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Historic Charges: First Enforcement Action Filed by New York Department of Financial Services Under Cybersecurity Regulation

Data Matters

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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US GOV OFFERS A REWARD OF UP TO $15M FOR INFO ON LOCKBIT GANG MEMBERS AND AFFILIATES

Security Affairs

government offers rewards of up to $15 million for information that could lead to the identification or location of LockBit ransomware gang members and affiliates. The NCA and its global partners have secured over 1,000 decryption keys that will allow victims of the gang to recover their files for free. reads the NCA’s announcement.

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More details about Operation Cronos that disrupted Lockbit operation

Security Affairs

Over the last 12 hours this infrastructure, based in three countries, has been seized by members of the Op Cronos taskforce, and 28 servers belonging to LockBit affiliates have also been taken down.” LockBit is a prominent ransomware operation that first emerged in September 2019. ” reads the NCA’s announcement.

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Tuesday’s Relativity Fest 2019 Sessions: eDiscovery Trends

eDiscovery Daily

As we noted yesterday , the 2019 Relativity Fest conference is going on this week, CloudNine is once again here as a Sponsor and Exhibitor and I will be covering the show for eDiscovery Daily. The EDRM has been a household name in the e-discovery and legal technology industry for 15 years. The 2019 International Panel.

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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. Below we outline 18 industry tips for actions you can take to reduce your risk of a ransomware attack: Action. Raising awareness about ransomware is a baseline security measure. Spam Filter.

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Nation-State-Sponsored Attacks: Not Your Grandfather’s Cyber Attacks

Data Matters

Attorney General described a recent takedown of a Russian government-sponsored botnet called Cyclops Blink before it was weaponized and caused damage. and foreign government agencies. government reported a significant rise in hacks perpetrated against private companies by nation-state-sponsored threat actors. 14,028, 86 Fed.

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Top Cybersecurity Startups to Watch in 2022

eSecurity Planet

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. With evolving attack methodologies due to machine learning, quantum computing, and sophisticated nation-state hackers, security startups are receiving record funding.