eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This guide will provide a high level overview of encryption and how it fits into IT through the following topics: How Encryption Works To understand how encryption works, we need to understand how it fits into the broader realm of cryptology, how it processes data, common categories, top algorithms, and how encryption fits into IT security.

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Data Matters

JANUARY 14, 2019

On December 19, 2018, Ohio adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law. The Act is designed to “establish standards for data security and for the investigation and notification to the Superintendent of Insurance of a cybersecurity event.”.

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Data Matters

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

On December 28, 2018, Michigan adopted the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (NAIC) Insurance Data Security Model Law in the form of Michigan H.B. The Act defines licensees as persons authorized, registered, or licensed under Michigan insurance laws or required to be so. 6491 (Act). MCL § 500.550.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. Experts spotted a new macOS Backdoor named SpectralBlur linked to North Korea Merck settles with insurers regarding a $1.4 A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived!

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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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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

AUGUST 9, 2022

Regulatory compliance and data privacy issues have long been an IT security nightmare. GDPR (among other legal requirements in the EU and elsewhere) can expose multinational organizations to hefty financial penalties, additional rules for disclosing data breaches, and increased scrutiny of the adequacy of their data security.

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Hunton Privacy

JUNE 9, 2015

179 (the “Bill”), which expands the definition of “personal information” in the state’s data security law. a medical identification or health insurance identification number; and. a medical identification or health insurance identification number; and. The law takes effect on July 1, 2015.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The security researcher Bob Diachenko of SecurityDiscovery first identified the exposed information in mid-September. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. The Act aims to improve the cyber security of digital products across the EU by introducing mandatory cyber security requirements for all hardware and software.

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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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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

I remember the first time we were asked for a SOC 2 report, which quickly became the minimum bar requirement in our industry for proof of an effective security program,” he said. The vision was to automate security and compliance across 14 frameworks, including SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR. Growth has definitely been robust.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Only 1 definitely hasn’t had data breached. Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: full list This week, we found 38,846,799 records known to be compromised, and 140 organisations suffering a newly disclosed incident. 123 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated, exposed or otherwise breached.

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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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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2021 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) August 14-17, 2021. Highlights include, among others, adoption of revised risk-based capital bond factors for life insurers, amendments to SSAP No. NAIC Adopts Revised Risk-Based Capital Bond Factors for Life Insurers.

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Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 3, 2021

The amendment: Expands the definition of “personal information”; Shortens the notification deadline after discovery of a breach from 90 to 60 days; Removes the requirement to consult with law enforcement as part of a risk assessment; Deems compliant any person subject to and in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH; and.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the German cyber security company Aplite discovered 3,806 servers from 111 countries accessible on the Internet. Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Incorporated Source (Update) Insurance USA Yes 7,361 Advantis Global, Inc. 138 of them are known to have had data exfiltrated or exposed. and Robert W.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) helps organizations address evolving data security and privacy requirements by protecting and managing sensitive information. To add to the difficulty, the advent of Generative AI (GenAI) has brought unprecedented security and privacy risks. What is Data Security Posture Management?

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Health insurance information : an individual’s health insurance policy number or subscriber number in combination with access code or other medical information that permits misuse of an individual’s health insurance benefits.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 5, 2021

Those service providers would be required to notify “at least two individuals at affected banking organization customers immediately after the bank service provider experiences a computer-security incident that it believes in good faith could disrupt, degrade, or impair services provided for four or more hours.”.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 18, 2022

Many security professionals think that if they have done the hard work of securing their organization, that should be enough. Even though drafting IT security policies can be a pain, formal policies provide a valuable resource to protect both the IT team and their organization. Written security policies.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 24, 2018

Now the financial institution is suing its insurance provider for refusing to fully cover the losses. In June of 2016, National Bank implemented additional security protocols, as recommended by FirstData. million total. Following the 2016 breach, National Bank hired cybersecurity forensics firm Foregenix to investigate. Between Jan.

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IT Governance

JANUARY 23, 2024

Publicly disclosed data breaches and cyber attacks: in the spotlight More than 70 million email addresses added to Have I Been Pwned The security researcher Troy Hunt has added more than 70 million email addresses from the Naz.API data set to his Have I Been Pwned data breach notification service. Only 1 definitely hasn’t had data breached.

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Data Protection Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In this post, we will look at several key provisions in DPAs: • Data processor obligations • Applicable laws • Insurance and indemnification • Termination and data return Data Processor Obligations In principle, most obligations created by the DPA should apply to the data processors.

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IT Governance

APRIL 3, 2019

US food giant Mondelez is suing insurance company Zurich American for denying a $100 million (£76 million) claim filed after the NotPetya attack. In that regard, it was a job well done, with one report estimating that insurers could expect to pay out more than $80 billion (£61 billion) as a result of the attack.

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IT Governance

MARCH 11, 2024

Only 3 definitely haven’t had data breached. Source (New) Transport USA Yes 3,815 Okta Source 1 ; source 2 (Update) Cyber security USA Yes 3,800 Shah Dixit & Associates, P.C. Source (New) Finance USA Yes 3,494 Woodruff Sawyer Source (New) Insurance USA Yes 3,087 Blackburn College Source (New) Education USA Yes 3,039 CAIRE Inc.

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IT Governance

DECEMBER 19, 2023

An investigation determined that personal data, including names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and bank account numbers, belonging to nearly 15 million people was obtained by an unauthorised party between 30 October and 1 November. Only 4 definitely haven’t had data breached.

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IT Governance

APRIL 22, 2024

Compromised data includes names, passport numbers, Social Security numbers, online crypto account identifiers and bank account numbers. Only 5 definitely haven’t had data breached. million records from World-Check, a screening database used to screen potential customers for links to illegal activity and government sanctions.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

US – Federal banking regulators issue computer-security incident notification final rule. A “computer-security incident” is defined as an occurrence that results in actual harm to the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of an information system or the information that the system processes, stores, or transmits.”

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IT Governance

JANUARY 9, 2024

LockBit claims responsibility for Capital Health security incident The LockBit ransomware group has claimed responsibility for an attack on Capital Health , a healthcare provider in Pennington, New Jersey, last November. Only 1 definitely hasn’t had data breached. They accessed 41.5 Data breached: 41,500,000 records.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

On November 18, 2021, the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency issued a new rule regarding cyber incident reporting obligations for U.S. banks and service providers.

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Insurance Compliance Security IT 85

Hunton Privacy

AUGUST 2, 2021

The newly passed laws modify Connecticut’s existing breach notification requirements and establish a safe harbor for businesses that create and maintain a written cybersecurity program that complies with applicable state or federal law or industry-recognized security frameworks. New Breach Notification Requirements (HB 5310).

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) approved and the federal banking agencies jointly announced on December 18 a notice of proposed rulemaking, Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers (NPR). Definition of Subject Entities: .

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Compromised data includes policyholders’ and their families’ civil status, dates of birth and social security numbers, as well as the name of their health insurer and information relating to their contracts. It has since been confirmed by Anukul Peedkaew, the permanent secretary of social development and human security.

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Cyber Insurance companies used to simply provide lists of potential vendors approved by the insurer, but with the rising costs of breaches, insurers need to control costs. For this scenario, the definition of team may be quite broad. The Bottom Line.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2021

Back in the mid-1990s, big banks and insurance companies came up with something called “bespoke assessments” as the approach for assessing third party vendor risk. It can be a big strain on resources just to respond to security questionnaires,” he says. “At This took the form of programmatic audits. Visibility boost.

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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. The 9/11 attacks cost insurers and reinsurers $47 billion. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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