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New York Regulators Call on Insurers to Strengthen the Cyber Underwriting Process

Hunton Privacy

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.

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Ransomware Protection in 2021

eSecurity Planet

The internet is fraught with peril these days, but nothing strikes more fear into users and IT security pros than the threat of ransomware. A ransomware attack is about as bad as a cyber attack can get. Jump to: What is ransomware? How ransomware works. Preventing ransomware. Ransomware attacks and costs.

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“But the emails” – companies’ SEC filings reflect ransomware risks

Data Protection Report

Still, in what for the moment might seem like a more pedestrian risk, companies continue to be affected by ransomware. One of the unique aspects of ransomware is that it does not involve just stealing information, but makes the information unavailable to the business. General ransomware risk disclosures.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more. Date/Time: TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 10, @ 2:00 PM (ET) Can't attend live? Take the following example, provided by Phish Labs: [CONTINUED] Blog post with screenshot: [link] Are Your Users' Passwords. Join Roger A.

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Part 3: OMG! Not another digital transformation article! Is it about effecting risk management and change management?

ARMA International

This part also discusses managing CS risks such as ransomware, privacy, change management, and user adoption. Take the example of the pandemic: only some governments engaged pandemic experts to develop actions plans. Consider another example: the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, when terrorists took Israeli athletes hostage.

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Group-IB presents its annual report on global threats to stability in cyberspace

Security Affairs

Compared to its predecessors, the sixth “Hi-Tech Crime Trends” report is the first to contain chapters devoted to the main industries attacked and covers the period from H2 2018 to H1 2019, as compared to the period from H2 2017 to H1 2018. The threat actor mainly targets insurance, consulting, and construction companies.

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An Approach to Cybersecurity Risk Oversight for Corporate Directors

Data Matters

In January 2017, seeking to provide practical advice for directors to address their oversight responsibilities, the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) released its (revised) Handbook on Cyber-Risk Oversight (NACD Handbook). Designing an Enterprise-Level Approach. Principle 5.