Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 4, 2022

How Cybersecurity Insurance Can Work To Help An Organization. In the last 20+ years, cybersecurity insurance has added risk transference to the available palette of palliative choices. I recently spoke with Neira Jones and Danna Bethlehem about how cybersecurity insurance can work to help an organization. regulations.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A lawsuit working its way through the courts could have a lot to say about the liabilities facing organizations that have been hit by ransomware attacks – and could have implications for cybersecurity preparation and regulation in general. Hospital’s Operations Hit by Ransomware. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable.

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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. Background.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Ransomware Attacks: In 2023, a whopping 72.7% of organizations faced ransomware. Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Market Growth: AI cyber security technology is projected to grow by 23.6% Market Size: The AI cyber security market was worth around $17.4

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The Pain of Double Extortion Ransomware divya Thu, 02/16/2023 - 06:10 Ransomware perpetrators are adopting more sophisticated attack techniques with much success. Ransomware attacks have become much more dangerous and have evolved beyond basic security defenses and business continuity techniques like next-gen antivirus and backups.

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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. 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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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The personal information of thousands of Israeli citizens has been compromised as the result of a cyberattack on Shirbit, a leading insurance company. . The post Major Israeli Insurance Company Hacked appeared first on Adam Levin. Both organizations are currently investigating the incident.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 27, 2021

The Solar Winds hack demonstrated supply chain exposures; the attempted poisoning of a Tampa suburb’s water supply highlighted public utilities at risk; and the Colonial Winds ransomware attack signaled cyber extortionist rings continuing to run rampant. Ransomware has been working well for the bad guys for quite some time now.

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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.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2022

Ransomware. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. You can find the full list of data breaches below, with incidents affecting UK organisations listed in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. Malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents. In other news….

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 15, 2019

Stunning as these two high-profile attacks were, they do not begin to convey the full scope of what a pervasive and destructive phenomenon ransomware has become – to individuals, to companies of all sizes and, lately, to poorly defended local agencies. Probing and plundering Ransomware is highly resilient and flexible.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In a year where ransomware has raised the alert levels everywhere, the go-to answer from many is redundancy through offline, remote backups – but are they enough? As ransomware threats loom, we look at where backups fall short, and what to keep in mind to optimize network and data security. Where Backups Fall Short Against Ransomware.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

IT Governance found 73 publicly disclosed security incidents in August 2023, accounting for 79,729,271 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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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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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Editor’s note: I recently had the chance to participate in a discussion about the overall state of privacy and cybersecurity with Erin Kapczynski, OneRep’s senior vice president of B2B marketing. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years? Erin: What role should governments play in combating cybercrime?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. It’s led to a growing trend for organisations to purchase cyber insurance, which Forbes contributor Emil Sayegh believes will continue in 2022. This market squeeze will certainly affect the cyber insurance industry itself. “We

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Ransomware. Travel and medical insurance provider guard.me If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. Isle of Wight schools hit by ransomware (unknown) Lazio region suspends vaccination reservations after ransomware attack (unknown) Coghlin Electrical Co.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 2, 2021

Ransomware. If you find yourself facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Ransomware. As always, you can find the full list of incidents below, with those affecting UK organisations listed in bold. And don’t forget to subscribe to our Weekly Round-up to receive the latest industry news and advice.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 8, 2020

individuals and businesses comply with ransomware payment demands. Ransomware attacks use malware, often injected through phishing schemes, to encrypt a victim’s data files or programs, followed by a ransom demand by the threat actor that offers the decryption key in exchange for payment. sanctions law violations if U.S.

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IT Governance

MARCH 2, 2020

Puerto Rico government loses $2.6 Wake County, NC, learns that third party breached government employee info (1,900). Pacific Specialty Insurance Company notifies plan members of 2019 data breach (unknown). Total Quality Logistics confirms cyber attack but says it wasn’t ransomware (unknown). Ransomware.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Breached organisation: BHI Energy, providing staffing solutions to the nuclear, fossil, wind, hydro and government energy markets. Another small firm suffers a serious ransomware attack: Cadre Services gets mauled by AlphV Date of breach: 19 September 2013 (AlphV uploaded first part of data to its website on 19 October 2023).

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IT Governance

JANUARY 3, 2024

TB exfiltrated Comcast Cable Communications, LLC (Xfinity) Source 1 ; source 2 (New) Telecoms USA Yes 35,879,455 Tecnoquadri Srl Source (New) Manufacturing Italy Yes 33,000,000 Asia Insurance Co.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 2, 2023

s ability to assist allies and partners in strengthening cybersecurity, (iv) building coalitions to reinforce global norms of responsible state behavior, and (v) securing global supply chains for information, communications and operational technology products and services that power the U.S. economy.

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

The Snake peer-to-peer botnet had infected computers of some NATO member governments. link] Munich Re: '3X Growth Estimated in Cyber Crime Costs Over the Next 4 Years' As cyber attacks continue to grow in sophistication and frequency, cyber insurers are expecting their market to double in the next two years. billion by 2027. "3x

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

The majority of those records came from a cyber attack in which a hacker accessed Argentina’s government ID database, with every citizen of the country thought to be affected. However, there are plenty of other incidents to dig into, including a raft of ransomware attacks against the education sector. Ransomware. Ransomware.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

As wake up calls go, the Colonial Pipeline ransomware hack was piercing. This very high-profile caper is part of an extended surge of ransomware attacks, which quintupled globally between the first quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2020, and is expected to rise 20 percent to 40 percent this year, according to insurance giant Aon.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The Kremlin breaks with all tradition and announces that — at the request of the United States — it has arrested 14 people suspected of working for REvil , one of the more ruthless and profitable Russian ransomware groups. It emerges that email marketing giant Mailchimp got hacked.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”. Records breached: 79,582 Ontario hospitals update: information relating to 5.6

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 8, 2022

Ransomware has now emerged as one of the key reasons to have a DR plan and DR technology in place. Disaster Recovery and Ransomware. In the event of ransomware, the enterprise needs to have access to an uncorrupted copy of its data, so it can refuse to submit to cyber criminals’ demands.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

There’s a new compiler at the helm of our monthly list of data breaches, following the departure of IT Governance stalwart Lewis Morgan, who leaves me with some mighty big shoes to fill. Ransomware. Wolverine Solutions still notifying patients more than five months after ransomware attack (1.2

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Fortunately, vendor surveys identify five key cybersecurity threats to watch for in 2024: compromised credentials, attacks on infrastructure, organized and advanced adversaries, ransomware, and uncontrolled devices. No specific tool exists to defend specifically against nation state attacks, ransomware gangs, or hacktivists.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2019

Zurich American Insurance Company is refusing to refund its client because consider the attack as “an act of war” that is not covered by its policy. According to the cyber security community, NotPetya is a cyber weapon develped by Russia to hit the Ukrainian government. SecurityAffairs – Mondelez, cyber insurance).

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KnowBe4

MAY 29, 2019

Ransomware continues to rack up victims. Early this month the City of Baltimore announced ransomware had seized a variety of city government computer systems. One of the most distressing facts about ransomware is that it can be deployed across numerous devices within an organization to maximize the impact.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — HIPAA — has undergone some massive changes in the past few years to minimize the burden of healthcare entities. Last year, the government saw that even the most security-conscious organizations could not prevent cyber attacks. Carrot vs. stick.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

GRC Market Defies Downturn There are some powerful drivers for the compliance and security automation market. First of all, cybersecurity is becoming a “must have” for businesses and governments. OneTrust is another company benefiting from the booming compliance market, rocketing to a $5.3

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IT Governance

JANUARY 4, 2021

Ransomware. We’ll have a separate post looking at the year’s data breaches and cyber attacks in more detail, but in the meantime, you can find the full list of December’s incidents below. As usual, incidents affecting UK organisations are in bold. Cyber attacks. Data breaches. Financial information. In other news…. Cyber attacks.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JULY 21, 2022

Security breaches in this sector can be incredibly disruptive to society and are attracting considerable attention from governments and regulatory bodies around the world. From the ransomware attack that compromised a major U.S. The Threat of Ransomware. A Very Human Problem.

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