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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million People

SecureWorld News

While Kaiser has not provided many specifics about the nature of the cybersecurity incident, the company stated that the compromised data included individuals' names, addresses, email addresses, and may have also included medical information and health record numbers depending on the person. in terms of the number of people impacted.

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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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MIT Report Spotlights Triple Threat Fueling Data Breach Tsunami

SecureWorld News

Recent years have seen numerous major breaches originate from software supply chain compromises, such as the SolarWinds hack , and from vulnerabilities in vendor payroll or billing systems, such as the Change Healthcare breach. Infostealer attacks are on the rise, focusing on data collection rather than just hiding data behind encryption.

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Understanding the Different Types of Audit Evidence

Centraleyes

Risk Assessments These audits identify and mitigate potential threats and vulnerabilities, ensuring organizations are well-prepared for cyber risks. The audit aims to verify that the organization securely handles cardholder data, implements adequate access controls, and maintains a culture of security awareness.

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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. Every organization and security program is different.

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The first anniversary of the GDPR: How a risk-based approach can help you achieve GDPR compliance

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

What is the General Data Protection Regulation? The GDPR applies to businesses that collect and use personal information from citizens of the EU, regardless of where the business itself is located. At the same time, it can be a great accountability tool when it comes to DPAs.

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Company Sector Year Status Vicarius Vulnerability management 2022 Private Dragos ICS and OT security 2021 Private Safeguard Cyber Risk management 2021 Private CyberGRX Risk management 2019 Private Signifyd Fraud protection 2018 Private RedOwl Security analytics 2015 Acquired: Forcepoint. AllegisCyber Investments.