Hunton Privacy

MARCH 17, 2023

state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation. The bill is most similar to Utah’s comprehensive privacy law. Unlike some of the other comprehensive state privacy laws, Senate File 262 would not require controllers to undertake data protection assessments.

Privacy 72

Privacy Personal data Sales Insurance 72

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

2 announcing a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (the Framework) that describes industry best practices for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers. According to NYDFS, the incorporation of these practices should be proportionate to each insurer’s size, resources, geographic distribution, and other factors. The Framework.

Insurance 79

Insurance Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk 79

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

Insurance 70

Insurance Cybersecurity Risk Education 70

IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Incident details: The company found that data on its network had been encrypted without its knowledge. Records breached: 91,000 individuals affected. This includes employee data. Records breached: Unknown.

Data Privacy 107

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 107

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2023

Exploitation drivers From the case of Hegestratos committing insurance fraud by sinking a ship in 300 B.C., Cybersecurity has similarly developed as a necessary countermeasure to prevent scammers from rampaging the privacies of citizens. The advancement of fraud has materialized parallel to that of currency.

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Cybersecurity Education Insurance Data breaches 214

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Welfare Benefits Plan Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 13,079 Insurance ACE/Humana Inc. Fowler sent a responsible disclosure notice when he discovered the database and it was secured the following day. It is not known how long the database was publicly available, nor whether anyone else accessed it.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Energy and Utilities 52

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Student Data Privacy. Security Breach Notice Act. The number of affected consumers exceeding 5,000 is no longer a basis for providing substitute notice.

Data breaches 107

Data breaches Privacy Education Data Privacy 107

Data Matters

MARCH 28, 2022

Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) issued industry guidance for Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) regulated entities to take preventative steps to protect against some of the more common, and often successful, cyber-attack techniques. On March 17, 2022, the U.S.

Cybersecurity 88

Cybersecurity Privacy Insurance Risk 88

Hunton Privacy

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released joint guidance on the application of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (“FERPA”) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule to student records.

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Education Insurance Privacy IT 53

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Not disclosing, subject to specified exceptions, a consumer’s genetic data to certain entities ( e.g. , those responsible for making decisions regarding health insurance, life insurance or employment). Violations of the Act are subject to civil penalties. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

Privacy 85

Privacy Insurance Marketing Information governance 85

Data Matters

JUNE 22, 2022

Connecticut has passed a new state data privacy law slated to go into effect on July 1, 2023. Consistent with all of the state data privacy laws we have seen to date, the Connecticut law does not provide for a private right of action to broadly enforce the privacy rights provisions of the law.

Data Privacy 88

Data Privacy Privacy Personal data Sales 88

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. Compromised data included names, ID card numbers, phone numbers, emails, salaries and personal photographs.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Manufacturing Privacy Security 52

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. OneRep provides a consumer service that scrubs your personal information from Google and dozens of privacy-breaching websites.

Cybersecurity 203

Cybersecurity Privacy Cloud IoT 203

Data Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (“UPDPA”). Connecticut: An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches.

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Privacy Personal data Data Privacy 88

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. This should make it easier for you to quickly find the information you want. We’ve also included more details on the top 3 biggest breaches of the week.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 8, 2020

Hunter, Dr. Tao Jin, Dr. Patricia Franks, Rae Lynn Haliday, Cheryl Pederson, and Wendy McLain on the topic of Meeting Evolving Business Needs – A Conversation Between RIM Educators and Thought Leaders. And recruiters are looking for that education and experience. There are other important areas of course like management….

Education 52

Education Digital transformation Search queries Information governance 52

Information Governance Perspectives

MAY 10, 2020

In May of 2020 I was honored to speak at the MERv conference with John Frost of Box on the topic of Using Information Governance with a Privacy Compliance Plan as the Fulcrum for Data Privacy and Continuous Compliance. Privacy makes data governance ethical and tangible, and compliance leaders understand that.

Compliance 52

Compliance Information governance Privacy Data Privacy 52

IT Governance

MAY 7, 2024

It emerged this week, according to the New York City Department of Education, that data from a further 381,000 students was also compromised in this incident. Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Insurance USA Yes 75,101 Airsoftc3.com Data breached: 1,201,000 people’s data. Apparently, the data belongs to tens of thousands of Australians.

Data breaches 59

Data breaches Education Manufacturing Retail 59

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

Arizona and 15 other states (the “Multistate AGs”) filed the suit in December 2018, asserting claims under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (“HIPAA”) as well as various applicable state data protection laws. MIE”) and its wholly owned subsidiary NoMoreClipboard, LLC. million individuals. million individuals.

Data breaches 58

Data breaches IT Insurance Privacy 58

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2022

State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5 State Bar of Georgia investigating cyber attack (unknown) US Department of Defense tricked into paying $23.5

Data breaches 126

Data breaches Ransomware Phishing Education 126

Schneier on Security

JANUARY 29, 2020

To comply with California's new data privacy law, companies that collect information on consumers and users are forced to be more transparent about it. Sometimes the results are creepy. It says Ralphs may pry into "financial and payment information like your bank account, credit and debit card numbers, and your credit history.".

Insurance 126

Insurance Data Privacy Education Privacy 126

Information Governance Perspectives

APRIL 5, 2023

John Danenberger, CPCU, is Corporate Counsel at State Farm Insurance and specializes in addressing emerging issues around telematics. In 2015, he successfully transitioned from a military career as a trial attorney for the JAG Corps to working in telematics in corporate America for State Farm Insurance.

Insurance 52

Insurance Military Artificial Intelligence Manufacturing 52

Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). This legislation was enacted on an extraordinarily accelerated timeframe as part of compromise with the sponsor of a comparable privacy ballot initiative, which had qualified to be placed before state voters on Election Day in November 2018.

GDPR 79

GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 79

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me And it would have been even fewer if not for the attack on T-Mobile. million customers and 40 million records. Financial information.

Data breaches 140

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Data migration 140

eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

As covered in Alston & Bird’s Privacy and Data Security Blog ( Google-Style GDPR Fines for Everyone? The companies audited were from industries ranging from online retail to sports to banking & insurance to media, even automotive & electronics and home and residential. So, what do you think?

Privacy 46

Privacy Data Privacy GDPR Compliance 46

Data Matters

JUNE 29, 2018

Jerry Brown signed into law the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (AB 375). This legislation was enacted on an extraordinarily accelerated timeframe as part of compromise with the sponsor of a comparable privacy ballot initiative, which had qualified to be placed before state voters on Election Day in November 2018.

GDPR 60

GDPR Privacy Sales Data breaches 60

Armstrong Archives

AUGUST 25, 2023

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ensures individuals’ health data protection and privacy. This includes insurance companies, nurses, and doctors. It’s all about creating the perfect balance between optimal medical services while upholding patient privacy.

Computer and Electronics 52

Computer and Electronics Insurance Compliance Risk 52

IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Brazilian health insurance firm Fisco Saúde hit by cyber attack (unknown). Spain’s Generali España insurance company says it was hacked (unknown). Dropbox admits private GitHub repos were copied after phishing attack (unknown). Cryptocurrency platform Deribit hit in $28 million scam (unknown). MODE Global reports cyber attack (11,347).

Data breaches 115

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Insurance 115

IT Governance

JULY 4, 2023

IT Governance found 79 publicly disclosed security incidents in June 2023, accounting for 14,353,113 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

Data breaches 96

Data breaches Ransomware Government Insurance 96

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There were a massive 99 data breaches and cyber attacks in August, making it the third-biggest monthly total of the year by number of security incidents. But, by contrast, only 36,673,575 records were confirmed to have been leaked, which is the fewest we’ve recorded since May 2018. Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co. Cyber attacks. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Manufacturing 122

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Along with celebrating Cyber Security Awareness Month, several exciting events are taking place across the world, aiming to educate people on the latest trends in cybersecurity and privacy. On 26 October , we co-host a workshop on cybersecurity insurance with Infinigate. GITEX GLOBAL, 10-14 October, Dubai. Safe travels!

Cybersecurity 87

Cybersecurity Cloud Digital transformation Sales 87

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The IBM team is even using generative AI to create synthetic data to build more robust and trustworthy AI models and to stand in for real-world data protected by privacy and copyright laws. Over at Spotify, they’ll suggest a new artist for the customer’s listening pleasure.

Artificial Intelligence 87

Artificial Intelligence Retail Unstructured data Insurance 87

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 116

Data breaches Ransomware Government Education 116

eDiscovery Daily

AUGUST 4, 2023

Privacy and security concerns with sensitive and confidential information and staying compliant with jurisdiction-specific laws and regulations like the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is an ongoing challenge. Educate and train staff.

Government 58

Government Access Insurance GDPR 58

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Today, people don’t just prefer instant communication; they expect it. Conversational artificial intelligence (AI) leads the charge in breaking down barriers between businesses and their audiences. This class of AI-based tools, including chatbots and virtual assistants, enables seamless, human-like and personalized exchanges.

Analytics 104

Analytics Artificial Intelligence Marketing Education 104

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Consumer privacy rights in California are well established. The California Constitution expressly grants California citizens a right to privacy. 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.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

Data Matters

APRIL 20, 2021

DOL guidance provides a series of questions that should serve as a starting point for this review and includes topics such as the service provider’s information security standards, track record, cybersecurity insurance coverage, and cybersecurity validation techniques. There just may be a new cybersecurity regulator in town.

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Cybersecurity Insurance Risk Compliance 68