Computer and Electronics 57

Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. ceding insurer could be eligible for the same reduced collateral requirements that would apply to qualifying EU reinsurers under the revised CFR Model Laws.

Insurance 68

Insurance Blockchain Big data Risk 68

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns. Facebook said that the breach was discovered in January 2019 as part of an internal security review.

Data breaches 69

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

IT Governance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Securities and Exchange Commission Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Public USA No 0 NETGEAR Source (New) Telecoms USA No 0 Note 1: ‘New’/‘Update’ in the first column refers to whether this breach was first publicly disclosed this week, or whether a significant update was released this week.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

Mark Lance, the VP of DFIR and Threat intelligence for GuidePoint Security, provides The Hacker Mind with stories of ransomware cases he’s handled. ” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. Say you’re an organization that’s been hit with ransomware.

Ransomware 40

Ransomware Encryption Authentication Communications 40

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Conference of Mayors in Honolulu in early July felt compelled to sign a resolution never to pay a ransom to hackers. insurance giant Beazley Worldwide reported that the average ransomware demand in 2018 was more than $116,000, a figure admittedly skewed by some very large demands. Best security practices are a must.

Ransomware 196

Ransomware Access Cybersecurity Insurance 196

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Recent guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on disclosure and enforcement actions by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) make clear that cybersecurity is no longer a niche topic, but a concern significant enough to warrant the oversight of corporate boards of directors. Encrypting critical data assets. Principle 5.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Authentication 60

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Keyboard app vulnerabilities reveal keystrokes to network eavesdroppers Security researchers have identified critical security vulnerabilities in Cloud-based pinyin keyboard apps from Baidu, Inc., We identified certain accounts that we believe are affiliated with the Spy.pet website, which we have subsequently banned.”

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

GDPR 120

GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

In this industry, there's everything from income-producing equipment to conferences to charitable donations to an organisation like Let's Encrypt that can reduce your tax bill (obviously get expert advice on this if you're not sure). Optimising your tax position is free money. Free legal money and there are many, many ways to do it.

Education 111

Education Marketing IT Insurance 111

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. We encrypt all that stuff down to the file level with keys that rotate and expire every 24 hours. 77,000 NEW (AB)USERS EACH DAY. Hall says ID.me

Authentication 311

Authentication Insurance Personal data Encryption 311