IT Governance

DECEMBER 14, 2021

With organisations’ cyber security requirements becoming more complex and the threat of cyber attacks growing each year, many decision-makers are turning towards cyber security as a service. This approach, also known as managed cyber security, works by outsourcing cyber security to a third party. You’ll save money.

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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

Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

(“Carnival”), the world’s largest cruise-ship operator, for violations of the Cybersecurity Regulation (23 NYCRR Part 500) in connection with four cybersecurity events between 2019 and 2021, including two ransomware events. . NYDFS also found that Carnival had failed to implement basic protocols to prevent data breaches.

Cybersecurity 115

Cybersecurity Insurance Phishing Financial Services 115

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

Related: The ‘cyber’ case for D&O insurance Vanessa Pegueros knows this all too well. She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance. Pigueros: Compliance is not going to fix all the security risks. Compliance brings visibility to a topic.

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Compliance Cybersecurity Risk Mining 166

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Canadian government is going to ban the tool Flipper Zero because it is abused by crooks to steal vehicles in the country. The Canadian government announced that it plans to ban the tool Flipper Zero , and similar hacking devices, to curb the surge in car thefts. ” reads a statement from the Canadian Government. .

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Sales Government Insurance IT 108

IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Source (New) Transport USA Yes 129,611 Tcman Source (New) Manufacturing Spain Yes 108 GB (179 files) Compass Group Italia Source (New) Hospitality Italy Yes 107 GB Pan-American Life Insurance Group, Inc.

Data Privacy 101

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Information security management is a way of protecting an organisation’s sensitive data from threats and vulnerabilities. The process is typically embedded via an ISMS (information security management system) , which provides the framework for managing information security. Why is information security management important?

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

In an increasingly digital world, there are an escalating number of cyber security risks for business to address. IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Poor patch management. Weak passwords.

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Risk Security Passwords Phishing 144

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 6, 2020

The People’s Bank of China has released new guidelines on collection and processing of personal financial information (“PFI Guidelines”), which provide much-needed clarity on how personal financial information in China should be processed, secured and transferred. Personal financial information (“PFI”) is widely defined.

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Insurance Security Passwords Encryption 52

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

It’s easy to think of it as a problem the federal government must address or something that enterprises deal with, but cybersecurity has to be addressed closer to home, as well. His company supplies a co-managed SIEM service to mid-sized and large enterprises, including local government agencies. I spoke to A.N. Election threat.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. VF Corporation confirms 35.5

Data Privacy 52

Data Privacy Privacy Manufacturing Retail 52

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

Among other requirements, the Bill requires the provision of identity theft prevention services in certain data breaches, establishes a new regulatory reporting requirement in the event of a cognizable data breach affecting 50 or more residents of D.C., and imposes certain data security requirements on covered businesses.

Data breaches 84

Data breaches Security Insurance Passwords 84

Adam Levin

JUNE 25, 2018

South Carolina became the first state to pass a law requiring all insurance entities to create and maintain a cybersecurity and data breach response program. . The law itself was drafted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Cybersecurity Working Group, and was adapted from a similar proposal in New York.

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Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches Government 40

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s why many experts recommend taking a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. . The basis of all cyber security defence programmes is threat detection. This approach identifies security vulnerabilities in computers, internal and external networks, and communications equipment. Stage 1: Detection. Stage 2: Protection.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The legal complaint [PDF] notes that on July 9, 2019, the day it was hit by a ransomware attack, Springhill Memorial Hospital contended that the event had “not affected patient care.” ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. Also read: Cyber Insurers Pull Back Amid Increase in Cyber Attacks, Costs. .

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Ransomware Insurance Digital transformation Cybersecurity 89

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

DPFS will be relevant to all those in financial services, including those in the banking, insurance, fintech, funds, payments, private equity, securities, wealth management, and other financial sectors. How to deal with and manage the key issues for 2022, such as AI, data governance, and international transfers.

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Financial Services Privacy Data Privacy Cybersecurity 103

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Insurance 87

Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 87

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

We identified 102 security incidents throughout the month, which is the second largest figure so far this year – trailing only August (112). Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. Cyber attacks.

Data breaches 111

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Phishing 111

IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance found 98 publicly disclosed security incidents in May 2023, accounting for 98,226,877 breached records. We break down the month’s cyber security landscape for each month, and you can find more information about our list and the biggest security incidents of the month.

Data breaches 98

Data breaches Ransomware Insurance Personal data 98

IBM Big Data Hub

MARCH 27, 2024

Climate change causes extreme weather events across the world that endanger people’s lives and disrupt the businesses on which they depend. The United States saw 25 climate disaster events in 2023 with losses of more than USD 1 billion each. These events included floods, severe storms and a drought.

Risk 65

Risk Artificial Intelligence Agriculture Financial Services 65

IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Almost everyone wants to know what the future has in store – particularly when it comes to cyber security. With that in mind, Geraint Williams, IT Governance’s chief information security officer, discusses his cyber security predictions in the upcoming year. Our predictions. Ransomware will continue to increase.

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Security IoT Phishing Ransomware 98

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Dark Overlord hacking group claims to have stolen a huge trove of documents from the British insurance company Hiscox, Hackers stole “hundreds of thousands of documents,” including tens of thousands files related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “What’s the takeaway? “ There’s five layers to go.

Insurance 111

Insurance Data breaches Sales Government 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of the most common mistakes that organisations make when addressing cyber security is that they consider it a one-off event. This process should be embedded within your overall cyber security measures in what experts refer to as cyber defence in depth. What is threat management?

Risk 124

Risk GDPR Information Security Personal data 124

Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

One of the most-read advice columns on this site is a 2018 piece called “ Plant Your Flag, Mark Your Territory ,” which tried to impress upon readers the importance of creating accounts at websites like those at the Social Security Administration , the IRS and others before crooks do it for you.

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Passwords Authentication Insurance Mining 275

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Provides certain exemptions from public disclosure for materials provided to the state in response to an investigation of a breach of security. credit or debit card number, or any financial account number in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to such financial account.

Data breaches 142

Data breaches IT Insurance Passwords 142

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

These bustling hubs require robust security systems to ensure the safety of passengers, staff, and infrastructure. Traditionally, airport security focused on physical access and the perimeter; however, in the years since 9/11, the digital footprint of the vast interconnected systems contains valuable assets that must be protected.

Cybersecurity 87

Cybersecurity Authentication Access Compliance 87

IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The impacts of climate change may be organized into three categories: Intensifying extreme weather events Changes to natural ecosystems Harm to human health and well-being Extreme weather events While climate change is defined as a shift in long-term weather patterns, its impacts include an increase in the severity of short-term weather events.

Artificial Intelligence 64

Artificial Intelligence Insurance Risk Government 64

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The initiatives that stand out the most — critical infrastructure security standards, a national data privacy and security law, and liability for security failures — will likely take time and the support of Congress to implement. is the creation of mandatory requirements for critical infrastructure security.

Cybersecurity 102

Cybersecurity Government Manufacturing Personal data 102

Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Hunton & Williams Insurance Litigation & Counseling partner Lon Berk reports: An Israeli security firm recently uncovered a hacking operation that had been active for more than a decade. The hackers purchased digital security certificates for each phony company to make the sites appear legitimate to visitors.

Insurance 40

Insurance Data breaches Cybersecurity Government 40

Everteam

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Analyzing , Archiving , Governing , Information Governance , Records Management. In the same time, we have continued to provide our expertise in order to meet the needs of companies, around information governance, and digital bulk management. . 1 event organized by our partner Viveris. 2022 Retrospective. 2 Webinars.

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Records Management Information governance Archiving Government 52

IT Governance

MARCH 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox.

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Data breaches Ransomware e-Delivery Government 130

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

AWS’s scalable infrastructure allows for rapid, large-scale implementation, ensuring agility and data security. Overall, this partnership enables the retailer to make data-driven decisions, improve supply chain efficiency and ultimately boost customer satisfaction, all in a secure and scalable cloud environment.

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Analytics Retail Cloud Insurance 83

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

KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

Building up your organization's human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors. The Snake peer-to-peer botnet had infected computers of some NATO member governments. Russian state hackers began using the malware in their attacks shortly after. Grimes , Data-Driven Defense Evangelist.

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Phishing Insurance Passwords Ransomware 78

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

“Sources said the county is in the process of paying the $500,000 ransom as it’s insured for such attacks.” We commenced an immediate investigation that included taking certain systems offline and working with computer forensic specialists to determine the nature and scope of the event. Pierluigi Paganini.

Computer and Electronics 107

Computer and Electronics Ransomware Insurance Encryption 107

IT Governance

JUNE 30, 2022

We identified 80 security incidents during the month, resulting in 34,908,053 compromised records. Meanwhile, be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest cyber security news and advice delivered straight to your inbox. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

Data breaches 136

Data breaches Ransomware Personal data Blockchain 136