DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. Ensure good password hygiene. Ensure passwords are regularly changed and meet minimum length and complexity requirements (e.g. by forced password reset after a set period). Remind staff that they should never use the same passwords for access to business and personal resources.

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Security Affairs

JULY 21, 2023

Suzuki or otherwise, buying a new vehicle is an intense experience with complicated credit, insurance, documentation, and contracts. Anyone could have retrieved passwords and secret tokens for accessing user data, business management tools, or managing websites. More stringent cybersecurity practices are needed,” our researchers said.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 19, 2021

Last Watchdog convened a roundtable of cybersecurity experts to discuss the ramifications, which seem all too familiar. But if you’re acting as a bank with tens of millions of customers, you need to run cybersecurity like a bank with tens of millions of customers. Could be phished credentials. We all know security is hard.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Mexico confirms hack of military records (unknown) Randolph-area school district disables its own website following transphobic hack (unknown) Australia’s Telstra hit by data breach, two weeks after attack on Optus (unknown) Patient details compromised in cyber attack on health provider Pinnacle (unknown) CHI Health faces ‘IT security incident’ impacting (..)

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

According to the settlement agreement, the threat actor obtained access to the EyeMed email account on approximately June 24, 2020 and not only obtained access to six years’ worth of information, but also began sending 2,000 phishing emails on July 1. In total, information for approximately 2.1 SHIELD Act.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The compromised data included contact details, national insurance numbers and bank account details, as well as special category data, including ethnic origin, religion, details of any disabilities, sexual orientation and health information.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a settlement with EyeMed, a licensed life, accident, and health insurer, with respect to a security incident that occurred in 2020. According to NYDFS, that compromised email account was shared by nine EyeMed employees and was protected only by a “weak password.”

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 30, 2024

Table of Contents Toggle Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches 5 Key Cybersecurity Management Lessons to Learn Bottom Line: Learn Healthcare’s Lessons Before Suffering Pain Recent Healthcare Attacks & Breaches Large breaches affected over 88 million individuals in the USA in 2023, a 60% increase from 2022.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Compromised information included patients’ names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information. Compromised data included names, Social Security numbers, and health/medical insurance plan numbers.

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KnowBe4

DECEMBER 6, 2022

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These persons are then targeted for specific hacking and phishing attacks in startup institutions with system vulnerabilities. investment management firms examined did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to identify cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities and their potential business consequences. biometrics).

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 10, 2019

These persons are then targeted for specific hacking and phishing attacks in startup institutions with system vulnerabilities. investment management firms examined did not conduct periodic risk assessments of critical systems to identify cybersecurity threats, vulnerabilities and their potential business consequences. biometrics).

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 22, 2024

Ransomware attacks use several methods, or vectors, to infect networks or devices, including tricking individuals into clicking malicious links using phishing emails and exploiting vulnerabilities in software and operating systems, such as remote access. Start by updating your system passwords, then recover your data from backups.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

For cybersecurity personnel, our scope of responsibility may be limited to cyberattacks on IT systems, such as ransomware attacks, phishing attacks, and DDoS attacks. Be in-line with insurance policies. Be in-line with insurance policies. Document contingencies. Incorporate stakeholder feedback. Plan at a high level.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Make sure your smartphone, tablet and laptop are password-protected, particularly if you’re in the habit of carrying them around wherever you go. Create long and strong passwords. Never use duplicate usernames or passwords across any of your online accounts to limit your exposure in case of a data breach. Lock your devices.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Threats can come in the form of destructive malware, phishing or ransomware. Establish a cybersecurity policy. Require strong passwords.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown). Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Scammers who use “phishing” emails (it looks like it’s from a brand you know, but it’s not) will include a link to a fake website where they’ll ask for your banking or other personal information. Change your passwords. If you’re using the same password across a number of accounts, you are more vulnerable to cyber criminals.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The techniques used included using leaked credential databases to conduct brute-force attacks, phishing and exploiting multiple vulnerabilities. Records breached: 512,000 documents, with details of insurance investigations, vehicle registration certificates, notices of car seizures and payment card details. Records breached: Unknown.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2020

Since then, it has conducted 26 targeted attacks on commercial organizations alone, including companies in the fields of construction , finance , consulting , retail , banking , insurance , law ,and travel. As with all subsequent campaigns, the initial compromise vector was a well-written phishing email. Who are you, Mr. Pentester?

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Rocket Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) is any password that requires multiple steps or components to facilitate logging in. It isn’t a specific means of confirmation, but it can include various password components. For example, patient data is constantly being shared between doctors, providers, insurance companies, and other stakeholders.

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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

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

A recent domain hijack of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck.com was used to spoof the company in a spear-phishing campaign. Whether your company is international or a regional operation, the time to invest in a cybersecurity audit was yesterday. Over 200 customers engaged with the hackers before they were discovered.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Grimes Teaches You Phishing Mitigation Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Grimes, KnowBe4's Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, where he'll share a comprehensive strategy for phishing mitigation. They are prominent techniques used by phishing scammers everywhere.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. Here are our picks for the top 20 cybersecurity software vendors plus 10 honorable mentions – with the caveat that at least a couple of those 30 companies are likely to merge.

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

There are dozens of private companies that specialize in providing consumer credit reports and scores to specific industries, including real estate brokers, landlords, insurers, debt buyers, employers, banks, casinos and retail stores. In other cases, it’s trivial for anyone to sign up for these services.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

Soon, the CEO of security firm Adversa AI had GPT-4 spouting homophobic statements, creating phishing emails, and supporting violence." Blog post with (lots of) links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Users beware.

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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. Emerging Trends in Breaches. NIST Privacy Framework.

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Data Matters

MAY 6, 2022

Digital health companies should take note of new data privacy and security developments under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that can affect product planning and customer negotiations. Cybersecurity Industry Newsletter. Comments must be submitted by June 6, 2022.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 21, 2019

In fact the companies searched by the DPA offer goods and services within the fields of, inter alia, online retail, sports, banking and insurance, media, automotive and electronics as well as home and residential. Fine imposed on Google by French Data Protection Authority (CNIL).

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware frequently contains extraction capabilities that can steal critical information like usernames and passwords, so stopping ransomware is serious business. Others go further in estimating ransomware will cost as much as $6 trillion per year starting in 2021 ( Cybersecurity Ventures ). Recent attacks.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected. MCNA Insurance later confirmed that 8,923,662 people were affected in the incident and said the breach was a result of a ransomware attack.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 11, 2023

This puts the onus on cybersecurity solutions and the users themselves, as the only additional means to keep the org secure. It also requires phishing testing to act as a feedback loop so IT understands where their greatest risk lies within the organization so the risk can be addressed with additional training.

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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. Adopting the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Passwords are the most common authentication tool used by enterprises, yet they are notoriously insecure and easily hackable. But even when passwords are secure, it’s not enough. Recently, hackers leaked 87,000 Fortinet VPN passwords , mostly from companies who hadn’t yet patched a two-year-old vulnerability. MFA can be hacked.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Although strong and unique passwords supported by an adequate policy is undoubtedly a way to secure access to sensitive data and systems, password fatigue and increased operational costs are deterrents. This also eliminates the need to store and maintain those password databases. Why do you need passwordless authentication?

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

Some of the biggest names in tech are promising to spend more than $30 billion to bolster cybersecurity capabilities, from securing the supply chain and expanding the adoption of the zero trust model to growing the talent pool , ramping up security awareness and revamping parts of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) framework.

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