IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Figures from the ONS (Office of National Statistics) show that security incidents in Cambridgeshire increased from 2,789 in 2016 to 4,155 in 2018. In 2017, Cambridge became the fastest-growing city in the UK , with businesses attracted to its proximity to London and the North, as well as its highly educated workforce.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Education Phishing Risk 87

AIIM

MAY 21, 2020

This means it is completely secure, and it cannot be changed. Data Security. In 2017, an attack on the consumer credit reporting agency, Equifax, leaked the personal details of around 150 million individuals. Even the systems of organizations with the highest levels of security have been penetrated. Data Traceability.

Blockchain 132

Blockchain Data breaches Government Artificial Intelligence 132

IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

For life sciences and pharmaceutical companies, this includes data on the development and testing of new therapies and details of how therapies are manufactured. In the 2017 WannaCry attack, for example, cyber criminals used ransomware to prevent victims from accessing their IP unless a ransom was paid. The risk of losing your IP.

Healthcare 78

Healthcare Insurance Manufacturing Risk 78

IT Governance

AUGUST 15, 2018

This reflects recent figures , suggesting that NotPetya, a 2017 ransomware attack that hit organisations across the globe, cost pharmaceutical giant Merck $135 million in lost sales in the first three months after the attack. The average total cost for organisations that lost less than 1% of their existing customers was $2.8

Data breaches 56

Data breaches GDPR Healthcare Information Security 56

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

The Finnish Parliament has approved the new general Act on the Secondary Use of Social Welfare and Health Care Data (Laki sosiaali- ja terveystietojen toissijaisesta käytöstä, based on government proposal HE 159/2017) in March 2019. The Act shall become effective within the following weeks.

Personal data 68

Personal data GDPR Healthcare Compliance 68

Data Matters

JANUARY 2, 2018

In November 2017, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. The General Court of the EU is now considering the validity of the Privacy Shield in a case brought by La Quadrature du Net and others (with a second case brought by Digital Rights Ireland being dismissed for lack of standing in November 2017).

Privacy 67

Privacy Cybersecurity Data breaches GDPR 67

The Security Ledger

AUGUST 20, 2019

Related Stories Episode 155: Disinformation is a Cyber Weapon and APTs warm to Mobile Malware Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats NotPetya Horror Story Highlights Need for Holistic Security. Read Security Ledger coverage of NotPetya here. one of the most virulent malware attacks ever.

Insurance 40

Insurance Risk Healthcare Manufacturing 40

HL Chronicle of Data Protection

JUNE 13, 2019

On May 28, 2019, the Cyberspace Administration of China (“ CAC “) released the draft Measures on the Administration of Data Security (“ Data Security Measures ” see our in-house English translation here ) for public consultation. The scope of application of the Data Security Measures.

Personal data 40

Personal data IT Data collection Compliance 40

Privacy and Cybersecurity Law

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

California law also requires businesses that suffer a breach of security to disclose the breach to consumers, and in some instances law enforcement, if sensitive information is compromised. The ballot initiative largely mirrored what is now the language in the CCPA.

Privacy 58

Privacy Education Sales Government 58

The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Regardless of how familiar you are with Information Security, you’ve probably come across the term ‘malware’ countless times. Related: Companies must bear a broad security burden. Security warnings keep popping up, urging you to take immediate action or install a particular security product. Trojan horse.

Computer and Electronics 113

Computer and Electronics Phishing Ransomware Encryption 113

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The company’s alert advises Gmail users to take several measures to secure their accounts, such as enrolling in the Advanced Protection Program, keeping software up to date, enabling Gmail 2-step verification , as well as using Google Authenticator and/or a physical security key for 2-step verification. Pierluigi Paganini.

Healthcare 328

Healthcare Phishing Authentication Government 328

IT Governance

DECEMBER 27, 2019

IT Governance is closing out the year by rounding up 2019’s biggest information security stories. Victims of Equifax’s 2017 data breach were given the go-ahead to launch a class-action lawsuit. Countless office workers were forced to get back to their jobs after Reddit suspended a host of accounts in light of security concerns.

Data breaches 58

Data breaches GDPR Passwords Personal data 58

Andrew Hay

JUNE 29, 2017

At a very high level, here is what we know thus far: The spread of this campaign appears to have originated in Ukraine but has migrated west to impact a number of other countries, including the United States where pharmaceutical giant Merck and global law firm DLA Piper were hit. Petya’ Ransomware Outbreak Goes Global – Krebs On Security.

Ransomware 45

Ransomware Healthcare Security IT 45

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.

Insurance 118

Insurance Government Cybersecurity Risk 118