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News Alert: CybeReady issues a summer saeson guide outlining 5 workforce security strategies

The Last Watchdog

— CybeReady, a global leader in security awareness training, today announced the release of its informative guide, “Five Workforce Security Strategies to Consider During Summer Holidays.” The use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and careful selection of websites is highly recommended in order to minimize these risks.

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Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 billion claim over NotPetya damages

Security Affairs

known as Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) outside the United States and Canada, is an American multinational pharmaceutical company. It is one of the largest pharmaceutical companies globally, engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and marketing of a wide range of healthcare products. Merck & Co., Merck filed a $1.4

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Intelligent Search – Strategies to Find What You Need

AIIM

Four Strategies for Better Search. For many organizations, especially those in jargon-intense fields like the Oil and Gas, Pharmaceutical, or Healthcare industries, “speaking the right language” goes well beyond standard search terms. Let’s find out.

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Pharmaceutical Company to Plead Guilty and Settle Drug Marketing Charges

Hunton Privacy

Recently, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals announced that it will enter into several settlements and plead guilty to two misdemeanors in connection with alleged violations of HIPAA, drug marketing regulations and securities laws. The criminal charges stem from the company’s marketing of a cholesterol drug called Juxtapid.

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Optimizing clinical trial site performance: A focus on three AI capabilities

IBM Big Data Hub

Despite advancements in the pharmaceutical industry and biomedical research, delivering drugs to market is still a complex process with tremendous opportunity for improvement. The ability to seize these advantages is one way that pharmaceutical companies may be able to gain sizable competitive edge.

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A Cyber Insurance Backstop

Schneier on Security

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. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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New Cybersecurity Directives (NIS2 and CER) Enter into Force

Hunton Privacy

However, the concept of an “essential entity” is much broader and will also capture many organizations that have, to-date, not been subject to the NIS regime—for example, pharmaceutical companies and operators of hydrogen production, storage and transmission. Reinforced obligations.