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APRIL 30, 2023

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Security Ransomware Cybersecurity Authentication 89

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 ” Or you might see a readme.txt stating, “Your files have been replaced by these encrypted containers and aren’t accessible; you will lose your files on [enter date] unless you pay $2500 in Bitcoin.”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 !!!

Ransomware 97

Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cloud 97

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

Be in control of your encryption keys and their location, and how to control access to your sensitive data and digital services to comply with emerging data sovereignty requirements. By attending our live sessions at the Thales booth, you will learn how to: Discover and classify your data wherever it resides.

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Security Digital transformation Privacy Cybersecurity 71

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.

Privacy 84

Privacy Government Data Privacy Data breaches 84

IT Governance

JUNE 27, 2019

The BBC reported that “There were people from sales who were drafted in to do production line work. The ransomware was accompanied by a note: “Your files are encrypted with the strongest military algorithms. Another way to lessen the burden of recovering from a ransomware attack is to purchase cyber insurance.

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Ransomware Phishing Insurance Systems administration 87

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about. This is the same trick business professionals might use to secure a sale (i.e. of cyber attacks IBM handled. 70% of attacks were on banks.

Energy and Utilities 118

Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 118

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

confirms security incident (unknown) Friedrich Air Conditioning, LLC announces security breach (unknown) Gibson Overseas, Inc. announces security breach (unknown) The Country Club at Woodfield, Inc. victim of a cyber attack (unknown) Berkshire Partners LLC announces data breach (unknown) United HealthCare Services, Inc.

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Adam Levin

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

According to Adobe Analytics’ recent holiday forecast , online sales are projected to surge 33% year over year to a record $189 billion as “Cyber-week turns to Cyber-months” amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. VPNs encrypt data , making it much harder to intercept when transmitted through a shared or suspect internet connection.

Retail 97

Retail e-Delivery Passwords Phishing 97

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

The information was offered for a private sale on the now-defunct hacking forum Breached, and it was later leaked in its entirety for free. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected.

Data breaches 122

Data breaches Insurance Personal data Ransomware 122

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Among the Twilio customers targeted was encrypted messaging service Signal , which relied on Twilio to provide phone number verification services. Unfortunately, this static data on most Americans has been for sale in the cybercrime underground for years. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 3, 2024

This has led to a huge change in the way customers interact with financial organisations, with the majority of Americans now buying insurance online, and over 65% of Europeans now regularly using online banking. Encryption Data Security Michel de Jong | Regional Sales Manager, IAM More About This Author > Schema

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

AUGUST 23, 2021

There are prohibitions on illegal collection, use, processing, sale, disclosure and transfer of personal information. The PIPL includes a specific obligation on data controllers to adopt corresponding encryption or deidentification technologies, and to adopt access controls and training.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. If the consumer opts-out, the business must wait at least 12 months from the date the consumer opts-out before requesting the consumer authorize the sale of his or her personal data. Exemptions.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Compliance Cybersecurity 58

IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Millions of Pure Incubation Ventures records listed on hacking forum 183,754,481 records apparently belonging to the venture capital and private equity group Pure Incubation Ventures have been listed for sale on a hacking forum. The claim is yet to be verified.

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

This page will enable consumers to exercise the right to opt-out of the sale of their personal information. If the consumer opts-out, the business must wait at least 12 months from the date the consumer opts-out before requesting the consumer authorize the sale of his or her personal data. Exemptions.

Privacy 58

Privacy Sales Education Compliance 58

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

It was yet another case of point-of-sale vulnerabilities being exposed, as the US fails to expedite its transition to chip and PIN. This meant they weren’t encrypted, making them freely accessible to as many as 20,000 employees, most of whom had no legitimate reason to access the information.

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Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 69

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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Ransomware Encryption Authentication Communications 40

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Glosbe did not reply, but the open instance was soon closed. Data breached: 6.9

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 13, 2023

Techniques that can help to enable this level of security include data encryption and centralized encryption key management, as they are globally accepted mechanisms to help minimize cybersecurity threats. Data Security Jillian Belles | Vice President of Sales Public Sector, North America, Thales More About This Author > Schema

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Cybersecurity Encryption Risk Government 126

eSecurity Planet

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Bitdefender Premium Security encrypts all incoming and outgoing traffic on your devices with its VPN solution to protect against cyber threats across operating systems (OSs) and provides comprehensive online anonymity. Key Differentiators. You can manage all your security needs from a unified view.

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Security Analytics Passwords Risk 110

Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Encrypting critical data assets. Board-management discussions about cyber risk should include identification of which risks to avoid, which to accept, and which to mitigate or transfer through insurance, as well as specific plans associated with each approach. Encrypting Critical Data Assets. Using appropriate access controls.

Cybersecurity 60

Cybersecurity Risk Passwords Authentication 60

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

DV is easy and indeed automation is a cornerstone of Let's Encrypt which is a really important attribute of it. Plus, long-lived certs actually create other risks due to the fact that revocation is broken so iterating quickly (for example, Let's Encrypt certs last for 3 months) is a virtue. Indian Income Tax Department. We got one!

Marketing 110

Marketing Phishing Encryption IT 110

IT Governance

APRIL 29, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight Data scraping site taken offline after billions of Discord users’ messages offered for sale A data scraping website called Spy.pet has been taken offline after harvesting more than 4 billion messages made by almost 630 million Discord users and offering them for sale.

Data Privacy 94

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Security 94

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

In this industry, there's everything from income-producing equipment to conferences to charitable donations to an organisation like Let's Encrypt that can reduce your tax bill (obviously get expert advice on this if you're not sure). Free legal money and there are many, many ways to do it.

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Education Marketing IT Insurance 111

Adam Levin

MARCH 2, 2020

While the sophistication and methods of attack may vary, the short answer is that ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts critical data on a computer or computer network so that users can’t regain access without paying a “ransom.” If your company already has cyber insurance coverage, consider increasing it.

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Ransomware Encryption Insurance Cybersecurity 86

Data Matters

JUNE 26, 2018

The CCPA does not restrict a business’ collection or sale of a consumer’s personal information if every aspect of the conduct takes place wholly outside of California. The CCPA also exempts data covered by Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and consumer report data governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act.

Privacy 60

Privacy GDPR Sales Data breaches 60

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. These days, some of the most frequent posts on those channels advertise the sale of various “methods” or tips about how to bypass ID.me

Authentication 313

Authentication Insurance Personal data Encryption 313

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2022

Company Sector Year Status Beyond Identity Identity management 2020 Private Expel Managed security service 2016 Private Tigera Zero trust for K8s 2016 Private Intrinsic Application security 2016 Acquired: VMware HackerOne Penetration testing 2015 Private Virtru Data encryption 2014 Private Cloudflare Cloud infrastructure 2010 NYSE: NET.

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