IT Governance

JUNE 4, 2020

See also: Catches of the month for May 2020. Catches of the month for April 2020. Catches of the month for March 2020. Palo Alto Networks discovered that healthcare agencies, governments, universities with medical centres, medical publishing firms and insurance companies have been targeted by sophisticated scams.

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Adam Levin

DECEMBER 8, 2020

The personal information of thousands of Israeli citizens has been compromised as the result of a cyberattack on Shirbit, a leading insurance company. . The group is also thought to have been behind an unsuccessful cyberattack on an Israeli defense corporation earlier in 2020. .

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Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

As reported on the Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , on February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”), which regulates the business of insurance in New York, has issued guidelines, in the Insurance Circular Letter No.

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Lenny Zeltser

JULY 1, 2020

In June 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned that “imposters are filing claims for unemployment benefits [in the US], using the names and personal information of people who have not filed claims.” People in New York, where I live, use ny.gov for many interactions with the state government.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cyber insurance has in some regions encouraged victims to pay as it is cheaper than remediation in some cases. Despite the rise in sophisticated attacks, 2020 will continue to see newbies and unskilled attackers using toolkits from the dark web to launch scams (such as sexploitation), and phishing and ransomware attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

JANUARY 21, 2021

Governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) software helps businesses manage all of the necessary documentation and processes for ensuring maximum productivity and preparedness. Third-party governance. Archer was named a Leader in Gartner’s 2020 Magic Quadrant for IT risk management and IT vendor risk management tools.

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Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

Since Carnival was licensed by the Department to sell insurance in NY State, it was treated as a covered entity under the Cybersecurity Regulation. In addition to the monetary penalty of $5 million, NYDFS also accepted Carnival’s surrender of its insurance producer license; thus, Carnival has ceased selling insurance in New York.

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IT Governance

MAY 5, 2020

The email claims in broken English that “in corporation with National Insurance and National Health Services the government established new tax refund programme for dealing with the coronavirus outbreak in its action plan”. Why would the government take money away from the NHS and give it to citizens?

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

10, 2020, Citrix disclosed additional details about the incident. A report released this week (PDF) by security firm ClearSky details how Iran’s government-backed hacking units have been busy exploiting security holes in popular VPN products from Citrix and a number of other software firms. 13, 2018 and Mar.

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IT Governance

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Government payment scheme. This scam claims that the UK government is paying all residents £258 to help them during the disruption caused by COVID-19. That doesn’t sound too far-fetched, and it is in a similar format to the nationwide text that the government sent when the UK went into lockdown. Supermarket vouchers.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

The SEC says First American derives nearly 92 percent of its revenue from its title insurance segment, earning $7.1 Title insurance protects homebuyers from the prospect of someone contesting their legitimacy as the new homeowner. Title insurance is not mandated by law, but most lenders require it as part of any mortgage transaction.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 12, 2020

On June 9, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced a proposed $225 million fine, the largest in the history of the FCC, against several individuals for telemarketing violations. The FCC alleged that John C. Spiller and Jakob A.

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Information Governance Perspectives

MARCH 10, 2020

Welcome to the AIIM 2020 Keynote Session Tomorrow’s Jobs Today, thinking beyond information management. For an insurance carrier, the goal is to protect people’s livelihoods and helping us get back on our feet after a disaster. Full transcript below. For a film studio, that’s producing content, and entertaining your audience.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Organisations such as IT Governance that offer cyber security as a service assign dedicated experts to oversee the organisation’s data protection and data privacy needs. According to IBM’s Cost of a Data Breach Report 2020 , organisations spend £2.9 You’ll receive cyber insurance cover ?. You’ll achieve security peace of mind.

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Getting Information Done

APRIL 18, 2017

billion connected devices to over 50 billion by 2020), a focus on people and process must move up in prominence to mount a coordinated defense and, eventually, an offense. As a result, companies are turning to cyber insurance. It makes one wonder if these programs or incentives will resemble what health insurance providers are dong.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

“The adversary is particularly interested in exploits related to VPNs and network appliances , including CVE-2019-11510, CVE-2019-19781, and most recently CVE-2020-5902; reliance on exploits such as these lends to an opportunistic operational model.” .” reads the report published by Crowdstrike.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 7, 2020

In our first review of 2020, we look at a new twist on a PayPal scam, and discuss data breaches at an IVF treatment facility and in the Singapore government. The breach began at ST Logistics, a third-party vendor that both government departments use. Latest PayPal phishing scam goes for more than just your login details.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 22, 2020

On July 1, 2020, amendments to Vermont’s data breach notification law, signed into law earlier this year, will take effect along with Vermont’s new student privacy law. Security Breach Notice Act.

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Data Protection Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The matter involved one of France’s largest insurers, SGAM AG2R LA MONDIALE, which was subject to an inspection by the French data protection authority (the CNIL), in 2019. The CNIL’s inspection included the insurer’s compliance with Section 5-1(e) of GDPR , which reads: Personal data shall be. Perhaps the CNIL’s €1.75

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2022 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 9–13, 2022. The Privacy Working Group has been reviewing state insurance privacy protections regarding the collection, ownership, use, and disclosure of information gathered in connection with insurance transactions.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Nicko died nine months later, on April 16, 2020. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. Cyber Regulations Could Bring Fairness.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

After all, who at the start of 2020 could have foreseen what the next two years would be like? Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. It’s led to a growing trend for organisations to purchase cyber insurance, which Forbes contributor Emil Sayegh believes will continue in 2022.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2021

During the week of October 4, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law bills amending the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”), California’s data breach notification law and California’s data security law. AB-825 : This bill amends California’s (1) data breach notification law (for both government agencies (Cal.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Healthcare Spending: From 2020 to 2025, the healthcare sector plans to spend $125 billion on cyber security to tackle its vulnerability. Data Breach Costs: The average global cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45 million, up 15% in three years.

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AIIM

APRIL 21, 2022

It doesn’t matter if you’re an insurance company, local government agency, or something else. In tapping into the AIIM end-user community, we found impressive examples of that philosophy at work in leading organizations like Farmers Insurance, Ogilvy, and UnitedHealth Group.

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IT Governance

JUNE 1, 2023

IT Governance is dedicated to helping organisations tackle the threat of cyber crime and other information security weaknesses. In August 2020, it was embroiled in a data breach affecting more than 800,000 EyeMed and Lenscrafters patients. A month later, a ransomware attack shut down the company’s operations in Italy and China.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. NAIC Advances Accreditation Standard Process for Revised Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation, and Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing Model Regulation.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. NAIC Advances Accreditation Standard Process for Revised Credit for Reinsurance Model Law and Regulation, and Term and Universal Life Insurance Reserve Financing Model Regulation.

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Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Privacy 60

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. 27, 2020). 15, 2020). Background to the SEC’s Order Against First American.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 6, 2020

Below the timeline of the discovery: Date discovered: January 2020 Date Key Ring and AWS contacted: 18th February 2020 Date of Action: 20th February 2020. The experts found more than 44 million images uploaded by Key Ring users in one of the AWS S3 buckets they have discovered. ” continues the report.

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Everteam

JULY 22, 2020

Data Management , Governing , Information Governance. 23 July 2020. About Everteam: Founded in 1990, Everteam is a software editor specialized in content management and information governance. In January 2020, Everteam became part of the Kyocera Group (more than 76,000 employees worldwide, $14.6 Nicolas d'Ambrosio.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Further analysis, revealed that the same threat actor targeted multiple regions using a similar Cobalt Strike loader and has been active since 2020. The experts attributed the attacks to a new subgroup of the China-linked APT41 group, tracked as Earth Longzhi.

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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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Hunton Privacy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Not disclosing, subject to specified exceptions, a consumer’s genetic data to certain entities ( e.g. , those responsible for making decisions regarding health insurance, life insurance or employment). Violations of the Act are subject to civil penalties. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to HIPAA and the HITECH Act.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2023

” As KrebsOnSecurity reported in 2020, Bruno was at the time promoting himself as the co-CEO of a company called SafeSwiss Secure Communication AG , and the founder of another tech startup called Secure Swiss Data. According to DomainTools.com , that website name was registered in 2015 by The Inside Knowledge GmbH.

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IT Governance

MARCH 20, 2024

Possible reasons for this trend change Reasons for organisations deprioritising security may include: Rising costs and economic uncertainty; Geopolitical tensions and uncertainty; and Fewer UK businesses identifying attacks or breaches, according to government data. % It also helps ensure your other measures get properly implemented.

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The Texas Record

MAY 1, 2020

On May 10, 2020 , the newest and fifth-est edition of the Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS) will go live! Local governments in Texas should continue following local retention schedules. 3.1.031 Employee Benefits – Other than Insurance Bucketed into Employee Benefits (3.1.011). The amendments to 13 TAC §6.10(a)

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