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First American Financial Pays Farcical $500K Fine

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. First American Financial Corp.

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What Are Firewall Rules? Ultimate Guide & Best Practices

eSecurity Planet

They help IT and security teams manage the traffic that flows to and from their private network. This includes protecting data from internet threats, but it also means restricting unauthorized traffic attempting to leave your enterprise network. It manages inbound web server traffic, the connection requests from remote sources.

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Top 12 Cloud Security Best Practices for 2021

eSecurity Planet

From the very beginning of the cloud computing era, security has been the biggest concern among enterprises considering the public cloud. For many organizations, the idea of storing data or running applications on infrastructure that they do not manage directly seems inherently insecure. What is cloud security?

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New York Enacts Stricter Data Cybersecurity Laws

Data Matters

On July 25, 2019, Governor Cuomo signed the two bills into law, one which amended the state’s data breach notification law, and another that created additional obligations for data breaches at credit reporting agencies. The Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act.

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New York’s Breach Law Amendments and New Security Requirements

Data Protection Report

Although California has recently captured the lion’s share of attention with respect to privacy and security, on October 23, 2019, New York’s amended security breach law goes into effect, and on March 1, 2020, new security safeguards go live (N.Y. Readers may recall that New York’s security breach notification law (N.Y.

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6 Best Threat Intelligence Feeds to Use in 2023

eSecurity Planet

Threat intelligence feeds are continually updated streams of data that inform users of different cybersecurity threats, their sources, and any infrastructure impacted or at risk of being impacted by those threats. As a bonus, many of these tools are free to access and have specialized feeds that focus on different industries and sectors.

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NYDFS proposes significant cybersecurity regulation amendments

Data Protection Report

On July 29, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a “pre-proposed outreach” of material proposed changes to almost every section of its cybersecurity regulations, and would affect each entity covered by the current regulations of 23 NYCRR Part 500. Asset inventories and Access Controls.