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Maryland Court Finds Coverage for Lost Data and Slow Computers After Ransomware Attack

Hunton Privacy

As previously posted on our Hunton Insurance Recovery blog , a Maryland federal court awarded summary judgment to policyholder National Ink in National Ink and Stitch, LLC v. This is significant because it demonstrates that insureds can obtain insurance coverage for cyber attacks even if they do not have a specific cyber insurance policy.

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Business ID Theft Soars Amid COVID Closures

Krebs on Security

She shared with me a copy of the lease, which included a fraudulent ID and even a vehicle insurance card for a Land Cruiser we got rid of like 15 years ago. “It makes sense, because they’ve already got control over all these dormant businesses,” he said. ” PHANTOM OFFICES. ” RECYCLING VICTIMS. .”

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Happy 13th Birthday, KrebsOnSecurity!

Krebs on Security

You just knew 2022 was going to be The Year of Crypto Grift when two of the world’s most popular antivirus makers — Norton and Avira — kicked things off by installing cryptocurrency mining programs on customer computers. ” The employees who kept things running for RSOCKS, circa 2016.

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To get the most from blockchain in government, a sharing mindset is needed

CGI

When I was at university earning my Masters in Computer Science, I devoted a lot of my coursework to distributed computing. As presented in Section 3, when it comes to operationalizing blockchain technology, solution selection means much more than just which of the ever-growing list of blockchain technologies to choose.

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Debut of the Texas State Records Retention Schedule (RRS): 5th Edition – 5/10/2020

The Texas Record

2.1.001 Processing Files These types of records should be classified under Master Files and Application Data (2.1.002) and Computer Software Programs (2.1.007), as applicable. 2.2.004 Computer Job Schedules and Reports This type of record should be classified under Activity Reports (1.1.069). What do we need to keep longer?

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Florida Amends Breach Notification Law to Cover Health Data, Tighten Notice Deadline and Require State Regulator Notification

Hunton Privacy

If good cause is presented in writing to the Department of Legal Affairs (the “Department”) within the 30-day window, the covered entity may receive an additional 15 days to provide notice. The Act requires notice to affected individuals no later than “30 days after determination of the breach or reason to believe a breach occurred.”

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The Hacker Mind Podcast: Hacking High-Tech Cars

ForAllSecure

In defeating feature fatigue, researchers from the University of Maryland presented participants in a controlled study with models of a new audio and video player that differed only in the number of features offered. A second study presented participants with a list of 25 features on a new audio or video player.