eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Here are the top Twitter accounts to follow for the latest commentary, research, and much-needed humor in the ever-evolving information security space. ICYMI, Equifax forced to pull offline a huge database of consumer data guarded only by credentials "admin/admin" [link] — briankrebs (@briankrebs) September 13, 2017.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Thousands of drivers have sensitive data exposed to hackers in major IT breach Date of breach: Unclear, but breached documents date back to 2017. Security incident report Date of breach: 29 September 2023 (but report updated on 27 October 2023). Data has been exfiltrated, but we don’t know how much.

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Hunton Privacy

MAY 17, 2017

On May 10, 2017, the U.S. million civil monetary penalty against Memorial Hermann Health System (“MHHS”) for alleged violations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) Privacy Rule. . This settlement, the eighth announced this year, signals OCR’s increased enforcement of the Privacy Rule.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

A version of this blog was originally published on 10 November 2017. Those seeking a qualification that demonstrates a broad understanding of information security management should consider the British Computer Society CISMP (Certificate in Information Security Management Principles). Get qualified today.

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

On February 10, 2021, representatives of the EU Member States reached an agreement on the Council of the European Union’s (the “Council’s”) negotiating mandate for the draft ePrivacy Regulation, which will replace the current ePrivacy Directive. The Council will now begin discussions with the European Parliament to negotiate the final text.

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Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

In September 2017, then-SEC Chairman Jay Clayton issued a public statement that provided an overview of the SEC’s approach to cybersecurity and underscored it as a priority for the SEC. Companies’ internal procedures should ensure that important and material information flows to appropriate disclosure personnel in a timely manner.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Is this another privacy issue for Facebook? Found a @facebook #security & #privacy issue. pic.twitter.com/B8b9oE1nbl — Joshua Maddux (@JoshuaMaddux) November 10, 2019. A similar issue was described in October 2017 by the Austrian developer and Google engineer, Felix Krause.

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Troy Hunt

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

For example, there's Dun & Bradstreet's NetProspex which leaked 33M records in 2017 , Exactis who had 132M records breached last year and the Apollo data breach which exposed 126M accounts, one of which was my own. i speak at conferences around the world and run workshops on how to build more secure software within organisations.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

The benefits of partnering with us, and our partner-exclusive event IT Governance launched its partner programme in 2017, which now includes more than 400 organisations. In more recent months, we launched the channel partner programme in Europe and America, with training and security testing proving especially popular.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 11, 2022

Information security products , services, and professionals have never been in higher demand, making for a world of opportunities for cybersecurity startups. Jump to our section on investor considerations and cybersecurity startup trends for more information. Top 10 Cybersecurity Startups. Series B SECURITI.ai

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AIIM

AUGUST 1, 2018

The purpose of this survey of 262 executives was to quantify – as close to the May 25th deadline as possible – the following three key issues related to GDPR: How do organizations view the emerging challenges tied to information privacy and security, and whom have they charged with this task? Deloitte, 2017).

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2019

The Main Document provides an overview of prominent cyber attacks against healthcare organizations and statistics on the costs of such attacks—such as that in 2017, cyber attacks cost small and medium-sized businesses an average of $2.2 cybersecurity policies.

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AIIM

AUGUST 1, 2018

The purpose of this survey of 262 executives was to quantify – as close to the May 25th deadline as possible – the following three key issues related to GDPR: How do organizations view the emerging challenges tied to information privacy and security, and whom have they charged with this task? Deloitte, 2017).

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2020

The Coronavirus has prompted thousands of information security professionals to volunteer their skills in upstart collaborative efforts aimed at frustrating cybercriminals who are seeking to exploit the crisis for financial gain. I am literally seeing phishing messages in every language known to man.” ”

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 26, 2017

On June 23, 2017, Anthem Inc., 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. If approved, a third-party administrator will be appointed to manage the settlement.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 30, 2022

The US agency received over 95,000 reports from US consumers victims of social media frauds, this marks an 18-fold increase over 2017 reported losses and more than double compared to 2020. When people identified a specific social media platform in their reports of undelivered goods, nearly 9 out of 10 named Facebook or Instagram.”

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AIIM

MARCH 12, 2018

2017: A Digitally “Transformative” Year. Digital Preservation – Is Your Current Approach to Managing Long-Term Digital Information Failing the Business? Information Privacy and Security: GDPR is Just the Tip of the Iceberg. Developing an Information Strategy.Means Rethinking Your Approach to Content Integration.

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Data Matters

APRIL 21, 2020

a 2017 ransomware cyberattack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers and IT resources in over 150 countries, and the Digital Currency Exchange Hack, a hack into a digital currency exchange that stole approximately $250 million worth of digital currency. Recent examples of cyberattacks attributed to North Korea include WannaCry 2.0,

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

DECEMBER 17, 2018

On 10 December 2018, the European lawmakers reached a political agreement on the European Cybersecurity Act. The intention of this new EU Regulation is to better protect the European Union against cyber-attacks, including a strengthening of the powers of the European Agency for Network and Information Security (“ENISA”).

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Cybersecurity Data breaches Big data Information Security 55

Hunton Privacy

JULY 26, 2017

On July 21, 2017, the FTC announced its publication of “Stick with Security,” a series of blog posts on reasonable steps that companies should take to protect and secure consumer data. One main reason the FTC may close an investigation is if the company’s practices line up with the FTC’s 10 “Start with Security” principles.

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Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 10, 2017

On January 10, 2017, the European Commission announced the final elements of its long-awaited “digital single market” strategy for Europe. As a regulation rather than a directive, the new e-Privacy Regulation will apply uniformly across EU Member States and will not be subject to implementing legislation at the EU Member State level.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 28, 2017

On August 22, 2017, the National Infrastructure Advisory Council (“NIAC”) issued a report entitled Securing Cyber Assets: Addressing Urgent Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure (“NIAC Report”). Relatedly, President Trump’s recent E.O.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 17, 2018

Privacy Shield)—which allow personal data to flow safely from the EU to these countries. On January 10, 2017, the European Commission (“the Commission”) published a communication addressed to the European Parliament and European Council on Exchanging and Protecting Personal Data in a Globalized World. Background.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 18, 2017

On August 18, 2017, the FTC published the fifth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 21, 2018

million customers had been compromised, but is now known to have affected 10 million customers. The data included contact information, usernames and encrypted passwords. This short video breaks down the numbers relating to the UK-specific cyber attacks and data breaches of 2017. increase on the 2017 cost of $3.62

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Retail Data breaches GDPR Compliance 66

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 17, 2017

On October 13, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the twelfth and final blog post in its “Stick with Security” series (the “Series”). Start with Security: A Guide for Businesses – This looks at FTC enforcement actions and highlights 10 key compliance lessons. These lessons are expanded on in this Series.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 14, 2017

On March 3, 2017, the FTC announced the results of a study about online businesses’ use of proper email authentication technology to prevent phishing attacks. The study’s sample included 569 large online businesses with strong ties to the U.S.

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Data Matters

APRIL 23, 2018

Information security is not yet a science; outside of the handful of issues falling under the field of cryptography, there is no formalized system of classification. In PricewaterhouseCoopers’ 2017 Annual Corporate Directors Survey, seventy-two percent of directors expressed a desire to increase cybersecurity expertise on their boards.

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Data Matters

OCTOBER 30, 2017

*This post originally appeared in Law 360 on October 24, 2017. Responsibility for corporate cybersecurity extends from the chief information security officer’s office, to the C-suite, to the corporate boardroom. We’ve seen it happen time and again. 7] The lack of confidence, moreover, may be warranted.

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eDiscovery Daily

JANUARY 30, 2019

Sessions in the main conference tracks include: 9:30am – 10:30am: The Future Is Now: Managing Messaging Data. With the advent of technology platforms that allow for indexing of documents/data, including Microsoft O365, developing processes around the technology will be transformative for the management of information.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Welcome to the second part of our round-up of 2019’s information security stories. The second half of the year began with major data privacy news: the UK’s data protection authority, the ICO (Information Commissioner’s Office), announced its intention to fine British Airways and Marriott International a combined £282.6

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

On September 22, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the tenth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 11, 2017

On July 10, 2017, the Cyberspace Administration of China published a new draft of its Regulations on Protecting the Security of Key Information Infrastructure (the “Draft Regulations”), and invited comment from the general public. The Draft Regulations will remain open for comment through August 10, 2017.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 9, 2017

On August 4, 2017, the FTC published the third blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

On September 15, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission published the ninth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

On September 1, 2017, the FTC published the seventh blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 29, 2017

On August 25, 2017, the FTC published the sixth blog post in its “Stick with Security” series. As we previously reported , the FTC will publish an entry every Friday for the next few months focusing on each of the 10 principles outlined in its Start with Security Guide for Businesses.

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