The Last Watchdog

JUNE 2, 2022

Big banks and insurance companies instilled the practice of requesting their third-party vendors to fill out increasingly bloated questionnaires, called bespoke assessments, which they then used as their sole basis for assessing third-party risk. It does this by ingesting and correlating data from a wide array of security-related datasets.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 18, 2023

RSA Conference 2023: Meet Thales Where the World Talks Security! Meet us at Booth #N-5369 for demonstrations on data security, customer and workforce identity, and post quantum cryptography – just to name a few. You can experience customer and partner presentations and learn more from one-on-one conversations with Thales experts.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 2, 2023

In April, the non-profit health insurer Point32Health took systems offline in response to a ransomware attack that took place on April 17. The insurer immediately launched an investigation into the incident with the help of third-party cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of the incident. between June 2020 and present.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 1, 2020

To achieve this, the scammer: Obtains the victim’s personal information , including name, date of birth, social security number, address, and probably employment history. I wrote this article to help other victims of this unemployment insurance fraud and identity theft scam. I believe in this scheme.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 20, 2019

We talk to Bruce McDonnell of the East West Institute about how insurers are responding. Related Stories Episode 155: Disinformation is a Cyber Weapon and APTs warm to Mobile Malware Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats NotPetya Horror Story Highlights Need for Holistic Security.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 30, 2023

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The security breach exposed the sensitive personal information of 2,192,515 people. As part of an ongoing investigation, McLaren undertook a thorough review of the potentially impacted files to determine whether any sensitive information was present. million individuals. It is a $6.6 The company also notified U.S.

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IT Governance

MAY 30, 2018

A report published by research and consultancy company Celent highlights the challenges that the GDPR presents to insurers. Insurers are data controllers: a person, public authority, agency or body that determines the purpose of processing personal data. Steps insurers should take to become GDPR compliant.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”. Some patients also had their Social Security numbers exposed.”

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The vast majority of cybersecurity decision makers – 91 percent, in fact – find it difficult to select security products due to unclear marketing, according to the results of a survey of 800 cybersecurity and IT decision makers released today by email security company Egress. Assessing AI and Security Training.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. That’s because very few of the world’s biggest companies list any security executives in their highest ranks. banks) would have this role in their executive leadership team.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group has been reviewing state insurance privacy protections regarding the collection, ownership, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The Australian health insurance giant fell victim to ransomware in October, as a result of which the personal data of 9.7 Health data, by contrast, enables attackers to operate under the radar, typically to commit health insurance fraud. However, cyber security experts urge organisations not to pay up. The extent of the damage.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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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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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Shortly after Citrix initially disclosed the intrusion in March 2019, a little-known security company Resecurity claimed it had evidence Iranian hackers were responsible, had been in Citrix’s network for years, and had offloaded terabytes of data. Resecurity also presented evidence that it notified Citrix of the breach as early as Dec.

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Passwords Access Insurance Government 353

IT Governance

MAY 20, 2020

We take a look at some of those challenges in this latest round-up, which discusses the cyber security risks associated with the pandemic and the ways lockdown threatens our ability to work productively and safely. Cyber crime. Phishing scams. Britons have been scammed out of £3.5 Coronavirus: your biggest challenge yet.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2024

The most active group in 2023: LockBit According to the data presented by the Cybernews research team, 66 active ransomware groups were identified and operating within the digital landscape in 2023. The top 10 groups, based on the number of victims, collectively account for 59% of the total victims in 2023.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

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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Insurance e-Delivery Paper Sales 88

The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Fireblocks Cryptography Research Team findings were presented during the Black Hat USA conference on Wednesday, August 9, and shared at Defcon on Thursday, August 10. Companies leveraging Web3 technology should work closely with security experts with the know-how and resources to stay ahead of and mitigate vulnerabilities.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Zurich Insurance has refused to pay Mondelez International's claim of $100 million in damages from NotPetya. Those turning to cyber insurance to manage their exposure presently face significant uncertainties about its promise. Yet no cyber insurance policies cover this entire spectrum. Mondelez is suing.

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Insurance Risk Marketing Government 81

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Cross-Border Data Privacy and Security Concerns in the Dawn of Quantum Computing. In recent years, costly breaches and evolving data security concerns have bubbled up to a board level agenda item. Data privacy is not a check-the-box compliance or security item. Data Privacy and Security in the Quantum Era. In the Dec.

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Data Privacy Privacy Security Encryption 118

The Last Watchdog

MARCH 26, 2019

Pick any company in any vertical – financial services, government, defense, manufacturing, insurance, healthcare, retailing, travel and hospitality – and you’ll find employees, partners, third-party suppliers and customers all demanding remote access to an expanding menu of apps — using their smartphones and laptops. No going back.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 15, 2020

The memorandum provides an overview of the key laws and issues each present relevant to return to workplace efforts, including the following laws: Occupational Safety and Health Act. Privacy Laws (such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and Illinois Biometric Privacy Act).

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Insurance Privacy Access Security 98

eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2022

First, call the cyber insurance company that issued the organization’s cybersecurity policy. Most insurance companies require specific incident response vendors, procedures, and reporting that must be met to meet the standards to be insured. Insured companies often will not have options. The First Calls After an Attack.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 1, 2023

Megatraffer explained that malware purveyors need a certificate because many antivirus products will be far more interested in unsigned software, and because signed files downloaded from the Internet don’t tend to get blocked by security features built into modern web browsers. “Why do I need a certificate? WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

This week, we’re taking a slightly different approach with the ‘publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks’ category, presenting the most interesting data points in a table format. The post The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 20 – 26 November 2023 appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog.

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Data Privacy Privacy Energy and Utilities Data breaches 52

IBM Big Data Hub

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Scaling AI in business presents unique challenges: Data accessibility : Fragmented and siloed data stifle advancement. AWS’s scalable infrastructure allows for rapid, large-scale implementation, ensuring agility and data security. A leading insurance player in Japan leverages this technology to infuse AI into their operations.

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Analytics Retail Cloud Insurance 83

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 8, 2020

“The files present accommodation reservations, airline tickets and other logistics services that the company provides on a global scale. The post Data from Airlink International UAE leaked on multiple dark web forums appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reported the media. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Data Matters

MARCH 26, 2020

cybersecurity and cyber risk insurance issues. The COVID-19 global pandemic presents unique legal and practical challenges for companies across all industries, including with respect to cybersecurity risks and protections. Join OneTrust DataGuidance and Sidley for a webinar discussing COVID-19 and European and U.S.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 11, 2022

One of the most common mistakes that organisations make when addressing cyber security is that they consider it a one-off event. This process should be embedded within your overall cyber security measures in what experts refer to as cyber defence in depth. What is threat management?

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

In some circles, cyber security is synonymous with threat protection. That’s certainly true, but there’s a lot more to cyber security than protecting assets. The measures you implement should be part of a cohesive strategy that helps organisations prepare for and respond to security threats.

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KnowBe4

MARCH 28, 2023

At present, the most important area of relevance around AI for cybersecurity is content generation. Security awareness training still has a place to play here." Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 18, 2023

The bill also contains a number of exemptions, including exceptions for financial institutions, affiliates, and data subject to Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, covered entities and business associates under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 3, 2020

Last week, KrebsOnSecurity reported to health insurance provider Blue Shield of California that its Web site was flagged by multiple security products as serving malicious content. How did a browser extension lead to a malicious link being added to the health insurance company Web site?

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IBM Big Data Hub

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In 2023, organizations have faced an unprecedented level of pressure to digitally transform with the rise of generative AI as well as imperatives such as sustainability, labor productivity and security. The findings indicate that highly regulated industries are increasingly weighing risks, such as security, when considering the technology.

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