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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IT Governance

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Keep your technical security measures up to date. Ensuring your software is kept up to date with the latest patches will close known security vulnerabilities, and deploying anti-malware and antivirus solutions will identify the latest threats. Test for security vulnerabilities. Cyber Security as a Service.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 8, 2019

This will complicate things: To complicate matters, having cyber insurance might not cover everyone's losses. Zurich American Insurance Company refused to pay out a $100 million claim from Mondelez, saying that since the U.S.

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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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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Legal risk: This is a compliance risk that involves the organization breaking government rules, resulting in a risk of financial and reputational loss. This strategy shifts the risk from the organization onto another party; in many cases, the risk shifts to an insurance company.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO. "A Is the email enticing you to click on a link?'

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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. She serves on the board of several technology companies and also happens to be steeped in cyber risk governance. How does the SEC’s stricter rules come into play, for instance. Compliance brings visibility to a topic.

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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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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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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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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Disaster recovery is effectively a form of insurance; you are spending money preparing for a scenario that you hope never occurs. You’ll need contact details of regulators, power providers and key members of staff; data breach notification checklists; inventories; insurance policies; and data flow maps, to name a few things.

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Collibra

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

But you can’t implement data intelligence if your data isn’t governed. Data governance is the process of managing data as a strategic asset so it is accurate, accessible, secure, and consistent. Learn more about governing data with Google Cloud and Collibra.

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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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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 1, 2020

To achieve this, the scammer: Obtains the victim’s personal information , including name, date of birth, social security number, address, and probably employment history. People in New York, where I live, use ny.gov for many interactions with the state government. I believe in this scheme.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As a result, data governance in healthcare is non-negotiable. Data governance is about managing data and processes so data can be used as a consistent, secure and organized asset that meets policies and standards. Why is data governance important for a healthcare organization? Large volumes of sensitive data.

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IT Governance

JULY 17, 2019

Your first – obviously valid – thought might be that we all need to get better at preventing security incidents, but it’s not the whole story. An incident response plan is a document that outlines the steps an organisation must take following a cyber security incident. See also: How to handle a ransomware attack.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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Getting Information Done

APRIL 18, 2017

Ultimately, the chief information security officer (CISO) needs to understand the information footprint across systems, determine the value/risk of loss, and protect against cyberattacks through the deployment of control activities, which are commensurate with the value/risk of these information systems. So, what can be done?

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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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Krebs on Security

APRIL 12, 2022

The government alleges Coelho and his forum administrator identity “ Omnipotent ” profited from the illicit activity on the platform by charging “escalating prices for membership tiers that offered greater access and features, including a top-tier ‘God’ membership status.” Coelho landed on the radar of U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. How to choose a GRC platform. It includes multi-disciplinary risk and compliance management solutions and tools, including: IT & security risk management.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 27, 2015

After a number of high-profile data breaches, corporate cybersecurity is facing increased scrutiny and attention from consumers, the government and the public. In a webinar, entitled Cyber Insurance: Addressing Your Risks and Liabilities , hosted by Hunton & Williams LLP and CT , Hunton & Williams partners Lon A.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

This demonstrates that there are still some businesses that have not learned the lessons of the Colonial Pipeline attack and listened to what security experts and the U.S. government is recommending to ensure the operations of Critical National Infrastructure are not affected by ransomware attacks. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up.

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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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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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Last Watchdog on Privacy & Security. Erin: Do you think cyber insurance should play a bigger role in companies’ cybersecurity strategies? What factors should organizations consider when selecting a cyber insurance policy? Byron: It’s an important risk management tool.

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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

APRIL 24, 2024

Learn how organizations can use IBM Guardium® Data Protection software to monitor data wherever it is and enforce security policies in near real time. Learn how IBM OpenPages Data Privacy Management can improve compliance accuracy and reduce audit time.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy & Financing (HCPF) is a state government agency in the U.S. Once discovered the security breach, HCPF quickly launched an investigation into the incident. Threat actors can exploit this data to carry out a broad range of fraudulent activities, from phishing attacks to identity theft.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Identity governance and administration, or IGA , has suddenly become a front-burner matter at many enterprises. Related: Identity governance issues in the age of digital transformation. The key security lesson is that an identity gets assigned to each and every RPA, creating fresh attack vectors.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

A core security challenge confronts just about every company today. While the benefits of DX are highly-touted , this shift has also spawned a whole new tier of unprecedented privacy and security challenges. The cloud is kind of dragging this movement along and DevOps and security are center stage, at the moment.”

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John Battelle's Searchblog

JANUARY 25, 2019

My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. How might they be connected? And second… Governance. Government – well for sure, I’d wager that’s increased given who’s been running the country these past two years. But Governance? Data Governance.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JULY 7, 2023

But with a proactive approach to data security, organizations can fight back against the seemingly endless waves of threats. IBM Security X-Force found the most common threat on organizations is extortion, which comprised more than a quarter (27%) of all cybersecurity threats in 2022. Where do data breaches originate?

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

One way to grasp how digital transformation directly impacts the daily operations of any organization – right at this moment — is to examine the company’s application environment. Related: How new exposures being created by API sprawl. Legacy systems simply cannot address the security risks presented by APIs.

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Everteam

MAY 10, 2019

We need to change our thinking from a pure information governance perspective – which today is very much about risk mitigation – to one that is more focused on the value side of the coin and on helping corporate users understand the quality and business value of the corporate information assets they try to use.

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