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NEW TECH: This free tool can help gauge, manage third-party cyber risk; it’s called ‘VRMMM’

The Last Watchdog

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

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Think Ransomware Can’t Put You Out of Business?

Adam Levin

No industry, category, size, or group is safe from this cyber scourge. The numbers point to a nascent blame game, which in turn points to the need for companies large and small to make sure they have cyber insurance–often the only thing between your company and an extinction-level cyber event. We hear about the big ones.

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China’s PIPL has finally arrived, and brings helpful clarification (rather than substantial change) to China’s data privacy framework

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The PIPL also anticipates that a new publicly-available entity list may be published, listings foreign organisations to whom local China organisations may not transfer personal information, where such transfer may harm national security or public interest. This aligns with a similar provision in the new Data Security Law.

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CCPA In-Depth Series: Draft Attorney General Regulations on Verification, Children’s Privacy and Non-Discrimination

Data Matters

The Attorney General’s proposed regulations are thick with important provisions, and businesses should study the full regulations carefully. Need for Security Measures. HIGHLIGHTS. Require businesses that provide financial incentives for different types of products or services based on the value of the consumer’s information (e.g.,

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What Is Encryption? Definition, How it Works, & Examples

eSecurity Planet

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users

KnowBe4

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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CCPA In-Depth Series: Draft Attorney General Regulations on Consumer Requests

Data Matters

The Attorney General’s proposed regulations are thick with important provisions, and businesses should study the full regulations carefully. Security Concerns. Highlights. Require businesses that provide financial incentives for different types of products or services based on the value of the consumer’s information (e.g.,

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