The Last Watchdog

MAY 29, 2024

Related: Selecting a Protective DNS One smart way to do this is by keeping an eagle eye out for rogue command and control (C2) server communications. At RSAC 2024 , I had an evocative discussion with David Ratner, CEO of HYAS, about advances being made in DNS security. Acohido Pulitzer Prize-winning business journalist Byron V.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 13, 2023

So how will this affect chief information security officers (CISOs) and security programs? Given the perennial skills and staffing shortage in security, it’s unlikely that CISOs will be asked to make deep budget or staffing cuts, yet they may not come out of this period unscathed. Demonstrate secure practices to customers.

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Security Affairs

JULY 24, 2024

The security incident exposed the personal and health information of the patients. Michigan Medicine discovered that emails and attachments containing identifiable patient and insurance guarantor information were accessed in the data breach. Michigan Medicine notified patients of the data breach.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 26, 2024

3 A messaging platform can help mid-size banks and insurance companies meet these communications challenges, offering a quick ROI and the flexibility to grow into new use cases. Alerts Trust is paramount to creating deeper relationships in banking, insurance and wealth management.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

This is as true in the cyber security landscape as it is in any other. To help you understand what might be in store in 2022, we’ve collected nine forecasts from cyber security experts. Cyber insurance will become more popular and more comprehensive. Cyber insurance premiums will increase. But predictions are difficult.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 29, 2024

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) fined the largest U.S. Hutcheson allegedly provided irrelevant documents, such as health insurance and auto insurance policies, along with pages from sheriff training manuals, as evidence of authorization to access the data. The FCC has fined four major U.S.

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Hunton Privacy

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Recent headlines underscore the security challenges faced by public-facing businesses. The SAFETY Act, administered by the Department of Homeland Security, is coming of age as an important tool to reduce risk and limit liability. Bruce Cohen, SVP, Client Executive, Lockton Companies. Kevin Jones , Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 1, 2020

In addition, insurance providers often help facilitate the payments because the amount demanded ends up being less than what the insurer might have to pay to cover the cost of the affected business being sidelined for days or weeks at a time. jurisdiction) and making it a crime to transact with them.

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Krebs on Security

MAY 23, 2020

Secret Service warned of “massive fraud” against state unemployment insurance programs , noting that false filings from a well-organized Nigerian crime ring could end up costing the states and federal government hundreds of millions of dollars in losses. Meanwhile, a number of U.S. Last week, the U.S. ” STATE WEB SITE WOES.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2024

Cloud-based tools such as Microsoft Teams, Slack, and Google Workspace also boost collaboration and communication among remote teams, driving productivity and innovation. This shift introduced new vulnerabilities, and conventional security measures designed to protect a well-defined, centralized perimeter were no longer enough.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

These laws aim to establish standards for securing data, ensuring privacy, and mitigating risks associated with digital information. By enforcing these regulations, governments seek to enhance the overall security posture of businesses and institutions, reduce the likelihood of cyber incidents, and promote trust in the digital ecosystem.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 6, 2020

A group of thieves thought to be responsible for collecting millions in fraudulent small business loans and unemployment insurance benefits from COVID-19 economic relief efforts gathered personal data on people and businesses they were impersonating by leveraging several compromised accounts at a little-known U.S.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Network security architecture is a strategy that provides formal processes to design robust and secure networks. Effective implementation improves data throughput, system reliability, and overall security for any organization. Network Elements Networks connect physical and virtual assets and control the data flow between them.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 8, 2022

Clearly, it is crucial that any digital twins (or other complex systems) are secured at the highest level. Access security challenges. Depending on their security maturity, they may also decide to outsource the risk by having a managed service host their digital twin. They need a comprehensive cybersecurity plan.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 7, 2023

New paper: “ Lessons Lost: Incident Response in the Age of Cyber Insurance and Breach Attorneys “: Abstract: Incident Response (IR) allows victim firms to detect, contain, and recover from security incidents. It should also help the wider community avoid similar attacks in the future.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A cloud security policy is a comprehensive document that describes the organization’s guidelines for protecting cloud services. It specifies how data should be secured, who can access it, and the procedures for monitoring permissions. It establishes rules for cloud data security , access management, and threat response.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

Until being contacted by this reporter on Monday, the state of Vermont had at least five separate Salesforce Community sites that allowed guest access to sensitive data, including a Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program that exposed the applicant’s full name, Social Security number, address, phone number, email, and bank account number.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

WestRock did not share details about the security incident, it only confirmed that its staff discovered the attack on January 23. On Friday the company provided an update on the security incident while it is working on restoring impacted systems. ” WestRock confirmed that it has cyber insurance business interruption insurance.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Whether you’re operating a global enterprise network or a small family business, your network’s security needs to be optimized with tools, teams, and processes to protect customer data and valuable business assets. Also read: What is Network Security?

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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. Genetic Data: California Data Breach Notification and Data Security Law Amendment Bill.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

The security experts said Wipro’s customers traced malicious and suspicious network reconnaissance activity back to partner systems that were communicating directly with Wipro’s network. 10 from Vipin Nair , Wipro’s head of communications. “Wipro has a multilayer security system,” the company wrote.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2024

In January 2025, European financial and insurance institutions, their business partners and providers, must comply with DORA. In January 2025, financial and insurance institutions in Europe and any organizations that do business with them must comply with the Digital Operation Resilience Act, also known as DORA. Can this be done?

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 8, 2024

CISOs can sometimes be their own worst enemy, especially when it comes to communicating with the board of directors. Related: The ‘cyber’ case for D&O insurance Vanessa Pegueros knows this all too well. Pigueros: Compliance is not going to fix all the security risks. Compliance brings visibility to a topic.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 17, 2022

This pre-release announcement for Critical Patch Update (CPU) for January 2022 confirms that Oracle security updates will address 483 new security patches. “A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. This Critical Patch Update addresses 483 new security patches.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2024

The company launched an investigation into the security breach with the help of external experts and will notify the impacted customers, BleepingComputer first reported. The company pointed out that the incident doesn’t impact social security numbers, health or financial information. 148 in the Fortune 500 in 2022.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Alex Holden is founder of Hold Security , a Milwaukee-based cybersecurity firm. The CLOP members said one tried-and-true method of infecting healthcare providers involved gathering healthcare insurance and payment data to use in submitting requests for a remote consultation on a patient who has cirrhosis of the liver.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

21, 2023 — Qualys , a cloud-based IT, security and compliance solutions leader, unveiled its forward-looking vision of the Qualys Enterprise TruRisk Platform on Nov. The announcement was made by president and CEO, Sumedh Thakar at the company’s annual Qualys Security Conference in Orlando, Florida. Foster City, Calif.,

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 29, 2019

-based PerCSoft is a cloud management provider for Digital Dental Record (DDR), which operates an online data backup service called DDS Safe that archives medical records, charts, insurance documents and other personal information for various dental offices across the United States. PercSoft did not respond to requests for comment.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Virtually all companies like to say they take their customers’ privacy and security seriously, make it a top priority, blah blah. That’s because very few of the world’s biggest companies list any security executives in their highest ranks. banks) would have this role in their executive leadership team.

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OpenText Information Management

AUGUST 20, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of cybersecurity, threat hunters play a crucial role in proactively detecting and mitigating security threats. Internally, they work closely with teams such as the Security Operations Center (SOC), data science, and threat intelligence.

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 3, 2023

. “ The Private Office of John Bernard ” let it be known to investment brokers that he had tens of millions of dollars to invest in tech startups, and he attracted a stream of new victims by offering extraordinarily generous finder’s fees to brokers who helped him secure new clients. Nor does it mention CodesToYou.

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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. I went with and would encourage others to use the strongest MFA option — a physical Security Key.

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HL Chronicle of Data Protection

MAY 13, 2019

In the past two years, multiple state bills that have been introduced in the US to provide for cybersecurity requirements and standards to the insurance sector, with recent legislative activity taking place in particular within the States of Ohio, South Carolina, and Michigan. NYDFS: Setting a new bar for state cybersecurity regulation.

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Hunton Privacy

MARCH 20, 2020

In addition, transitioning to a remote workforce can create privacy and data security concerns. Companies suddenly find themselves dealing with a host of privacy issues and questions about sharing information with employees, customers and others.

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IT Governance

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

It’s why many experts recommend taking a defence-in-depth approach to cyber security. . The basis of all cyber security defence programmes is threat detection. This approach identifies security vulnerabilities in computers, internal and external networks, and communications equipment. Stage 1: Detection.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 29, 2024

IMS specializes in providing business process outsourcing (BPO) and information technology (IT) services specifically tailored for the insurance and financial services industries. McCamish may incur additional costs including indemnities or damages/claims, which are indeterminable at this time.” reads the statement sent to the SEC.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Shortly after Citrix initially disclosed the intrusion in March 2019, a little-known security company Resecurity claimed it had evidence Iranian hackers were responsible, had been in Citrix’s network for years, and had offloaded terabytes of data. Resecurity also presented evidence that it notified Citrix of the breach as early as Dec.

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