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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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recent headlines underscore the security challenges faced by public-facing businesses. EST, for a webinar to discuss these issues, including why companies should consider SAFETY Act protection and how to obtain it. Join us on October 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 4, 2023

Even a robust IT or security department will find certain tasks or projects beyond their capabilities. But ignoring issues that you lack the time or expertise for can risk operational failure or security incidents. Yet IT and security vendors will provide their services according to the specifics of the contract.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The only way for effective risk reduction is for an organization to use a step-by-step risk mitigation strategy to sort and manage risk, ensuring the organization has a business continuity plan in place for unexpected events. Contingency plans should be in place if something drastic changes or risk events occur.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 12, 2018

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. But even with 20 years' worth of experience and claims data in cyberinsurance, underwriters still struggle with how to model and quantify a unique type of risk.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

All organisations experience disruptions, whether that’s from a cyber attack, IT failure, weather event or something else, and they need to be prepared. Disaster recovery is effectively a form of insurance; you are spending money preparing for a scenario that you hope never occurs. Why you need a disaster recovery plan.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

Related: The ‘cyber’ case for D&O insurance Vanessa Pegueros knows this all too well. Thus, presenting a sky-is-falling scenario to justify a fatter security budget, “does not resonate at the board level,” she said in her talk. How does the SEC’s stricter rules come into play, for instance.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

You can avoid this by teaching staff about ransomware and establishing a line of communication in the event of security incidents. See also: How does ransomware infect your systems? If you don’t already have cyber insurance, it’s worth considering. This means you could be wasting valuable time identifying the problem.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

RSA Conference 2023: Meet Thales Where the World Talks Security! Live Sessions With this in mind, we have scheduled a host of events and tech talks around our participation at RSA Conference 2023. 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 Affairs

JUNE 12, 2023

In February, the Clop ransomware group claimed to have stolen sensitive data from over 130 organizations by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability ( CVE-2023-0669 ) in Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT secure file transfer tool. ITx promptly launched an investigation to determine the nature and scope of the Fortra Event.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s why many experts recommend taking a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. . In this blog, we look at each of the stages of defence in depth, and explain how they work to protect your organisation. The basis of all cyber security defence programmes is threat detection. Stage 1: Detection. Stage 2: Protection.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

The 911 call center needs a robust phone system, trained staff, and a decision-tree process to understand how to route issues to the appropriate emergency or non-emergency agencies to address a caller’s needs. These include new opportunities, clear priorities, and better security, performance, and resilience.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2019

This response is appropriate if the risk is too big to manage with a security control. This option will make things less convenient for your employees but will drastically improve your security posture. The most common risk treatment option is to modify the risk, because it typically offers the best combination of security and cost.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

That may sound daunting, but when cyber resilience is done right, your cyber security and incident response strategy will seem straightforward. You’ll have a clear understanding of what each control does, how it fits into your organisation and why it’s worth the cost of investment. Getting the most out of cyber resilience.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 5, 2018

Carrying out a risk assessment is the only way to ensure that the cyber security controls chosen for your organisation are appropriate to the risks it may face. What does a cyber security risk assessment include? A cyber security risk assessment identifies information assets that could be affected by a cyber attack.

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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. Hear from industry speakers on: How the latest privacy and cybersecurity developments in Europe and the U.S.

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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.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2021 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 14-17, 2021. Highlights include, among others, adoption of revised risk-based capital bond factors for life insurers, amendments to SSAP No. NAIC Adopts Revised Risk-Based Capital Bond Factors for Life Insurers.

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Adam Levin

JUNE 4, 2021

You would think that ExaGrid, a backup appliance and anti-ransomware service might know how to avoid ransomware, but it was hit. . Takeaways: While security products are an essential tool for protecting against cyberattacks, nothing is 100% foolproof. We are in the midst of an ongoing ransomware epidemic.

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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.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2021

Back in the mid-1990s, big banks and insurance companies came up with something called “bespoke assessments” as the approach for assessing third party vendor risk. It can be a big strain on resources just to respond to security questionnaires,” he says. “At This took the form of programmatic audits. Visibility boost.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 7, 2019

Please join the Hogan Lovells Privacy and Cybersecurity team on May 15 for our webinar, Hacking 101: How it Works and How to Mitigate Risk. We will explore how certain common hacks work from a technical perspective and how to mitigate related risks from a legal and compliance perspective.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The following considerations should help to harden your organisation’s posture and reduce the impact of a cyber event: Review and share your Incident Response Plan, Crisis Management Plan and Business Continuity and DR plans with key team members and make sure they address all current threats. Check your cyber insurance policy.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. NAIC Considers Comments to the Group Capital Calculation Template and Instructions and Related Revisions to the Insurance Holding Company Act . GCC Template and Instructions.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

However, basic cybersecurity tools and practices, like patching , strong passwords , and multi-factor authentication (MFA), “can prevent 80 to 90% of cyberattacks,” said Anne Neuberger, deputy national security advisor for cyber and emerging technologies, during a White House press conference in Sept. Cyberattack Statistics. Mobile attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

EventTracker has a bird’s eye view; its unified security information and event management (SIEM) platform includes – behavior analytics, threat detection and response, honeynet deception, intrusion detection and vulnerability assessment – all of which are coupled with their SOC for a co-managed solution. Election threat.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 27, 2020

Unfortunately, far too many entrepreneurs are simply unaware of the threat or don’t know how to be watchful for it. That surveillance has helped to paint a detailed picture of how business ID thieves operate, as well as the tricks they use to gain credit in a company’s name. For the past several months, Milwaukee, Wisc.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

There’s a frantic scramble going on among those responsible for network security at organizations across all sectors. Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2018

On January 25, 2018, the Standardization Administration of China published the full text of the Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (the “Specification”). The Specification will come into effect on May 1, 2018.

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IT Governance

MAY 1, 2018

CIR management can help your organisation mitigate the risk of information security incidents and minimise losses. Incident response planning is mandated as part of all major cyber security regimes. What does cyber incident response (CIR) management do? Benefits of CIR management.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With all this in mind, let’s take a look at what a scammer does, who they target, and how to spot one trying to pick your metaphorical pockets. Here’s How to Do It Right. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Read More At: Top Secure Email Gateway Solutions for 2022. Individuals. Businesses.

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Adam Levin

JULY 8, 2020

Far from being jealously guarded assets with Fort Knox-level security, a new study of Forbes Global 2000 Companies suggests many domain names are imminently hackable. A whopping 97 percent failed to use DNSSEC , a domain security protocol designed to address core vulnerabilities in the foundations of the internet itself.

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Shoreline Records Management

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Furthermore, medical records are valuable for legal purposes, such as medical malpractice lawsuits, insurance claims, and disability applications. Death Records : In the unfortunate event of a patient’s death, medical records are generally retained for several years to address any potential legal matters or claims that may arise.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 25, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 | April 25th, 2023 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI Remember The Sims? They planned a party, coordinated the event, and attended the party within the sim. Security researchers are jailbreaking large language models to get around safety rules. Did you know?

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

With over 6,000 registered attendees and 37% being first timers, the high level of excitement generated by participants about being in person with peers was palpable in the sessions and events held. Often it’s legal that is aware of security frameworks that are “whale tested,” and have a good sense of what works and what does not.

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eDiscovery Daily

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

With over 6,000 registered attendees and 37% being first timers, the high level of excitement generated by participants about being in person with peers was palpable in the sessions and events held. Often it’s legal that is aware of security frameworks that are “whale tested,” and have a good sense of what works and what does not.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. Here, then, is a comprehensive look at ransomware, what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you become one of its unfortunate victims. How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware.

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