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Cybersecurity Insurance

Schneier on Security

Good article about how difficult it is to insure an organization against Internet attacks, and how expensive the insurance is. Companies like retailers, banks, and healthcare providers began seeking out cyberinsurance in the early 2000s, when states first passed data breach notification laws.

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Webinar on the SAFETY Act, Security and Insurance

Hunton Privacy

From physical threats to cyber attacks targeting a wide range of critical infrastructure, companies in diverse sectors, such as the financial, retail, entertainment, energy, transportation, real estate, communications and other areas, face a challenging landscape of risks and potential liabilities. Join us on October 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2021 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2021 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 14-17, 2021. Highlights include, among others, adoption of revised risk-based capital bond factors for life insurers, amendments to SSAP No. NAIC Adopts Revised Risk-Based Capital Bond Factors for Life Insurers.

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Summer 2020 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. NAIC Considers Comments to the Group Capital Calculation Template and Instructions and Related Revisions to the Insurance Holding Company Act . GCC Template and Instructions.

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50 Ways to Avoid Getting Scammed on Black Friday

Adam Levin

It’s worth noting that there’s no reason a legitimate retailer would need that last one — the skeleton key to your identity — to process a purchase.). Shop at reputable and recognizable retailers. If you’re shopping at a retailer that is new to you, research the company’s standing on the Better Business Bureau website.

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Record Retention Policy for Businesses: A Strategic Guide to Compliance and Efficiency

Armstrong Archives

For instance, a small healthcare provider would need to retain patient records for a different duration than a retail business would need to keep sales invoices. Training should cover how to classify, store, and eventually dispose of records according to the policy. Different documents have varying retention periods.

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Confessions of an ID Theft Kingpin, Part II

Krebs on Security

billion in new account fraud at banks and retailers throughout the United States, and roughly $64 million in tax refund fraud with the states and the IRS. But based on the records they did have, the government estimated that Ngo’s service enabled approximately $1.1 “But most people have probably never heard of him.”

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