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NEW TECH: CyberGRX seeks to streamline morass of third-party cyber risk assessments

The Last Watchdog

The firings came as a result of a massive data breach which routed through an HVAC contractor’s compromised account. So they began inundating their third-party suppliers with “bespoke assessments” – customized cyber risk audits that were time consuming and redundant. The key takeaways: Rise of third parties.

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Privacy and Security of Data at Universities

Schneier on Security

The boundaries between research and grey data are blurring, making it more difficult to assess the risks and responsibilities associated with any data collection. Many sets of data, both research and grey, fall outside privacy regulations such as HIPAA, FERPA, and PII.

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

If there is a silver lining, it is likely the data exposed to advertisers such as Microsoft and Google does not include usernames, passwords, Social Security numbers (SSNs), financial account information, or credit card numbers. Protecting your information online starts with good cyber hygiene.

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Manual vs Automated Risk Management: What You Need to Know

Centraleyes

Time-Consuming Updates: Updating information in spreadsheets can be laborious and time-wasting, leading to lags or incomplete data that undermine the validity of reporting. In an era of heightened accountability, such delays pose significant risks, as seen in the aftermath of the Enron scandal.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

In some cases, Voice-over-IP numbers are not acceptable as cellphone numbers either – meaning that registrants must increase their cyber-risk by providing their actual cellphone numbers to a party that has offered no information about how that data will be protected.

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SOCwise: A Security Operation Center (SOC) Resource to Bookmark

McAfee

Core to any organization is managing cyber risk with a security operations function whether it be in-house or outsourced. McAfee has been and continues their commitment to protecting cyber assets. We are dedicated to empowering security operations and with this dedication comes expertise and passion.

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The 11 Best GRC Tools for 2024

Centraleyes

A is for Automation Automated compliance functions such as data collecting, monitoring, and reporting are increasingly automated to save manual labor and increase accuracy. now including governance as a core function of cyber GRC and risk management. How to Choose a GRC Solution All GRC platforms are not made equal.

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