Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. The command-and-control beacons allowed Royal to prepare the City’s network resources for the May 03, 2023, ransomware encryption attack.” ” continues the report.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 13, 2016

(“Schein”), agreed to settle FTC charges that accused the company of falsely advertising the level of encryption it used to protect patient data. The FTC asserted that, in 2012, the Dentrix G5 software incorporated a third party database engine that included a form of data protection that Schein advertised as “encryption.”

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We will have two meeting rooms, and focus will be on how to discover, protect and control access to your most sensitive data. On 26 October , we co-host a workshop on cybersecurity insurance with Infinigate. Thales will be present at Stand H1-C65. This year, Google Cloud Next is a global hybrid event that is free for everyone!

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 5, 2021

The proposed regulation specifically includes as an example of a notification incident a “ransom malware attack that encrypts a core banking system or backup data.” The term “notification incident” would mean that a banking organization believes in good faith a computer security incident” could materially disrupt, degrade, or impair—.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out.

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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. Healthcare organizations can face steep penalties and serious damage to their reputation if they don’t meet the HIPAA’s requirements.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

For ransomware attacks where network data gets encrypted , backups are the definitive method for restoring network infrastructure. Whereas before, ransomware gangs would only encrypt a network’s data and (maybe) release the decryption key upon payment, today’s attackers are taking their network access a step further.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

. “The Riviera Beach City Council voted unanimously this week to pay the hackers’ demands, believing the Palm Beach suburb had no choice if it wanted to retrieve its records, which the hackers encrypted.” “The payment is being covered by insurance.” ” reported the Associated Press.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

That way, when crooks encrypt your systems, there’s no need to worry. This might seem futile – the police will almost certainly be unable to recover your data, let alone catch the crooks – but evidence of the attack is necessary for filing a cyber insurance claim. If you don’t already have cyber insurance, it’s worth considering.

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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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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 6, 2018

For the most part, they fall into a few easy categories: Meeting a compliance or regulatory requirement. The controls used are typically full disk encryption (FDE), KMIP key management of encryption for arrays or SAN systems or encryption of a tape or a VM image. Implementing best practices.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

According to the settlement agreement, the AG concluded that EyeMed’s security practices did not meet the requirements of the SHIELD Act with respect to four requirements: authentication, password management, logging and monitoring, and data retention in the email account. In total, information for approximately 2.1

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Encryption. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products. Data security. Cloud security. Compliance. More About This Author >.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 3, 2021

Patient records were always valued by attackers for launching sophisticated insurance fraud schemes, purchasing medical supplies or drugs, or committing other types of fraud including identity theft. Encryption. Todd Moore | VP, Encryption Products. Data security. Cloud security. Compliance. Regulation and compliance.

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Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting. reinsurer that is not licensed in the state of domicile of a U.S.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

It’s a type of malware that encrypts files, preventing the victim from accessing their systems. Another benefit for cyber criminals is how willing most victims are to meet the ransom demand. The service also comes with cyber insurance coverage of up to £500,000. Ransomware.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 12, 2021

Encryption strength. Cybersecurity preparedness/ insurance. Compliance assessment : A compliance assessment checks to see if your security and data controls meet regulations like GDPR , CCPA , HIPAA and PCI-DSS. Failure to meet appropriate compliance and data privacy rules can cause more than cyber risks. Mobile devices.

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Collibra

JUNE 23, 2023

They are the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPRA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the FBI’s Criminal Justice Information Services (or CJIS), and many more. Focus: Regulatory frameworks Within the United States there are a number of regulatory frameworks that address citizen privacy. Cory Wagner Sr.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The databases were encrypted and rendered unavailable to Interserve. This emphasises the importance of remediating any gaps in security measures promptly to meet the legal standard of care. The final procedural step was an ICO meeting ~4 weeks before the MPN was published. What was the risk of harm to the individuals?

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. Beware that threat actors will often seek out and encrypt back-ups – so ideally back-ups should be securely ring-fenced. Ensure passwords are regularly changed and meet minimum length and complexity requirements (e.g. Ensure you have third party support available if you need it.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 12, 2018

Read Julie’s blog “ Roadmap for the Data Gold Rush: Maintaining Qualitative Data in the IoT Environment ” to get the complete picture of this important topic and learn more about the public key infrastructure (PKI) required to make device credentialing and data encryption mechanisms possible.

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Information Governance Perspectives

JULY 23, 2020

My wife, who happens to be an insurance defense attorney, well, we were closely following some of the court challenges, specifically in Wisconsin as they relate to public health measures in response to COVID. When you get on one of these calls, and you’re not showing a video, people suspect you’re not taking the meeting seriously.

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ARMA International

AUGUST 7, 2023

This includes measures such as encryption, two-factor authentication, and regular security audits. Research different workflow automation and customization software options to find one that meets your requirements and ensures the software is secure and reliable. What are your firm’s particular needs and budget?

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Info Source

JANUARY 31, 2019

Now, we can create a base system and offload much of the heavy lifting to the cloud to still meet the required SLA.”. “Many customers have high peaks that used to require us to architect a tailored solution in order to handle the volume.

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Armstrong Archives

JULY 9, 2021

In 1996, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) established a set of regulations involving the storage of and destruction of protected health information (PHI). This act was created to protect the sensitive patient information used by healthcare providers.

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OneHub

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Insurance documents. Messages can even be encrypted as an additional security measure. All stored data is encrypted at rest and in transit, and only those with proper credentials can access each file. When it comes to protecting data, cloud security meets the requirements of enterprise businesses. Legal documents.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 29, 2018

Companies regulated by federal law, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), that have procedures for a security breach that follow the rules of their primary regulator, would be deemed in compliance with the proposed law. under HIPAA).

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2019

There are two ways you can do this: by outsourcing the security efforts to another organisation or by purchasing cyber insurance to ensure you have the funds to respond appropriately in the event of a disaster. Cryptography : the encryption and key management of sensitive information. Share the risk with a third party.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2018

Looking ahead, Covered Entities will be required to meet one final compliance deadline for the NYDFS on March 1, 2019. By March 1, 2019, Covered Entities must have security policies in place that govern the security of third-party service providers and, by that deadline, must implement such written security policies.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

To be counted as “key information infrastructure,” however, the infrastructure must still meet the criterion that severe endangerment of national security, the national economy and the people’s livelihood and the public interest would result if the infrastructure suffers destruction, loss of functionality or leakage of data.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 20, 2020

Most breaches obviously originate with end-users, but the protection, encryption, anonymization, etc. How do meet that high bar and also provide a seamless customer experience? Data breaches and ransomware have inundated infosec teams and exploiting poor data governance models is routine for hackers. That’s a work in progress.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 19, 2023

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. For example, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for how healthcare data should be accessed and stored.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

is perhaps better known as the online identity verification service that many states now use to help staunch the loss of billions of dollars in unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance stolen each year by identity thieves. We encrypt all that stuff down to the file level with keys that rotate and expire every 24 hours.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

And this often happens when the hacker, the so-called threat actor, starts encrypting the computer systems. Encrypting computer systems can bring business operations to a standstill, partially because attacks usually occur when the company is least ready to respond e.g., at Christmas, during the summer, and on weekends.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

The Riskonnect GRC platform has specific use cases for risk management, information security, compliance, and audit professionals in healthcare, retail, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing. Insurance & claims management. Riskonnect. Back to top. Audit management. Inspection management. Document control.

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