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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

The increase in remote workforces and difficulty enforcing security controls with expanding perimeters has played a role in the rise of ransomware. This gives the perpetrator the access needed to launch the ransomware and lock the company out of its own infrastructure or encrypt files until the ransom is paid in cryptocurrency.

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China Publishes Draft Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure

Hunton Privacy

On July 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a new draft of its Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure (the “Draft Regulations”), and invited comment from the general public. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017.

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Portnox Cloud: NAC Product Review

eSecurity Planet

Portnox is a private company that specializes in network access security with nearly 1,000 customers and closed a Series A fundraising with Elsewhere Partners for $22 million in 2022. Since then Portnox continued to add capabilities, launched the first cloud-native NAC in 2017, and now offers a NAC SaaS solution, Portnox Cloud.

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New York Regulators Call on Insurers to Strengthen the Cyber Underwriting Process

Hunton Privacy

Policyholder Consideration : This guideline stems from the 2017 NotPetya incident , where malware unleashed by the Russian government caused damage across the globe, leading to $3 billion in insurance claims, of which $2.7 10, 2018), remains pending in an Illinois state court. 2018-L-11008, 2018 WL 4941760 (Ill. complaint filed Oct.

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Are Your Records Home by Curfew?

Positively RIM

Today’s Blog is sponsored by MER 2017, Cohasset Associates’ 25 th annual educational conference on electronic records management, in Chicago, May 8-10. Sorry to be the one to tell you, but “secure information” is an illusion. No records are really 100 percent secure.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. CCPA Background. The ballot initiative largely mirrored what is now the language in the CCPA.

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The Good, Bad, And The Ugly: Key Takeaways From California’s New Privacy Law

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. CCPA Background. The ballot initiative largely mirrored what is now the language in the CCPA.

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