Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

” Government experts believe that the increase in targeted attacks against the healthcare sector is the response of the group to law enforcement actions against the Blackcat group in early December 2023. The FBI developed a decryption tool that could allow over 500 victims to recover their systems for free.

Ransomware 342

Ransomware Government Insurance Manufacturing 342

erwin

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Data governance tools used to occupy a niche in an organization’s tech stack, but those days are gone. The rise of data-driven business and the complexities that come with it ushered in a soft mandate for data governance and data governance tools. the potential revenue that well-governed data can drive.

Government 105

Government Data breaches Metadata GDPR 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

. “The defendants at one time possessed a target list of over 1,800 online accounts, including accounts belonging to organizations and companies involved in aerospace or satellite technology and international government organizations in Australia, Israel, Singapore, the United States, and the United Kingdom.”

Government 359

Government Insurance Phishing Security 359

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The State of Maine was the victim of the large-scale hacking campaign that targeted organizations using the MOVEit file transfer tool. The Government organization disclosed a data breach that impacted about 1.3 The attackers also gained access to medical information and health insurance information of some individuals.

Data breaches 352

Data breaches Insurance Education Cybersecurity 352

Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Good paper on cybersecurity insurance: both the history and the promise for the future. From the conclusion: Policy makers have long held high hopes for cyber insurance as a tool for improving security. Cyber insurance appears to be a weak form of governance at present.

Insurance 92

Insurance Cybersecurity Risk Paper 92

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Cyber Insurance: US cyber insurance premiums soared by 50% in 2022, reaching $7.2 Telecom Adoption: 80% of telecom companies now use AI-powered cyber security tools to protect their networks, showing how AI is becoming more common in keeping complex systems safe. million, up 15% in three years. The US topped the list at $5.09

Security 355

Security Phishing IoT Ransomware 355

The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Vendors will need to demonstrate tangible outcomes, such as reduced time to detect threats, improved signal accuracy, or measurable reductions around time spent chasing alerts and managing tools. state privacy laws, the EUs governance of ethical AI deployment, and updated regulations in India and Japan.

Compliance 130

Compliance Cybersecurity Risk Privacy 130

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Once obtained access to the City’s network, the group performed reconnaissance and information-gathering activities using legitimate third-party remote management tools. Royal was then able to traverse the internal City infrastructure during the surveillance period using legitimate 3rd party remote management tools.”

Ransomware 336

Ransomware Encryption Systems administration Cybersecurity 336

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Optum Solutions is a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, a leading health insurance company in the United States. The Company has retained leading security experts, is working with law enforcement and notified customers, clients and certain government agencies.” ” reads the Reuters. healthcare organizations.

Ransomware 325

Ransomware Government Insurance Manufacturing 325

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

The researchers analyzed two campaigns attributed to Earth Longzhi; the first one conducted between 2020 to 2021 targeted the government, infrastructure, and health industries in Taiwan and the banking sector in China. In the following subsections, we introduce these hack tools. ” concludes the report. Pierluigi Paganini.

Archiving 246

Archiving Passwords Metadata Insurance 246

Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

A report released this week (PDF) by security firm ClearSky details how Iran’s government-backed hacking units have been busy exploiting security holes in popular VPN products from Citrix and a number of other software firms.

Passwords 363

Passwords Access Insurance Government 363

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.

Insurance 105

Insurance IT Government Risk 105

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

According to the CISA’s report , Iranian hackers from an unnamed APT group are employing several known web shells, in attacks on IT, government, healthcare, financial, and insurance organizations across the United States. A web shell is a code, often written in typical web development programming languages (e.g.,

Passwords 334

Passwords Access Insurance Encryption 334

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 13, 2021

Since the inception of data forensics almost forty years ago, methods for investigating security events have given way to a market of vendors and tools offering digital forensics software (DFS). As cybercrime flourishes and evolves, organizations need a fleet of tools to defend and investigate incidents. The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy.

e-Discovery 139

e-Discovery Computer and Electronics Marketing Compliance 139

Krebs on Security

APRIL 15, 2019

The source also said Wipro is now telling concerned clients about specific “indicators of compromise,” telltale clues about tactics, tools and procedures used by the bad guys that might signify an attempted or successful intrusion. “A total of 44.4 “A total of 44.4

IT 279

IT Insurance Communications Phishing 279

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Head Mare hacktivist group targets Russia and Belarus Zyxel fixed critical OS command injection flaw in multiple routers VMware fixed a code execution flaw in Fusion hypervisor U.S.

Security 307

Security Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Ransomware 307

The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Turn the corner into 2019 and we find Citigroup, CapitalOne, Wells Fargo and HSBC Life Insurance among a host of firms hitting the crisis button after their customers’ records turned up on a database of some 24 million financial and banking documents found parked on an Internet-accessible server — without so much as password protection.

Risk 147

Risk Financial Services Insurance Data breaches 147

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2022

POLONIUM APT focused only on Israeli targets, it launched attacks against more than a dozen organizations in various industries, including engineering, information technology, law, communications, branding and marketing, media, insurance, and social services. ESET named the five previously undocumented backdoors with the suffix “-Creep.””

Communications 256

Communications Cloud Insurance Ransomware 256

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

Access 252

Access Authentication Insurance Personal data 252

eSecurity Planet

APRIL 26, 2024

Perimeter security tools include: Firewalls: Filter traffic and monitor access based upon firewall rules and policies for the network, network segment, or assets protected by different types of firewalls. Cloud Security Cloud security provides focused security tools and techniques to protect cloud resources.

Security 121

Security Cloud Cybersecurity Access 121

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 27, 2021

In a developing market, third-party risk management (TPRM) software and tools could be the answer to helping organizations fill the gap. This article looks at the top third-party risk management vendors and tools and offers a look into TPRM solutions and what buyers should consider before purchasing. Aravo TPRM.

Risk 131

Risk Compliance Marketing Cybersecurity 131

eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have responded to fraud by adopting new tools and strategies to combat the ever-evolving threat. Table of Contents Why Use Fraud Management and Detection Tools? Who Benefits Most From Using Fraud Management and Detection Tools? Why Use Fraud Management and Detection Tools?

Analytics 115

Analytics Risk Authentication Financial Services 115

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.

Access 346

Access Information Security Authentication Communications 346

Collibra

JULY 2, 2024

But as most businesses recognize, innovation is nothing without the right governance to ensure that risks don’t get out of hand. Enter the unstructured data experts from Ohalo , who recently showcased their unstructured data management and classification tool, Data X-Ray with Collibra at the Data Citizens 2024 conference.

Unstructured data 104

Unstructured data Government Risk Metadata 104

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Organizations need to govern and control the API ecosystem, this governance is the role of API management. organizations need to govern and control the API ecosystem. This governance is the role of API management. APIs – like any other technical resource – won’t manage themselves.

Authentication 342

Authentication Risk Government Security 342

Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

CNA Financial (March 2021) – CNA Financial, one of the largest insurance companies in the US, reportedly paid a $40 ransom to restore access to its files following a ransomware attack that took place in March. Because the tool was too slow, the company used its backups to restore the systems.

Ransomware 353

Ransomware Cybersecurity Access Insurance 353

Security Affairs

JULY 18, 2019

The Small Business Cybersecurity Assistance Act may provide business owners with access to government-level tools to secure small business against attacks. can hope for at present and an encouraging sign that the problem is on the government’s radar. government doesn’t stand ready to have their backs.

Cybersecurity 236

Cybersecurity Education Government Risk 236

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 1, 2023

In this first of two posts, I investigate the anatomy of artificial intelligence and its impact on insurance. Academia is in an uproar over originality of authorship, and governments have even started to outlaw its general use. It offers customers and the insurer’s system to interact in a human-like manner.

Artificial Intelligence 75

Artificial Intelligence Insurance Risk Personal data 75

Data Protection Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

On January 17, 2024 the New York Department of Financial Services (“NYDFS”) published a Proposed Insurance Circular Letter (“Proposed Circular”) regarding the use of artificial intelligence systems (“AIS”) and external consumer data and information sources (“ECDIS”) in insurance underwriting and pricing. Actual Actuarial Validity.

Insurance 78

Insurance Artificial Intelligence Risk Compliance 78

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.

Passwords 343

Passwords Authentication Insurance Mining 343

Krebs on Security

MARCH 5, 2024

Assuming Change Healthcare did pay to keep their data from being published, that strategy seems to have gone awry: Notchy said the list of affected Change Healthcare partners they’d stolen sensitive data from included Medicare and a host of other major insurance and pharmacy networks. But when Feb.

Ransomware 357

Ransomware Insurance Government IT 357

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 23, 2019

The attacks aimed at government entities and managed service providers (MSPs) that were active in many industries, including aviation, healthcare, finance, insurance, energy, and gambling. According to the experts, the threat actor has been able to stay under the radar even using simple tools and techniques for their hacking campaigns.

Authentication 243

Authentication Insurance Access Government 243

erwin

MARCH 14, 2019

The need for data mapping tools in light of increasing volumes and varieties of data – as well as the velocity at which it must be processed – is growing. Data mapping tools have always been a key asset for any organization looking to leverage data for insights. analysis) are now adopting data mapping tools with compliance in mind.

Metadata 81

Metadata GDPR Digital transformation Compliance 81

IBM Big Data Hub

MAY 8, 2023

In my previous post , I described the different capabilities of both discriminative and generative AI, and sketched a world of opportunities where AI changes the way that insurers and insured would interact. Usage risk—inaccuracy The performance of an AI system heavily depends on the data from which it learns.

Insurance 68

Insurance Risk Artificial Intelligence Government 68

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.

Privacy 109

Privacy Government Data Privacy Data breaches 109

IT Governance

JULY 15, 2019

Cyber insurance is big business these days. Damages incurred by information security incidents generally aren’t covered in commercial insurance policies, so a specific policy is necessary to help cover the costs of things like forensic investigation, incident response and notification procedures. Conduct regular vulnerability scans.

Insurance 81

Insurance Data breaches Risk Information Security 81

Rocket Software

MARCH 14, 2022

Analyst firm IDC recently published a Vendor Spotlight report featuring ASG Mobius Content Services (Mobius) and its applications in the financial service and insurance industries. IDP Trends in the Financial and Insurance Industries. Challenges to Effective IDP.

Financial Services 82

Financial Services Insurance Digital transformation Paper 82