eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

All of your files are encrypted with RSA-2048 and AES-128 ciphers.” ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.” IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! Spam Filter.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 25, 2017

Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) entered into a resolution agreement with MAPFRE Life Insurance Company of Puerto Rico (“MAPFRE”) relating to a breach of protected health information (“PHI”) contained on a portable storage device. On January 18, 2017, the U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 27, 2017

Covered entities are required to comply with certain requirements such as those related to penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, risk assessment and cybersecurity training. Covered entities are required to comply with audit trail, data retention and encryption requirements.

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IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

We offer a variety of resources to help understand and mitigate threats, from training courses and consultancy services to free guides. IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. You can find the full list of data breaches and cyber attacks below.

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Data Matters

MARCH 12, 2019

Of particular note, the Safeguards Rule NPRM proposes to align the FTC’s requirements with those of the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), as found in its cybersecurity regulations, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”), as found in its insurance data security model law.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Encryption strength. IT policies and training. Cybersecurity preparedness/ insurance. what information assets could be impacted by a possible cyber attack, including hardware, systems, laptops, customer data and intellectual property), and then assesses the risks of losing control of these assets during a cyber event.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2018

They also became obligated to report cybersecurity events to the NYDFS. Notably, for this upcoming deadline, Covered Entities that have received a limited exemption must still comply with the regulatory provision regarding data retention policies and procedures for the periodic disposal of nonpublic information.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 7, 2019

Entities covered by the Regulation, which includes not only banks and insurers, but also other financial service institutions and licensees regulated by the DFS that utilize third-party service providers, will be required to implement third-party risk management programs by March 1. Upcoming certifications.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 14, 2019

The plan must enable FIs to promptly respond to and recover from security events affecting customer information. It must also address the goals of the plan, internal processes for responding to a security event, and documentation and reporting regarding security events and related incident response activities. Employee training.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2018

Sensitive personal information” includes personal information such as financial information, identifying information (such as an ID card, social insurance card, passport or driver’s license) and biological identifying information. Encryption measures must be adopted whenever sensitive personal information is retained.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

Implementing security training and awareness programs can help build a culture of security within the development team. These strategies could include implementing input validation to prevent SQL injection, using encryption to protect sensitive data, and implementing rate limiting to prevent brute-force attacks.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

They planned a party, coordinated the event, and attended the party within the sim. Once those bots—or agents—are trained, and autonomous enough to work on their own, that would be an important step in the direction of a world where AI-driven systems are able to be used for both good and bad. Did you know? Did you know?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

The PIPL includes a specific obligation on data controllers to adopt corresponding encryption or deidentification technologies, and to adopt access controls and training. Immediate remedial action must be taken in the event of any suspected or actual data disclosure, loss or tampering. This aligns with the new Data Security Law.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

During the past few weeks, I had the pleasure of running a presentation on how to deal with the risk of ransomware cyberattacks on corporations for the benefit of members of the “ In the Boardroom ” training course dedicated to professionals who are or aspire to become board members of publicly traded companies.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 24, 2023

GDPR and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are just two very public representations of data protection, and we are seeing increased policy discussions around access to data in social media applications like Tik Tok. The problem with encryption, though, is that it requires human cooperation.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 23, 2018

In this episode of the podcast (#117), we go deep on one of the hottest sectors around: cyber insurance. In the first segment, we talk with Thomas Harvey of the firm RMS about the problem of “silent cyber” risk to insurers and how better modeling of cyber incidents is helping to address that threat. Read the whole entry. »

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Virtual private networks (VPNs): Secure remote user or branch office access to network resources through encrypted connections to firewalls or server applications. Apply encryption protocols and other security measures to connections between computers. Communication protocols (TCP, HTTPS, etc.):

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

JULY 30, 2019

Catalog all legal obligations and potential liabilities under statute, regulation, contract and common law in the event of a cyber incident involving legally protected information held or accessible by service providers. Proof of adequate cyber insurance coverage. Robust indemnification clauses.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 30, 2023

” Over the next few weeks, chats from encrypted Telegram, and other communications were leaked. And so, a lot of times once the encryption occurs, that's really the final stage. They found what they believed to be sensitive data and then they perform the encryption. By no means. Of the of the incident.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). Does the software come with a user-friendly interface or training for staff? What types of devices and file formats does the product support?

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 19, 2022

Moffatt: I think tokens are typically what I guess happens once somebody has authenticated so once the authentication event is taking place, and you've identified it, yeah, this is some Simon coming back. So the tokens are very important and they are really sort of an output of the sort of authentication event.

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Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

We never really consciously decided that she shouldn't go back to work, but a series of events including her being fed up with corporate life and us deciding to move interstate meant that she never did (although she's continued consulting on an ad hoc basis). Money gave us that choice. Free legal money and there are many, many ways to do it.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Instead, apply defense in depth, provide employee cybersecurity training , and use threat intelligence platforms to provide general protection and educate both non-technical and security teams about the latest threats. 90% report at least 250 security events per week. 30% report at least 1000 security events per week.

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Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The new right to be forgotten will allow children to enjoy their childhood without having every personal event, achievement, failure, antic or prank that they posted online to be digitally recorded for ever more. It will take money and training for all organisations. Therefore, we need to give reassurance on that.

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