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. These days, ID.me may require a recorded, live video chat with the person applying for benefits.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 25, 2022

Lloyd’s of London has announced that its insurance policies will no longer cover losses resulting from certain nation-state cyber attacks or acts of war. In a memo sent to the organisation’s insurance syndicates , Underwriting Director Tony Chaudhry said that Lloyd’s remains “strongly supportive” of policies that cover cyber attacks.

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Krebs on Security

JANUARY 23, 2019

federal government shutdown is having a tangible, negative impact on cybercrime investigations, according to interviews with federal law enforcement investigators and a report issued this week by a group representing the interests of FBI agents. The shutdown may impact government and civilian cybersecurity efforts in other ways.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 26, 2019

The victim is Lake City, Florida, that during an emergency meeting of the city council held on Monday, voted to pay a ransom demand of 42 bitcoins, worth nearly $500,000. Lake City is a small city in Florida with a population of 65,000 that was hit by ransomware earlier on June 10. ” states the press release published by the city.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

government online. as a condition of receiving state or federal financial assistance, such as unemployment insurance, child tax credit payments, and pandemic assistance funds. to commercialize what should be a core government service.” Still, the bulk of those users are people who have been forced to sign up with ID.me

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Krebs on Security

APRIL 27, 2023

. “In January and February 2023, I contacted government organizations and several companies, but I did not receive any response from these organizations,” Akiri said. Unfortunately, I did not receive any responses from government organizations.” government in February about his findings, but received no response.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

MILES/CBS NEWS TEXAS The Royal ransomware group is behind the attack and threatens to publish stolen data if the City will not meet its ransom demand. City of Dallas An image of the ransomware note received by the City of Dallas J.D. The Dallas City Council has approved a budget of $8.5 million to mitigate the ransomware attack.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 27, 2020

Part I of this series ended with Ngo in handcuffs after disembarking a flight from his native Vietnam to Guam, where he believed he was going to meet another cybercriminal who’d promised to hook him up with the mother of all consumer data caches. based tormentor, Ngo agreed to meet him in Guam to finalize the deal.

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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. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting in addition to interim meetings held in lieu of taking place during the Summer Meeting. 26R — Bonds (SSAP No.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 4, 2020

But KrebsOnSecurity recently discovered that this is not the case with all federal government sites built to help you manage your identity online. A key concept here is that these services only allow one account per Social Security number — which for better or worse is the de facto national identifier in the United States.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2020 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) December 3-9, 2020. This Sidley Update summarizes the highlights from this meeting in addition to interim meetings that were held during November in lieu of taking place during the Fall Meeting.

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Data Matters

MAY 9, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Spring 2019 National Meeting (Spring Meeting) in Orlando, Florida, from April 6 to 9, 2019. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting. reinsurer that is not licensed in the state of domicile of a U.S.

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Data Protection Report

JANUARY 19, 2022

Data stored in certain countries may be accessible by government agencies under anti-terrorism legislation. Make note of the vendor’s physical data storage location and any third-party facility ownership, as well as any related contracts. Certain data must also be kept within Canada, unless additional steps are taken.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Fall 2018 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in San Francisco, California, from November 15 to 18, 2018. This post summarizes the highlights from this meeting. NAIC Continues its Evaluation of Insurers’ Use of Big Data. sector; and.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2020 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) from July 27 to August 14, 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NAIC held the Summer Meeting in a virtual format, with conference calls taking place over a three-week period.

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Data Matters

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) held its Summer 2019 National Meeting (Summer Meeting) in New York City from August 3 to 6, 2019. The Summer Meeting was highlighted by the following activities. Under the Revised CFR Model Laws, a “reciprocal jurisdiction” includes (a) a non-U.S.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2025

Some of the most important are Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act ( GLBA ), the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ( NAIC ) Data Security Model Law, the New York Department of Financial Services ( NYDFS ) Cybersecurity Regulation, and the National Credit Union Administration ( NCUA ) cybersecurity guidance.

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Collibra

JUNE 23, 2023

Government agencies — from DC to Duluth, NYC to LA — are struggling. As more of our interactions and transactions occur online, the need for robust data protection measures becomes increasingly critical to safeguard personal data and maintain public trust in government institutions. There’s no going back.

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Collibra

JUNE 1, 2022

Collibra Adaptive Data and Analytics Governance is available for a free test drive! The key is adaptive data and analytics governance. At Collibra, we believe it’s the next big step forward in data governance. . Collibra: The one-stop shop for adaptive data and analytics governance. Today, we have great news.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 30, 2018

A chance meeting – in an elevator, no less – led to Kim veering over to the cybersecurity industry. DataLocker honed its patented approach to manufacturing encrypted portable drives and landed some key military and government clients early on; the company has continued branching out ever since.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 26, 2023

CIAM in insurance: A unified, secure user experience with a single login madhav Fri, 05/26/2023 - 07:33 In recent years, the insurance industry has transformed from a singularly focused entity to a multi-brand or multi-service type of business. Adding value to the user experience (a top priority for 59% of insurers) 2.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The Fall Meeting was highlighted by the following activities. Under the 2019 revisions to the CFR Model Laws, a “reciprocal jurisdiction” includes (a) a non-U.S.

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Data Matters

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the NAIC) held its Fall 2019 National Meeting (Fall Meeting) in Austin, Texas, from December 7 to 10, 2019. The Fall Meeting was highlighted by the following activities. Under the 2019 revisions to the CFR Model Laws, a “reciprocal jurisdiction” includes (a) a non-U.S.

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Collibra

APRIL 1, 2021

Data governance is the essential foundation for organizations looking to create business value from data. Setting up effective data governance, however, can be quite challenging. What is an operating model in data governance? The operating model is the basis for any data governance program. Operating model example.

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IT Governance

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Increased interest in cyber insurance. With more than 800 million records being leaked in 2017 ( find out more in our Breaches and Hacks Blog Archive ), it’s not surprising that cyber insurance business has increased in recent months. Insurers assess an organisation’s cyber risk to set premium levels.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

government agency in charge of improving the nation’s cybersecurity posture is ordering all federal agencies to take new measures to restrict access to Internet-exposed networking equipment. The directive comes amid a surge in attacks targeting previously unknown vulnerabilities in widely used security and networking appliances.

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IT Governance

AUGUST 3, 2020

Canadian insurer Heartland Farm Mutual says an employee’s email account breached (unknown). Brazilian health insurer Hapvida discloses cyber attack (unknown). Western Australia government hacked, with COVID-19 communications intercepted (unknown). Las Cruces school meeting zoom-bombed (unknown).

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

The EU AI Act aims to meet the challenge to develop and deploy AI responsibly across industries including those that are highly regulated such as healthcare, finance and energy. High-risk AI systems such as autonomous vehicles, medical devices and critical infrastructure (water, gas, electric, etc.)

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AIIM

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

In June of 2018, summit meetings were held in in Baltimore and London to discuss Surviving Digital Disruption: Finding Opportunity in the Drive for Platform Dominance. Rafael is the Head of Information Governance at Farmer's Insurance and spoke at the summit. Claudio is the CTO at iCapt, Inc. and a new member of the LC.

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IBM Big Data Hub

DECEMBER 4, 2023

IBM can help insurance companies insert generative AI into their business processes IBM is one of a few companies globally that can bring together the range of capabilities needed to completely transform the way insurance is marketed, sold, underwritten, serviced and paid for.

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IT Governance

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The Scottish government therefore launched Safe, secure and prosperous: a cyber resilience strategy for Scotland in 2015 to help develop a culture of cyber resilience across the country. As part of this initiative, the government launched the Public Sector Action Plan in November 2017. Cyber Essentials certification. More information.

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Collibra

MARCH 26, 2025

I love meeting new people, building relationships and learning from others. Some of the user groups Collibra offers: Industry-specific groups: Financial services, healthcare, life sciences, insurance, higher education and more Regional groups: Chicago, UK, Canada, Benelux and Nordics, DACH (and growing!)

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 18, 2021

” Cyber Insurance No Longer Reliable. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. ” Crockett said unofficial numbers indicate that only about 10 percent of such cyber insurance claims are paid out. Cyber Regulations Could Bring Fairness.

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Collibra

DECEMBER 1, 2020

However, once you have a system of record in place for your data, your organization can implement many valuable data governance use cases more easily. . In this post, we’ll highlight the top three most valuable data governance use cases. Each one depends on a data governance and stewardship function already being in place.

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OpenText Information Management

JANUARY 24, 2025

This regulation covers a wide range of aspects related to digital operational resilience, including: ICT risk management: DORA mandates a comprehensive ICT risk management framework encompassing strategies, policies, procedures, and governance structures to ensure continuous risk monitoring and mitigation.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The cybersecurity regulations apply to entities overseen by the NYDFS, such as financial institutions, insurance companies, agents, and brokers, as well as banks, trusts, mortgage lenders and brokers, money transmitters, check cashers, and other related businesses.

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IT Governance

JULY 6, 2020

For example, the report found that: Only 9% of organisations have a documented cyber security policy; Only 10% have cyber insurance; and. You’ll learn: The areas of information security that ISO 27001 covers; How ISO 27001 helps you meet your legal and regulatory obligations; Some key points to consider as you implement your ISMS; and.

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