IT Governance

DECEMBER 14, 2021

But with cyber security as a service, you can focus on doing what your business does best and let the data protection experts handle the rest. Services typically come with a dedicated team of experts, tools, training and support that can be deployed immediately, protecting you from a range of threats. You’ll save money.

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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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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Submit its training materials to HHS for approval and provide appropriate training to the workforce within 30 days of HHS approval. Distribute policies and procedures to the workforce and collect compliance certifications from all members. Investigate all likely policy violations.

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Ransomware Personal data Risk Privacy 111

IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2022

This process should be embedded within your overall cyber security measures in what experts refer to as cyber defence in depth. The framework consists of five interrelated stages (or ‘layers’) to help organisations manage information security risks across all parts of their business. Why Cyber Insurance is Essential in 2022.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The headlines immediately attempted to lay the blame, in large part, on the fact that Equifax’s chief information security officer was a music major and did not have a background in technology. Companies should have written data privacy and security policies and procedures in place. Insurability.

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IT Governance

JUNE 9, 2022

Organisations that are looking to bolster their information security practices are often advised to certify to Cyber Essentials – and for good reason. Plus, they are relatively easy to apply, with the scheme being designed for anyone to use regardless of their information security knowledge.

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eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 9, 2022

are subject to laws such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (the HITECH Act), as well as regulations such as the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments (CLIA). Automating IT Compliance with Security Compliance Tools.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Bruck and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced a settlement with Diamond Institute for Infertility and Menopause, LLC, over a data breach that compromised the personal information of 14,663 patients, including 11,071 New Jersey residents.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 26, 2018

On January 25, 2018, the Standardization Administration of China published the full text of the Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (the “Specification”). The Specification divides personal information into two categories: personal information and sensitive personal information.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Organisations are continually urged to invest more in defences – whether it’s technological solutions, staff awareness training or revamped compliance practices – but if those solutions aren’t part of a cohesive strategy, the benefits will be minimal. Get in touch today to find out how we can help you secure your success.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The NYDFS, which regulates financial institutions including insurance companies, mortgage brokers and banks, adopted the original Cybersecurity Regulation in 2017. In the coming weeks, NYDFS will host an upcoming series of training sessions on the amended Cybersecurity Regulation to help regulated entities plan for compliance.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The compromised data included contact details, national insurance numbers and bank account details, as well as special category data, including ethnic origin, religion, details of any disabilities, sexual orientation and health information.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

In theory, this should be no different when it comes to cyber security. Whether it’s a top-level role, such as a CISO (chief information security officer), or a member of the IT team who takes on security-related tasks, there are plenty of job roles suited for varying levels of seniority and experience.

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Armstrong Archives

DECEMBER 19, 2023

No matter the size of a business, a well-defined record retention policy serves multiple purposes: ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, aiding in efficient document management, and securing sensitive information. This act mandates the retention of financial records and audits for a minimum of five years.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 30, 2023

62% of hackers plan to train their AI to specialize in the OWASP Top 10 for Large Language Models. HackerOne customers praised the results of the bug bounty programs, 70% of them stated that the bug bounty programs helped them to increase their cyber security and avoid a significant cyber incident.

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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.” All Granite foundation models have been trained on enterprise-focused datasets curated by IBM. ” The initial release of watsonx.ai

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Data Matters

APRIL 20, 2021

DOL guidance provides a series of questions that should serve as a starting point for this review and includes topics such as the service provider’s information security standards, track record, cybersecurity insurance coverage, and cybersecurity validation techniques.

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Understanding the threats you face and where your organisation is most at risk of being breached is critical to information security. See also: How Defence in Depth Can Help Organisations Tackle Complex Cyber Security Risks Is Cyber Essentials Enough to Secure Your Organisation? Why Cyber Insurance is Essential in 2022.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Not all organisations need extensive cyber security measures, such as high-end, sophisticated threat detection tools and state-of-the-art technology, but they must have a base level of security that’s appropriate to the threat. Training and professional certification are an ideal place to begin.

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

Meanwhile, ISO 27001 is the international standard that describes best practices for information security management. As such, employees should receive staff awareness training to help them understand the risk of downloading files from untrusted sources. The service also comes with cyber insurance coverage of up to £500,000.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Last year, private healthcare giant BUPA suffered a breach affecting 108,000 health insurance policies when a rogue employee copied and removed information from the organisation. The information affected is said to have included names, date of birth, nationalities and insurance membership numbers.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 16, 2021

Contingency planning for relationship terminations.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2021

The group focuses on organizations in the insurance, retail, technology, and chemical industries in the U.S., In the most recent attack investigated by BitDefender, the group conducted reconnaissance on the target network to gather information to use in the attack and conduct lateral movement and privilege escalation.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 16, 2023

Other top 4 targeted industries include Manufacturing, Insurance, Technology, and Financial Services seeing 15%, 9%, 7%, and 6% of the campaign traffic respectively.” Experts warn that the Energy sector was a major focus of this campaign, followed by manufacturing, and insurance. ” continues the report.

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Data Matters

MARCH 12, 2019

The Safeguards Rule specifies that financial institutions subject to the FTC’s jurisdiction must develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive information security program for handling customer data. Aligning the Safeguards Rule with State Regimes.

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Privacy IT Information Security Insurance 68

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. The badUSB is just one of many rogue devices used to carry out malicious activities.

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IT Governance

MAY 1, 2018

CIR management can help your organisation mitigate the risk of information security incidents and minimise losses. Incident response planning is mandated as part of all major cyber security regimes. What does cyber incident response (CIR) management do? Benefits of CIR management. Reducing incident impact and response times.

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AIIM

APRIL 12, 2022

The classic example is the insurer that won’t pay for care that a doctor determines a patient needs. Insurers are about profit; doctors are about delivering the best care. With collaborative videoconferencing: Low-income patients without insurance can use the Emergency Room less often. Information Security.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Of those surveyed: 36% of businesses and charities that were aware of the GDPR had created or changed policies and procedures; 21% of businesses and 10% of charities had provided additional staff training or communications; and. Just 6% of businesses and 12% of charities had installed, changed or updated anti-virus or anti-malware software.

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IT Governance

MAY 20, 2020

Palo Alto Networks has discovered that healthcare agencies, governments, universities with medical centres, medical publishing firms and insurance companies across the UK, Australia, Canada, Italy and the US have been targeted by sophisticated scams. The post Secure Together: Britons scammed out of £3.5 Phishing scams.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 17, 2019

The settlement resolves a multistate litigation arising out of a May 2015 data breach in which hackers infiltrated WebChart, a web application run by MIE, and stole the electronic Protected Health Information (“ePHI”) of over 3.9 million individuals. Notably, the lawsuit was the first-ever multistate litigation alleging claims under HIPAA.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 26, 2017

the nation’s second largest health insurer, reached a record $115 million settlement in a class action lawsuit arising out of a 2015 data breach that exposed the personal information of more than 78 million people. On June 23, 2017, Anthem Inc.,

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Data breaches Insurance Information Security Compliance 53

IT Governance

OCTOBER 17, 2018

We’re all guilty of making mistakes – it’s human nature – but employees need to understand the most important elements of information security, and non-technical staff need to be made familiar with security awareness policies and procedures. Cyber attack/criminal hacker.

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Data Protection Report

APRIL 22, 2021

On April 14, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $3 million settlement with insurance company National Securities Corp. Training and monitoring materials. NSC), relating to violations of three different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2020.

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Getting Information Done

APRIL 18, 2017

Ultimately, the chief information security officer (CISO) needs to understand the information footprint across systems, determine the value/risk of loss, and protect against cyberattacks through the deployment of control activities, which are commensurate with the value/risk of these information systems.

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Data Matters

AUGUST 27, 2020

Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) has settled three cases related to alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), totaling $1,165,000. These settlements underscore OCR’s continued focus on enforcement of the HIPAA Security Rule.

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