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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Access Insurance Authentication Government 363

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 12, 2020

Mears made over one billion spoofed robocalls to sell health insurance plans under a variety of business names including Rising Eagle and JSquared Telecom. The robocalls falsely claimed to offer health insurance plans from major insurers but instead were sold by entities not affiliated in any way with those insurers.

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Insurance IT Communications Government 96

Getting Information Done

APRIL 18, 2017

Cybersecurity professionals need to understand the information risks their organization faces and how to leverage information governance, along with technology, to get the biggest bang for their buck. As a result, companies are turning to cyber insurance. Will this be the cyber insurance equivalent to Fitbit?

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2019

US food giant Mondelez is suing insurance company Zurich American for denying a $100 million (£76 million) claim filed after the NotPetya attack. NotPetya is a Windows-based piece of ransomware that infected organisations across the globe in 2017. Perilous future for cyber insurance. Was NotPetya an act of war?

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Insurance Ransomware Government Paper 42

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 3, 2019

Identity governance and administration, or IGA , has suddenly become a front-burner matter at many enterprises. Related: Identity governance issues in the age of digital transformation. SailPoint, which went public in November 2017, has grown to more than 1000 employees in 30 locations. Compliance matters.

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Digital transformation Insurance Compliance Healthcare 140

Security Affairs

JANUARY 6, 2019

The Dark Overlord hacking group claims to have stolen a huge trove of documents from the British insurance company Hiscox, Hackers stole “hundreds of thousands of documents,” including tens of thousands files related to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “ There’s five layers to go. Layer 1, 2, 3, 4, and fine finally Layer 5.

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Insurance Data breaches Sales Government 112

AIIM

APRIL 21, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you’re an insurance company, local government agency, or something else. Back in 2017, AIIM concluded that at the heart of every Digital Transformation journey was the need to understand, anticipate, and redefine internal and external customer expectations.

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Customer Experience Digital transformation Insurance Government 151

Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

In the first week of January, the pharmaceutical giant Merck quietly settled its years-long lawsuit over whether or not its property and casualty insurers would cover a $700 million claim filed after the devastating NotPetya cyberattack in 2017. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion.

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Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 101

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

These new rules date back to March 1, 2017, when the NYDFS implemented comprehensive cybersecurity regulations for financial services companies and other covered entities. Additionally, the senior governing body must possess the expertise to oversee the company's cybersecurity program.

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IT Governance

JULY 23, 2019

Equifax has agreed to pay up to $700 million (about £561 million) as part of a settlement with US regulators following its mammoth data breach in 2017. The breach occurred between May and July 2017, as cyber criminals exploited a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Struts 2, an open-source framework for developing Java web apps.

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Data breaches Insurance Cybersecurity Security 49

Data Matters

JUNE 24, 2021

On June 15, 2021, the SEC announced settled charges against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for disclosure controls and procedures violations related to a cybersecurity vulnerability that exposed sensitive customer information. 20, 2017). Background to the SEC’s Order Against First American. 27, 2020).

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Cybersecurity Financial Services Risk Compliance 66

Reltio

JUNE 12, 2020

Title: Founder & Data Governance Consultant. 1 sentence company description: DataZed is a consultancy that works with organizations to improve their data quality, data governance and data strategy. Summary: Charles specializes in data governance, data quality and data strategy for the insurance industry.

Insurance 52

Insurance Customer Experience B2B MDM 52

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 16, 2017

On the 7 th August 2017, the UK’s Government Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport issued a Statement of Intent (the Statement ) outlining its planned reforms of the UK’s data protection laws which are to be implemented by the Data Protection Bill (the Bill ).

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Government GDPR Personal data Insurance 40

ARMA International

JANUARY 30, 2020

State and federal governments already have criminal DNA databases, but calls for mandatory, national databases were resisted. More than two years ago, in December 2017, the FTC also raised concerns about DTC genetic testing and encouraged consumers to be selective in choosing which DNA-testing companies to use. December 12, 2017.

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Military Privacy Risk Insurance 107

Data Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2018 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in San Francisco, California, from November 15 to 18, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data. systemic risk of insurers with other parts of the financial system, notably the banking.

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Insurance Paper Risk Big data 66

Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

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.

Insurance 66

Insurance Blockchain Big data Risk 66

Data Protection Report

AUGUST 3, 2017

On August 1, 2017, US Senators unveiled a bipartisan bill to mandate baseline cybersecurity requirements for internet connected devices purchased by the federal government. Norton Rose Fulbright has been shortlisted for ‘Cyber law firm of the year’ at the Insurance Insider Cyber Ranking Awards 2017.

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IoT Cybersecurity Insurance Marketing 40

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

On 11 August 2023, India’s long-awaited law governing data protection – the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 ( DPDP Act ) – received the President’s assent and was published in the official gazette the following day. payments, insurance etc).

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Personal data GDPR Data breaches Compliance 111

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

To highlight the importance and usefulness of the Cyber Essentials scheme, we’ve produced a series of blog posts summarising each of the five security controls that, according to the UK government, could prevent “around 80% of cyber attacks”. Reduce cyber insurance premiums. This blog covers malware. A growing threat to businesses.

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Security Ransomware Government Access 100

IGI

MAY 1, 2018

This publication was written by the Information Governance Initiative as part of our ongoing series exploring issues, strategies, and techniques related to information governance. Given the multi-disciplinary nature of Information Governance (IG), it can sometimes feel like an amorphous topic. About this Publication.

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Information governance Government Records Management Insurance 20

IT Governance

APRIL 10, 2019

I 2017 of 29 June 2017) amending the Act on the Federal Office for Information Security, Atomic Energy Act, Energy Industry Act, Social Insurance Code V and the Telecommunications Act. Implementation status : Transposed, with Act 134 of 2017 and Government Decree 394/2017 (XII.

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Compliance Information Security Government Insurance 52

IT Governance

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

According to a report from the insurance broker Gallagher , 49% of local councils have been attacked since the start of 2017 and 37% were attacked in the first half of 2019 alone. Over that six-month period, local government experienced 263 million attacks. Cyber security solutions.

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Ransomware Phishing Retail Insurance 81

Data Matters

AUGUST 19, 2020

On July 21, 2020, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS or the Department) issued a statement of charges and notice of hearing (the Statement) against First American Title Insurance Company (First American) for violations of the Department’s Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies, 23 N.Y.C.R.R.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Insurance Risk 66

eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. Also read : Top Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Tools for 2022. Once data is mapped, organizations make better decisions on how that data is governed and reduce their risk footprint.

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Risk Cybersecurity Encryption Access 145

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2018

Covered entities must file the certification, which covers the 2017 calendar year, at the NYDFS online portal. DFS’s goal is to prevent cybersecurity attacks, and we therefore will now include cybersecurity in all DFS examinations to ensure that proper cybersecurity governance is being practiced by our regulated entities.

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Financial Services Cybersecurity Compliance Insurance 58

IT Governance

JANUARY 19, 2018

Any organisation concerned about its patch management policy should consider certifying to Cyber Essentials , a government-backed scheme that sets out a baseline of cyber security. The scheme is a prerequisite for government suppliers, but it can be invaluable for any organisation. These controls are: Patch management.

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GDPR Risk Insurance Government 60

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

According to statistics from the FBI’s 2021 Internet Crime Report , complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) have been rising since 2017. Finance and insurance finished a close second at 22.4%. Finance and insurance companies were particularly vulnerable to the sort of phishing scams we’re talking about.

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Energy and Utilities Phishing Blockchain Cybersecurity 120

IGI

APRIL 5, 2018

It’s time for the Fourth Annual Chief Information Governance Officer (CIGO) Summit on May 9th & 10th in Chicago at the beautiful DBR Skyview Conference Center. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. At the 2018 CIGO Summit, we will expand on our findings and experiences around the rapidly evolving world of information accounting.

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Information governance Government e-Discovery Analytics 20

IGI

MARCH 29, 2018

It’s time for the Fourth Annual Chief Information Governance Officer (CIGO) Summit on May 9th & 10th in Chicago at the beautiful DBR Skyview Conference Center. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. At the 2018 CIGO Summit, we will expand on our findings and experiences around the rapidly evolving world of information accounting.

Information governance 20

Information governance Government e-Discovery Analytics 20

Data Matters

AUGUST 24, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2018 National Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, from August 4 to 7, 2018. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data . The NAIC is also considering insurers’ use of big data in underwriting life insurance products.

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Insurance Big data e-Delivery Risk 60

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

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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Risk Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity 147

IT Governance

MAY 3, 2018

Hello and welcome to the IT Governance podcast for Friday, 4 May 2018. Thousands of operations and appointments were cancelled as a result of the infection according to the 2017 National Audit Office (NAO) report on the incident, Investigation: WannaCry cyber attack and the NHS. Fourth of may be with you. Or something like that.

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Computer and Electronics Insurance Data breaches Information Security 50

IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Scottish government therefore launched Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland in 2015 to help develop a culture of cyber resilience across the country. As part of this initiative, the government launched the Public Sector Action Plan in November 2017. Cyber Essentials certification.

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Government Compliance Risk Insurance 56

AIIM

MARCH 12, 2018

2017: A Digitally “Transformative” Year. The 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Content Services Platforms and Five Things I Learned on the Journey from ECM to CSP. The 2017 M-Files User Conference – A Set of Personal Firsts. - of Document Management. Getting Ahead of the Disruption Curve is Critical for Insurance Companies.

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ECM Digital transformation Digital preservation GDPR 93

IT Governance

MAY 1, 2018

According to the 2017 SANS Incident Response Survey , the challenges facing CIR management include: A lack of resources; Staffing and skills shortages; Budgetary shortages for tools and technology; Detecting sophisticated attackers and removing their traces; and. How IT Governance can help you with your CIR management.

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Information Security Risk IoT Insurance 58

KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

1942 - ) Thanks for reading CyberheistNews You can read CyberheistNews online at our Blog [link] Security News WSJ: "Merck's Insurers on the Hook in $1.4 New Jersey appellate division judges rejected the insurers' argument that the 2017 attack, which U.S. must help cover $1.4 billion in losses." must help cover $1.4

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Phishing Passwords Insurance Systems administration 71

Data Matters

MAY 17, 2018

The federal government has also taken notice of these efforts. Senate subcommittee on consumer protection, product safety, insurance, and data security to question Uber’s chief information security officer about its bug bounty program and its reported $100,000 payment to the intruders. The incident and Uber’s response prompted the U.S.

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