The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2023

So how will this affect chief information security officers (CISOs) and security programs? Given the perennial skills and staffing shortage in security, it’s unlikely that CISOs will be asked to make deep budget or staffing cuts, yet they may not come out of this period unscathed.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

The WestRock team remains in regular communication with its customers to share information and updates and to meet their business needs. WestRock is also working with its vendors so they are informed, and supply chains remain operational.” million.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2020

For example, the report found that: Only 9% of organisations have a documented cyber security policy; Only 10% have cyber insurance; and. Beaming notes that organisations should be taking a strategic, holistic approach to cyber security rather than identifying specific threats and addressing them as they arise.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Finally, the investigation indicated that GRBH violated the HIPAA Privacy Rule by failing to meet the requirement not to use or disclose PHI except as permitted by the Rule.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 13, 2023

On June 6, 2023, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued their final Interagency Guidance on Third-Party Relationships (“Guidance”).

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

“The Hacker-Powered Security Report makes clear that hackers are actively growing their skillsets to meet emerging threats. 71% Absence of incidents or breaches, 59% Estimated savings of reputational or customer-related impacts as a result of a security program.

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Info Source

JANUARY 27, 2021

Rigorous Certification for Square 9’s Data and Information Security Policies and Procedures. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Security Rule of 2003, commonly referred to as HIPAA, addresses the security of electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI). NEW HAVEN, CONN.,

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IT Governance

MAY 28, 2020

It will help you identify weaknesses in your system – with new ones being discovered all the time or introduced as a result of system changes – but it only works when combined with other practices and when you have a solid understanding of the information security landscape. Meet data protection requirements. Advantages.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Morley Companies is a United States corporation that provides business services to Fortune 500 and Global 100 clients; contact centers and back office processing; meetings and incentives management; and exhibits and displays production.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 30, 2024

The company also admitted “that it disclosed consumers’ sensitive PHI to entities that were not able to meet all legal requirements to protect consumers’ health information.” The complaint alleged that the company’s data handling practices also resulted in unauthorized disclosures of personal information.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

Meanwhile, ISO 27001 is the international standard that describes best practices for information security management. Another benefit for cyber criminals is how willing most victims are to meet the ransom demand. The service also comes with cyber insurance coverage of up to £500,000.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. City of Dallas An image of the ransomware note received by the City of Dallas J.D. The Dallas City Council has approved a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the ransomware attack.

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IT Governance

JULY 11, 2019

This might seem futile – the police will almost certainly be unable to recover your data, let alone catch the crooks – but evidence of the attack is necessary for filing a cyber insurance claim. If you don’t already have cyber insurance, it’s worth considering. Find out what kind of ransomware it is.

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Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

In total, information for approximately 2.1 According to the settlement agreement, the AG concluded that EyeMed’s security practices did not meet the requirements of the SHIELD Act with respect to four requirements: authentication, password management, logging and monitoring, and data retention in the email account.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Be in-line with insurance policies. Be in-line with insurance policies. Insurance policies can also heavily influence how we respond to an incident—particularly cybersecurity. Some policies require initial contact to be made with an insurer who will deploy their own incident response team. Document contingencies.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2019

On Monday, city officials participating to a rapid meeting unanimously voted to use the city’s insurance to pay a ransom of 65 bitcoins (~$603,000). “The payment is being covered by insurance.” ” continues the AP.

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IT Governance

MAY 3, 2019

This option will make things less convenient for your employees but will drastically improve your security posture. There are two ways you can do this: by outsourcing the security efforts to another organisation or by purchasing cyber insurance to ensure you have the funds to respond appropriately in the event of a disaster.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

ViperSoftX uses more sophisticated encryption and anti-analysis techniques Atomic macOS Stealer is advertised on Telegram for $1,000 per month CISA warns of a critical flaw affecting Illumina medical devices OpenAI reinstates ChatGPT service in Italy after meeting Garante Privacy’s demands Cisco discloses a bug in the Prime Collaboration Deployment (..)

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 24, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the New York Department of Financial Services announced a settlement with EyeMed, a licensed life, accident, and health insurer, with respect to a security incident that occurred in 2020. At the time, EyeMed was rolling out MFA, but had not yet implemented it on the affected email box.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 8, 2018

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit vacated a 2016 Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) order compelling LabMD to implement a “comprehensive information security program that is reasonably designed to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of personal information collected from or about consumers.”

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Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

I 2017 of 29 June 2017) amending the Act on the Federal Office for Information Security, Atomic Energy Act, Energy Industry Act, Social Insurance Code V and the Telecommunications Act. Implementation status : Transposed, as the Act on Information Security (Official Gazette of the RS, No.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

OCTOBER 25, 2022

On the face of it, this is a sizeable fine issued to a non household name controller for perceived failings in information security. Interserve was the parent company, it was responsible for info-sec for the group and employed individuals working in information security. What was the risk of harm to the individuals?

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2021

To achieve this, attackers padded these documents with >10 pages of keywords on a wide range of topics, from “insurance form” and “acceptance of contract” to “how to join in SQL” and “math answers”. — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) June 11, 2021. template, invoice, receipt, questionnaire, and resume).

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Check your cyber insurance policy. Also ensure you have contacts with cyber security intelligence services. Ensure that all software and firmware across your network (including BYOD) are patched with the latest information security patches to close down known vulnerabilities that could otherwise be exploited.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

The victim is Lake City, Florida, that during an emergency meeting of the city council held on Monday, voted to pay a ransom demand of 42 bitcoins, worth nearly $500,000. Lake City is a small city in Florida with a population of 65,000 that was hit by ransomware earlier on June 10. ” states the press release published by the city.

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The Security Ledger

JULY 22, 2020

We also talk about how better instrumenting of information security can help companies get a grip on fast-evolving cyber risks like. We also talk about how better instrumenting of information security can help companies get a grip on fast-evolving cyber risks like human-directed ransomware campaigns. What’s to be done?

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IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

“Its inherent flexibility and agile deployment capabilities, coupled with a robust commitment to information security, accentuates its appeal.” Building transparency into IBM-developed AI models To date, many available AI models lack information about data provenance, testing and safety or performance parameters.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2022

The criminal group had been mailing malware-ridden USBs to various entities in the transport, insurance, and defense industries under the guise that they originated from a trusted source, such as Amazon and the US Department of Health and Human Services.

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IT Governance

MAY 16, 2019

If you’re familiar with ISO 27001 , you’ll know that it’s the international standard for information security and contains the certification requirements that are expanded upon throughout the ISO 27000 series. Assessing these risks helps inform your decision about the best way to reduce risk to an acceptable level.

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IT Governance

APRIL 17, 2019

We’re not going to lie: implementing an ISO 27001 -compliant ISMS (information security management system) is hard work. The team will use their project mandate to create a more detailed outline of their information security objectives, plan and risk register. Assemble an ISO 27001 implementation team. >> 4.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Artsy Alerts Users of Data-Security Breach; Report Claims Hacked Information for Sale. Coffee Meets Bagel notifies users of breach. Eskom data leak exposes sensitive customer information – Security researcher. Outdated software left municipal worker information exposed in 200 towns.

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The Security Ledger

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Episode 158: How NotPetya has Insurers grappling with Systemic Cyber Risk Episode 159: Deep Fakes and Election (in)Security with ZeroFOX. That means that, for companies holding onto personally identifiable information, the cost of ignoring third party risk is growing. . Read the whole entry. »

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Incident details: A security vulnerability in a third party left personal data exposed of thousands of motorists who had their vehicle towed on behalf of the An Garda Síochána. Records breached: 512,000 documents, with details of insurance investigations, vehicle registration certificates, notices of car seizures and payment card details.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MARCH 14, 2019

Finally, the plan must require evaluation and revisions to it as necessary following a security event. Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”). Specific information security measures. The proposed Rule is much more detailed in terms of security measures that FIs must implement.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2019

May 2018 brought a whirlwind of panic as organisations rushed to meet the compliance deadline, but it was followed by months of unnerving silence. The GDPR considers personal data to be anything that identifies, or can be used to identify, a living person, such as your name, National Insurance number or email address (personal or work).

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