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NERC $10,000,000 Fine of Public Utility Highlights the Need for Cybersecurity Preparedness and CIP Compliance Programs

Data Matters

Critically, the utility had in place an internal compliance program at the time of the violations. The Settlement Agreement is heavily redacted in places, including redactions of the utility’s name, so as not to disclose sensitive information about the utility’s cyber defenses and/or in any way compromise the bulk power system.

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GUEST ESSAY: HIPAA’s new ‘Safe Harbor’ rules promote security at healthcare firms under seige

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, the healthcare sector accounted for 79 percent of all reported data breaches during the first 10 months of 2020, a study by Fortified Health Security tells us. Popularly, many organizations utilize HIPAA compliance software to streamline their compliance efforts and for the value it offers. Promoting best practices.

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Predictions 2024: It’s All About The Data

John Battelle's Searchblog

Meanwhile, most of the tech world has woken up to a drum I’ve been banging for years: Despite posturing as anti-advertising and pro-privacy, Apple is a very large advertising company. Advertising will no longer be a sideshow to its sexier device business; it will be a $10-15 billion juggernaut with 50-90-percent profit margins.

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