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NY Charges First American Financial for Massive Data Leak

Krebs on Security

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. had exposed approximately 885 million records related to mortgage deals going back to 2003. The documents were available without authentication to anyone with a Web browser.

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UNRAVELING EternalBlue: inside the WannaCry’s enabler

Security Affairs

Its exploitation can have serious consequences, resulting in data breaches, financial losses, operational disruption, and reputation damage to organizations. The widespread presence increased the potential attack surface and made it a critical concern for security professionals.

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Security Compliance & Data Privacy Regulations

eSecurity Planet

Other industry standards too can have the force of “pseudo-law” – notably, the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, which federal regulators often apply to financial-services firms and government contractors. Thus, it can be difficult for even small enterprises to keep up with information security and data privacy compliance.

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SEC Announces Settled Charges Against First American for Cybersecurity Disclosure Controls Failures – Lessons Learned

Data Matters

The Order alleges that this vulnerability exposed over 800 million images dating back to 2003, including sensitive personal data, such as Social Security numbers and financial information. See CF Disclosure Guidance: Topic No. 2, Cybersecurity (Oct. 14, 2011). 15, 2020). 2020-0030-C (July 21, 2020).

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Best Digital Forensics Tools & Software for 2021

eSecurity Planet

Started in 2003 out of Boulder, Colorado, LogRhythm’s first focus and flagship product was their SIEM software. For the time being, increasing regulation and scrutiny of sensitive data make banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) the fastest-growing segment of the DFS market.

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Best Network Security Tools 2021

eSecurity Planet

Larger organizations most targeted by advanced persistent threats (APTs) like enterprises and government agencies, financial services, energy, and telecommunications make up Kaspersky EDR’s clientele. Since 2003, Splunk’s machine data analysis capabilities have made the firm an industry staple.

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Privacy and Cybersecurity Top 10 for 2018

Data Matters

In any event, betting against federal data breach legislation has been the right call every year since California adopted the first state notification law in 2003. In 2017, the New York Department of Financial Services finalized some of the most stringent, and certainly some of the more complex, cybersecurity rules in the country.

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