The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry. DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. LW: Makes sense.

Encryption 203

Encryption Military Passwords Authentication 203

IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Brazilian health insurer Hapvida discloses cyber attack (unknown). Four military schools in Canada targeted in ‘mysterious’ cyber attack (unknown). Western Australia government hacked, with COVID-19 communications intercepted (unknown).

Data breaches 141

Data breaches Insurance Ransomware Personal data 141

Data Protection Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The proposed definition of “listed identifier” is Full or truncated government identification or account number (such as a Social Security Number, driver’s license or state identification number, passport number, or Alien Registration Number) [Note that this definition apparently includes truncated Social Security Numbers.]

Access 58

Access Military Compliance Personal data 58

eSecurity Planet

MARCH 3, 2023

The first is to rebalance responsibility for cybersecurity away from individuals, small businesses and local governments, and towards “the owners and operators of the systems that hold our data and make our society function, as well as of the technology providers that build and service these systems.”

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Government Manufacturing Personal data 106

IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3 Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C.

Data Privacy 87

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 87

ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

Chris Gray of Deep Watch talks about the view from the inside of a virtual SOC, the ability to see threats against a large number of SMB organizations, and the changes to cyber insurance we’re seeing as a result. VAMOSI: Cybersecurity insurance. cyber insurance as a whole was changing heavily. And why is that?

Insurance 40

Insurance Privacy Ransomware GDPR 40

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

One of those is Mark Sokolovsky , a 26-year-old Ukrainian man who operated the popular “ Raccoon ” malware-as-a-service offering; Sokolovsky was busted in March after fleeing Ukraine’s mandatory military service orders. Penchukov was arrested after leaving Ukraine to meet up with his wife in Switzerland.

Passwords 233

Passwords Ransomware Computer and Electronics Encryption 233