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New Jersey Acting Attorney General Announces Data Breach Settlement with Fertility Clinic

Hunton Privacy

On October 12, 2021, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a settlement with Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC, over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 14,663 patients, including 11,071 New Jersey residents.

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Global Ransomware Attacks Raise Key Legal Considerations

Hunton Privacy

On May 12, 2017, a massive ransomware attack began affecting tens of thousands of computer systems in over 100 countries. These types of incidents can have significant legal implications for affected entities and industries for whom data access and continuity is critical (health care and finance are particularly vulnerable).

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MY TAKE: A primer on how ransomware arose to the become an enduring scourge

The Last Watchdog

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. SMBs face ransom demands ranging from $500 to $2,000, while 7% of respondents to Datto’s poll said payment of the ransom did not result in the return of data.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

A high-profile cyber incident may cause substantial financial and reputational losses to an organization, including the disruption of corporate business processes, destruction or theft of critical data assets, loss of goodwill, and shareholder and consumer litigation. Encrypting critical data assets. Using appropriate access controls.

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Cybersecurity in the boardroom: 7 steps to improve cyber governance

CGI

Wed, 06/15/2016 - 08:45. This flagship research surveyed 150 C-level and boardroom business leaders from the UK’s largest companies (1,000+ employees) across the commercial sectors of retail, banking, insurance, utilities and telco. Cybersecurity in the boardroom: 7 steps to improve cyber governance.

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Cybersecurity in the boardroom: 7 steps to improve cyber governance

CGI

Tue, 06/14/2016 - 08:00. This flagship research surveyed 150 C-level and boardroom business leaders from the UK’s largest companies (1,000+ employees) across the commercial sectors of retail, banking, insurance, utilities and telco. Cybersecurity in the boardroom: 7 steps to improve cyber governance. kathy.jacquay@….

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. With evolving attack methodologies due to machine learning, quantum computing, and sophisticated nation-state hackers, security startups are receiving record funding.