IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 16, 2024

The start of 2024 brings forth many questions as to what we can expect in the year ahead, especially in the financial services industry, where technological advances have skyrocketed and added complexities to an already turbulent landscape. One example of this is in insurance.

Financial Services 48

Financial Services Customer Experience Cloud Digital transformation 48

Hunton Privacy

JUNE 9, 2022

515 , making Vermont the twenty-first state to enact legislation based on the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Insurance Data Security Model Law (“MDL-668”). Information Security Program Requirements. On May 27, 2022, Vermont Governor Phil Scott signed H.515

Insurance 107

Insurance Security Information Security Cybersecurity 107

Data Matters

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

On February 4, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued Circular Letter No. 2 announcing a Cyber Insurance Risk Framework (the Framework) that describes industry best practices for New York-regulated property/casualty insurers. Insurers should: Establish a Formal Cyber Insurance Risk Strategy.

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Insurance Financial Services Cybersecurity Risk 77

Data Protection Report

OCTOBER 17, 2024

On October 16, 2024, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or “DFS”) issued guidance raising awareness about combatting cybersecurity risks arising from artificial intelligence (“AI”) used by DFS licensees, such as insurers and virtual currency businesses.

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Artificial Intelligence Financial Services Risk Cybersecurity 56

OpenText Information Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

All of these elements have put pressure on the financial … The post Predictions for the financial services industry in 2024 appeared first on OpenText Blogs.

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Financial Services Artificial Intelligence Customer Experience Content services 59

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

Key recommendations for Financial Services to improve cybersecurity and resilience in multi-clouds madhav Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:46 The Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will apply to the EU financial sector from 17 January 2025. As set out in its Article 2, DORA applies to the entire financial services sector.

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Financial Services Cloud Cybersecurity Encryption 83

OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

Fax is so secure that faxed documents and signatures are recognized in the courts as being legally binding. It stands to reason, then, that fax would be the bedrock of financial communications, but are there ways to make it even better? The paper problem Financial services workflows have always been heavily paper-based.

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Financial Services Cloud Customer Experience Paper 90

IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Insurers struggle to manage profitability while trying to grow their businesses and retain clients. Large, well-established insurance companies have a reputation of being very conservative in their decision making, and they have been slow to adopt new technologies.

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Insurance Digital transformation Customer Experience Cloud 96

Hunton Privacy

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

The NYDFS learned of the threat after receiving reports from auto insurers that cybercriminals were targeting their premium quote sites to steal driver’s license numbers. The NYDFS learned of the threat after receiving reports from auto insurers that cybercriminals were targeting their premium quote sites to steal driver’s license numbers.

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Financial Services Insurance Cybersecurity Analytics 86

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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Financial Services Cybersecurity Insurance Risk 66

KnowBe4

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Menlo Security warns that a social engineering campaign is using the EvilProxy phishing kit to target senior executives across a range of industries, including banking and financial services, insurance, property management and real estate, and manufacturing.

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Phishing Financial Services Insurance Manufacturing 105

Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2019

The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm disclosed a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July. The American group of insurance and financial services companies State Farm revealed that it was the victim of a credential stuffing attack it has suffered in July.

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Insurance Data breaches Financial Services Passwords 110

Krebs on Security

JULY 23, 2020

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage title insurance giant First American Financial Corp. based First American [ NYSE:FAF ] is a leading provider of title insurance and settlement services to the real estate and mortgage industries. It employs some 18,000 people and brought in $6.2

Insurance 319

Insurance Financial Services Mining Access 319

Krebs on Security

JUNE 18, 2021

In May 2019, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that the website of mortgage settlement giant First American Financial Corp. NYSE:FAF ] was leaking more than 800 million documents — many containing sensitive financial data — related to real estate transactions dating back 16 years. First American Financial Corp.

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Insurance Risk Financial Services Mining 305

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

New Cybersecurity Rules for Financial Institutions in New York State Take Effect November 1, 2024 madhav Fri, 10/25/2024 - 06:09 The next major deadline for compliance with the updated cybersecurity rules from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) is November 1, 2024.

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Cybersecurity Financial Services Encryption Compliance 62

Hunton Privacy

JANUARY 24, 2018

On January 22, 2018, the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) issued a press release reminding entities covered by its cybersecurity regulation that the first certification of compliance with the regulation is due on or prior to February 15, 2018.

Financial Services 58

Financial Services Cybersecurity Compliance Insurance 58

Security Affairs

AUGUST 20, 2024

branch of Toyota, stealing 240GB of files containing information on Toyota employees, customers, contracts, and financial details. However, the company attempted to downplay the incident claiming that the security breach is limited in scope. Toyota Financial Services (TFS) is the finance arm of the Toyota Motor Corporation.

Data breaches 120

Data breaches Financial Services Archiving Passwords 120

Krebs on Security

MAY 31, 2019

On May 24, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that First American had just fixed a weakness in its Web site that exposed approximately 885 million documents — many of them with Social Security and bank account numbers — going back at least 16 years. No authentication was needed to access the digitized records. ” . ”

Financial Services 227

Financial Services Insurance Sales Authentication 227

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. sought coverage for expenses under its property insurance policy.

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Insurance Cybersecurity Risk Education 70

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.

Data Privacy 145

Data Privacy Compliance Privacy Security 145

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) is the national financial regulator in Germany, it is a federal agency under the jurisdiction of the Federal Ministry of Finance. The BaFin is responsible for overseeing banks, insurance companies, investment firms, and other financial institutions.

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Financial Services Military Insurance Marketing 143

Lenny Zeltser

JUNE 21, 2024

Unfortunately, some events and communities exclude CISOs who work for security vendors. At the top were security leaders of Fortune 500 companies. Further down were CISOs at financial services or insurance firms. Allow open discussions about security vendors without their representatives.

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Security Sales Financial Services Cybersecurity 56

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

Major cybersecurity incidents are attacks that impact operations of the victims or the stability of the US financial sector. The rule was approved by the Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. The rule aims at forcing banks to quickly respond to cybersecurity incidents.

Cybersecurity 145

Cybersecurity Financial Services Insurance Ransomware 145

Hunton Privacy

JULY 1, 2022

On June 24, 2022, the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS” or the “Department”) announced it had entered into a $5 million settlement with Carnival Corp. Since Carnival was licensed by the Department to sell insurance in NY State, it was treated as a covered entity under the Cybersecurity Regulation.

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Cybersecurity Insurance Phishing Financial Services 115

The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The stolen information included full names, Social Security numbers, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of millions of U.S., Investigations are ongoing, and several class-action lawsuits have been filed, alleging that the company failed to implement sufficient security measures. Canadian, and British citizens.

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Authentication IT ROT Compliance 215

IT Governance

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On 14 September, Mulkay discovered that the compromised files contained personal information, including “name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, driver’s license number or state ID, medical treatment information, and health insurance information”. Some patients also had their Social Security numbers exposed.”

Data Privacy 64

Data Privacy Privacy Security Data breaches 64

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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Cybersecurity Computer and Electronics Compliance Privacy 120

IBM Big Data Hub

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

As enterprises modernize and migrate workloads to IBM Cloud, they often run into requirements that certain components of their application workloads to run on other cloud service provider networks. insurance, banking, healthcare, etc.)—to What are the different ways multicloud workloads can connect and communicate?

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Cloud Financial Services Insurance Compliance 70

OpenText Information Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

It’s an essential part of enterprise communications for industries like healthcare, law, insurance and financial services. Honestly, we’ve heard them all. But fax in 2022 is far from a punch line.

Insurance 59

Insurance Financial Services Communications IT 59

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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Insurance Cybersecurity Data breaches Financial Services 40

Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

On November 1, 2023, New York Governor Hochul announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) amended its Cybersecurity Regulation applicable to covered financial institutions. Our previous blog post covered key proposed changes to the Cyber Regulation.

Cybersecurity 72

Cybersecurity IT Compliance Financial Services 72

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.

Communications 126

Communications Financial Services Big data Retail 126

Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

for stealing data on nearly 10 million customers of the Australian health insurance giant Medibank. Hydra trafficked in illegal drugs and financial services, including cryptocurrency tumbling for money laundering, exchange services between cryptocurrency and Russian rubles, and the sale of falsified documents and hacking services.

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Retail Ransomware Marketing Healthcare 208

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. In February, Bank of America began notifying some customers following the IMS data breach. ” concludes the notification.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches e-Discovery Ransomware Insurance 109

OpenText Information Management

JULY 9, 2024

The financial services sector, long rooted in traditional methods and complex operations, is experiencing a dramatic transformation. Forget the outdated image of clunky fax machines—today’s digital fax and capture offer a sleek, efficient, and secure way to manage information in the modern financial world.

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Paper Financial Services Blockchain Compliance 64

Data Protection Report

JUNE 2, 2021

On May 13, 2021, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced a $1.8 million settlement with two related insurance companies, relating to violations of two different requirements of the NYDFS cybersecurity regulation during the period 2018 to 2019. NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation.

Cybersecurity 71

Cybersecurity Insurance Financial Services Phishing 71

IBM Big Data Hub

AUGUST 17, 2023

Banks and governments are actively seeking CBDC because it is a more secure alternative to crypto. CBDC operates on a secure, transparent blockchain network, and it uses blockchain technology to create an immutable record of all transactions. Blockchain technology is characterized by its transparency, security and immutability.

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Blockchain Financial Services Risk Authentication 70