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The Financial Dynamics Behind Ransomware Attacks

Security Affairs

In some cases, attackers are even leveraging the threat of regulatory actions or causing cyber insurance policies to be rendered moot by reporting lapses in security on the part of the victim to regulators and insurers. In fact, the cost to victims from ransomware attacks is estimated to reach $265 billion (USD) annually by 2031.

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Our Data Governance Is Broken. Let’s Reinvent It.

John Battelle's Searchblog

My current work is split between two projects: One has to do with data governance, the other political media. And second… Governance. Government – well for sure, I’d wager that’s increased given who’s been running the country these past two years. But Governance? Data Governance. We’ll start with Governance.

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An Interview With the Target & Home Depot Hacker

Krebs on Security

for stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. net that paid people to click on ads for Russian government employment opportunities. He also apparently ran a business called click2dad[.]net

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UK ICO Outlines the Year Ahead

Hunton Privacy

The Commissioner argued that information rights can deliver “huge benefits in terms of better government, better services, and the protection of freedoms,” but conceded that post-legislative scrutiny may be beneficial in some respects. Despite FOIA taking effect seven years ago, some public authorities still regard it as a “distraction.”

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Regulatory Update: NAIC Spring 2019 National Meeting

Data Matters

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. ceding insurer could be eligible for the same reduced collateral requirements that would apply to qualifying EU reinsurers under the revised CFR Model Laws.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Isovalent Cloud security 2020 Private Illumio Cloud security 2015 Private SignalFx Monitoring 2015 Acquired: Splunk CipherCloud Cloud security 2012 Acquired: Lookout Lookout Mobile security 2011 Private. Mimecast Email security 2012 Nasdaq: MIME. a16z Investments. Bessemer Venture Partners. Greylock Partners.

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Best Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) Tools of 2021

eSecurity Planet

Also known as vendor risk management (VRM), TPRM goes beyond the general risk management and governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions by specializing in the onboarding, risk assessment, and due diligence for organizations working with third parties. OneTrust made our list, see who else did in the Top Cybersecurity Companies for 2021.

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