Hunton Privacy

JULY 22, 2009

HSBC Life UK Limited (HSBC Life) was fined £1,610,000, HSBC Actuaries and Consultants Limited (HSBC Actuaries) was fined £875,000 and HSBC Insurance Brokers Limited (HSBC Insurance Brokers) was fined £700,000. The fine is the highest to date in the UK and reflects a 30% discount for cooperating with the FSA.

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Security Insurance Data breaches Personal data 40

Data Matters

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Cybersecurity insurance was a relatively new—and far from prevalent—concept. D-Link Systems Corp) focused on one company’s failure to “take reasonable steps” to secure sensitive consumer information against “reasonably foreseeable risks of unauthorized access.” Moreover, their powers are growing.

Data breaches 60

Data breaches Cybersecurity Risk Compliance 60

Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 31, 2011

“We are concerned that the Information Commissioner’s lack of inspection powers is limiting his ability to investigate, identify problems and prevent breaches of the Data Protection Act, particularly in the insurance and healthcare sectors,” the report stated.

Personal data 45

Personal data Insurance Data breaches Government 45

Positively RIM

FEBRUARY 12, 2015

IG came to prominence during the Great Recession of 2008. The two hottest issues in IG (and beyond) are Big Data and Security, both for money reasons. The numbers tell the story for Security as well. A smaller target may have lesser value, should a security breach occur. There is no sure antidote to cyber-security toxins.

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Big data Information governance Government Risk 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Although temporary viral illnesses do not normally meet the definition of “disability” under the ADA, some Ebola-related conditions and long-term side effects may rise to that level, particularly in light of the more expansive definition of the term “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008. Code §§ 56.20-56.245.)

Privacy 40

Privacy Insurance Education Risk 40

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

million resolution amount dwarfs the first settlement for $100,000 between HHS and Providence Health in July 2008. CVS Pharmacy (“CVS”), reportedly the largest retail pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) $2.25

Privacy 49

Privacy CMS Compliance Information Security 49

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 4, 2009

During her visit, she provided Jackson Hewitt with confidential information such as her Social Security number, date of birth and driver’s license number. Pinero contended that sometime in early 2008, defendants disposed of her 2005 federal and state tax returns intact in a public dumpster.

Privacy 40

Privacy Insurance Risk Security 40

Troy Hunt

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Despite this, Comodo suggests there's value in EV because of the "bigger security display": The larger security indicator makes it very clear to the user that the website is secure. You know what makes people think the website is "secure"? For example, Microsoft failed to renew secure.microsoft.co.uk

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Marketing Phishing Encryption IT 109

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2023

A joint research by Elliptic and Corvus Insurance revealed that the group accumulated at least $107 million in Bitcoin ransom payments since early 2022. Qakbot , also known as QBot, QuackBot and Pinkslipbot, is an info-stealing malware that has been active since 2008.

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Ransomware Blockchain Retail Insurance 124

Hunton Privacy

APRIL 3, 2009

Financial institutions that are regulated by federal bank regulatory agencies or the National Credit Union Administration (which issues their own versions of the Red Flags Rule) were required to comply with the Rule as of November 1, 2008.

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Compliance Retail Insurance Manufacturing 40

Troy Hunt

DECEMBER 30, 2018

You also have expenses, primarily loan repayments but also maintenance, council rates, insurance and possibly strata and property management fees. Sometimes it's a clear monetary value; I charge companies to run security workshops which is a direct exchange of time and money.

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Education Marketing IT Insurance 111

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 25, 2013

On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS’”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) released its long-anticipated megarule (“Omnibus Rule”) amending the HIPAA Privacy, Security, Breach Notification and Enforcement Rules. the extent to which the risk to the PHI has been mitigated.

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Compliance Communications Privacy Marketing 45

Data Protector

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Where the Information Commissioner gives notices to data controllers, she can now secure compliance, with the power to issue substantial administrative penalties of up to 4% of global turnover. How then will we secure adequacy without adhering to the charter? Where she finds criminality, she can prosecute.

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GDPR Personal data Government IT 120

ARMA International

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

“Commissioned by organizers to predict worst-case scenarios for the Munich games, [Georg] Sieber came up with a range of possibilities, from explosions to plane crashes, for which security teams should be prepared. Mobile devices allow users to access content from anywhere, which presents security and privacy risks. 2020, p 1).

Digital transformation 54

Digital transformation Risk IT Computer and Electronics 54

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 10, 2018

I now see cyber security – and more specifically, data security – positioned at the edge of a similar tipping point. With this only set to continue, there is every chance we may soon see organisations using data security to seize a competitive advantage. Think TV licenses and car insurance, for example.

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GDPR Security Marketing Data breaches 76

KnowBe4

MAY 2, 2023

In the near term, new-school security awareness training can help alert your people to the tells of automated scamming. Blog post with links: [link] [Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. This appears to be the case with Qbot.

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Cybersecurity Phishing Security awareness Military 74

Adam Levin

DECEMBER 7, 2020

The threat landscape of cybersecurity changes daily, with hackers and cybersecurity professionals in a perpetual cat-and-mouse chase; hackers discover new ways to infiltrate and exploit their targets, and the cybersecurity industry looks for vulnerabilities, tries to anticipate new threats and responds when cyber security issues arise.

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IoT Artificial Intelligence Passwords Phishing 52