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GUEST ESSAY: The drivers behind persistent ransomware — and defense tactics to deploy

The Last Watchdog

Healthcare and public health, financial services, and IT organizations are frequent targets, although businesses of all sizes can fall victim to these schemes. In fact, ransomware-as-a-service is alive and well, educating would-be offenders on how to undertake an attack and even offering customer support.

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How Jamworks protects confidentiality while integrating AI advantages

IBM Big Data Hub

“AI is driving a revolution in education, accessibility and productivity. Robust encryption, granular access controls and privacy-preserving techniques become imperative to counter the risks of unauthorized data access and use. Jamworks has two core products: Jamworks for Education and Jamworks for Business.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 4 – 10 March 2024

IT Governance

Glosbe dictionary exposes almost 7 million records The multilingual online dictionary Glosbe left a MongoDB instance unsecured last year, exposing nearly 7 million users’ information, including personal data, encrypted passwords and social media identifiers. Source (New) Professional services Netherlands Yes 28.3

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DOL Puts Plan Sponsors and Other Fiduciaries on Notice: ERISA Requires Appropriate Precautions to Mitigate Cybersecurity Threats

Data Matters

At a minimum, plan sponsors should review their existing contracts and make efforts to address the list of contract provisions DOL suggests in its list of Tips for Hiring a Service Provider. Educate participants and beneficiaries who manage their retirement accounts online about online security.

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List of data breaches and cyber attacks in July 2019 – 2.2 billion records leaked

IT Governance

Maitland, FL, dentist says five months of patient records encrypted by ransomware (unknown). Maryland Department of Education left students’ and teachers’ personal details on unencrypted database (1.6 Tennessee high school students at risk after data breach at Higher Education Commission vendor (unknown).

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Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology, Part Two

eDiscovery Daily

Now, Tom has written another terrific overview regarding blockchain and legal technology titled Understanding Blockchain and its Impact on Legal Technology that we’re happy to share on the eDiscovery Daily blog. The audit trail itself is visible to all participants yet allows encryption of individual transactions. How Blockchain Works.

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New York Regulators Call on Insurers to Strengthen the Cyber Underwriting Process

Hunton Privacy

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. Obtain cybersecurity expertise to properly understand and evaluate cyber risk.