DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MARCH 6, 2020

The PFI Guidelines will apply to regulated banks, financial institutions and insurance companies. transaction logs, transaction amount, insurance orders, insurance claims); user’s personal and financial information (e.g. Personal financial information (“PFI”) is widely defined. name, sex, nationality, etc.),

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

Since Carnival was licensed by the Department to sell insurance in NY State, it was treated as a covered entity under the Cybersecurity Regulation. In addition to the monetary penalty of $5 million, NYDFS also accepted Carnival’s surrender of its insurance producer license; thus, Carnival has ceased selling insurance in New York.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. It’s led to a growing trend for organisations to purchase cyber insurance, which Forbes contributor Emil Sayegh believes will continue in 2022. This market squeeze will certainly affect the cyber insurance industry itself. “We

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IT Governance

JUNE 15, 2022

IT Governance identified more than 1,200 publicly disclosed data breaches in 2021 , while another report found that security incidents cost almost £3 million on average. Cyber Essentials is a UK government scheme that outlines five key controls, including patch management, that can prevent up to 80% of cyber attacks. Weak passwords.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 19, 2022

is perhaps better known as the online identity verification service that many states now use to help staunch the loss of billions of dollars in unemployment insurance and pandemic assistance stolen each year by identity thieves. These days, ID.me may require a recorded, live video chat with the person applying for benefits.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

based supplier of identity access management (IAM) systems, which recently announced a partnership with Omada, a Copenhagen-based provider of identity governance administration (IGA) solutions. Governance and attestation quickly became a very big deal. Compliance became a huge driver for governance and attestation,” Curcio said. “It

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online. After verifying my email address, I was asked to pick a strong password and select a form of multi-factor authentication (MFA).

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KnowBe4

MAY 16, 2023

The Snake peer-to-peer botnet had infected computers of some NATO member governments. Learn about the real risks of weak passwords, why password management is key to building a strong security culture, and our best advice on how to protect your users and your organization. Grimes , Data-Driven Defense Evangelist.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since. All the user needs is a strong password to access to the data. You can pop it on a thumb drive, set the password, and overnight it.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

credit or debit card number, or any financial account number in combination with any required security code, access code or password that would permit access to such financial account. 60-Day Notification Window. Additional Considerations for Businesses.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. MCNA Insurance MCNA Insurance, also known as MCNA Dental, was caught up in a cyber hacking incident last week, in which 112 covered entities were affected.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The records also reveal how Conti dealt with its own internal breaches and attacks from private security firms and foreign governments. The government of Costa Rica is forced to declare a state of emergency after a ransomware attack by Conti cripples government systems. ” SEPTEMBER.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Cyber Security Spending: Global cyber security spending is projected to reach $172 billion in 2024, reflecting the increasing prioritization of cyber security by businesses and governments worldwide. million, up 15% in three years.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Cryptographic keys can be random numbers, products of large prime numbers, points on an ellipse, or a password generated by a user. For example, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires security features such as encryption to protect patients’ health information.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

Take the following example, provided by Phish Labs: [CONTINUED] Blog post with screenshot: [link] Are Your Users' Passwords. Are your users' passwords…P@ssw0rd? Verizon's Data Breach Report showed that 81% of hacking-related breaches used either stolen and/or weak passwords. must help cover $1.4 billion in losses."

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 2, 2024

Compromised Credentials Compromised identities from phishing, info stealers, keyloggers, and bad password habits provide the entry point for most ransomware attacks and data breaches. 583% increase in Kerberoasting [password hash cracking] attacks. 64% of managers and higher admit to poor password practices.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 28, 2022

The advisory was promptly endorsed by the National Cyber Security Centre, a division of Government Communications Headquarters (“GCHQ”), a UK intelligence agency. government, especially in light of ongoing tensions between the U.S. First , all of the reports specifically focus on the threat of Russian state-sponsored cyberattacks.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

IT Governance found 73 publicly disclosed security incidents in August 2023, accounting for 79,729,271 breached records. You can find the full list below, divided into four categories: cyber attacks, ransomware, data breaches, and malicious insiders and miscellaneous incidents.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Bottling Plant Suffers Malware Attack appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. For the time being, Pepsi says its investigation is still ongoing, and has not yet responded to comments from the media asking for more details about the attack. The post Is Pepsi Okay?

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Million Records Breached appeared first on IT Governance UK Blog. Our Cyber Incident Response service provides the help you need to deal with the threat, as our experts guide you through the recovery process. They’ll review the breach, mitigate the damage and ensure that you are up and running again as soon as possible.

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Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2021

The safe harbor also applies in cases where the cybersecurity program conforms to applicable state or federal security laws and regulations ( e.g. , the security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act).

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Although strong and unique passwords supported by an adequate policy is undoubtedly a way to secure access to sensitive data and systems, password fatigue and increased operational costs are deterrents. This also eliminates the need to store and maintain those password databases. Why do you need passwordless authentication?

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 1, 2020

We disassociated cyber risk, like using weak passwords and visiting sketchy websites, from the harm of that risk. And they might look into getting insurance to transfer at least some of this risk. Clinton: The insurance industry is large, complex and diversified. Consumers chose to value convenience over security.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

In a month that saw the former US president accused of misappropriating classified government documents, there were also a spate of malicious insiders compromising their employer’s systems. If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help. Cyber attacks. Ransomware. Data breaches. Financial information.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers analyzed two campaigns attributed to Earth Longzhi; the first one conducted between 2020 to 2021 targeted the government, infrastructure, and health industries in Taiwan and the banking sector in China. The malware was embedded in a password-protected archive attached to the messages.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Governance, Risk, and Compliance Product Guide Top 10 GRC Tools & Software Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Security information and event management (SIEM) technology is used to compile event data logs from a network’s various devices, applications, software, and endpoints.

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IT Governance

MARCH 5, 2024

Affected information includes users’ names, email addresses, IP addresses and encrypted passwords. TB Turtlemint Source (New) Insurance India Yes 1,800,000 Chunghwa Telecom Source (New) Telecoms Taiwan Yes 1.7 The threat actor, KryptonZambie, listed a 5.93

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Brazilian health insurance firm Fisco Saúde hit by cyber attack (unknown). Australian government contractor PNORS Technology Group says stolen data yet to be posted online (unknown). Spain’s Generali España insurance company says it was hacked (unknown). If you’re facing a cyber security disaster, IT Governance is here to help.

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The Security Ledger

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Kevin Richards of the insurer Marsh joins us to talk about that company's Cyber Risk Perceptions Survey. In this episode of Security Ledger Podcast (#163) sponsored by LastPass: Kevin Richards of the insurer Marsh joins us to talk about that company’s Cyber Risk Perceptions Survey. Read the whole entry. »

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IT Governance

JANUARY 30, 2020

Royal Yachting Association tells members to reset passwords after intrusion (unknown). Oman’s largest insurance company shut down by ransomware (unknown). University of Ottawa says password-protected laptop was stolen from campus (188). Ukraine says personal data leaked from government jobs portal (unknown).

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

When MOVEit was hacked by the Russian Cl0p ransomware gang in May, email addresses and links to government employee surveys were compromised. Compromised information included patients’ names, dates of birth, postal addresses, Social Security numbers, diagnosis and treatment information, and health insurance information.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2020

The Bill also defines personal information to include “a user name or email address in combination with a password, security question and answer, or other means of authentication, or any combination of data elements [listed above] that permits access to an individual’s email account.”. Partial GLB/HIPAA Pre-Emption.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The Gunnebo Group is a Swedish multinational company that provides physical security to a variety of customers globally, including banks, government agencies, airports, casinos, jewelry stores, tax agencies and even nuclear power plants. ” It remains unclear whether the stolen RDP credentials were a factor in this incident.

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IT Governance

MARCH 28, 2019

There’s a new compiler at the helm of our monthly list of data breaches, following the departure of IT Governance stalwart Lewis Morgan, who leaves me with some mighty big shoes to fill. Chinese government website shut down by ransomware (unknown). Orange County government under siege by ransomware (unknown).

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 18, 2019

LifeLabs has also reported the incident privacy commissioners and government partners. ” LifeLabs is offering cybersecurity protection services to its customers, including identity theft and fraud protection insurance. LifeLabs CEO Charles Brown apologized for the security incident. ” said Brown.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Toronto residents’ CERB payments on hold after fraudulent employment insurance claims (700) Kentucky’s unemployment system suffers another breach (unknown) Defence supplier PULAU Corporation says it has been hacked (unknown) American Payroll Association notifying those affected by cyber attack (unknown). Cyber attacks. Hitachi Chemical Co.

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