Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Data Protection and Encryption One of the primary concerns when moving to the cloud is the protection of data, both at rest and in transit. Data encryption is a fundamental security measure that should be implemented to safeguard information from unauthorized access. Google Cloud - Security and Identity - [link] 4.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 9, 2023

The attacker managed to upload ransomware into the department's information technology system, which resulted in the department's operations being affected. Fortunately, the County had secured adequate insurance coverage, which resulted in a payment of $511,852. Should organizations be required to have cyber insurance?

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 7, 2019

based Complete Technology Solutions (CTS), was hacked, allowing a potent strain of ransomware known as “Sodinokibi” or “rEvil” to be installed on computers at more than 100 dentistry businesses that rely on the company for a range of services — including network security, data backup and voice-over-IP phone service.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 10, 2024

The Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin (GHC-SCW) is a non-profit organization that provides health insurance and medical care services to its members in the Madison metropolitan area of Wisconsin. The Information Technology (IT) Department isolated and secured the organization’s network in response to the incident.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

In a recent revelation, security researcher Jeremiah Fowler uncovered a significant data leak affecting one of the United States' largest health insurance companies, Cigna Health. The exposed database offered a unique glimpse into the operations of Cigna Health, one of the nation's largest health insurance providers.

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Krebs on Security

JULY 19, 2021

Experts say the biggest reason ransomware targets and/or their insurance providers still pay when they already have reliable backups is that nobody at the victim organization bothered to test in advance how long this data restoration process might take. “That is still somewhat rare,” Wosar said.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 26, 2023

Confidential computing is a technology and technique that encrypts and stores an organization’s most sensitive data in a secure portion of a computer’s processor — known as the Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) — while it’s processed and in use. How Does Confidential Computing Work?

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Daniel Miessler

MARCH 20, 2022

The ideas will cover multiple aspects of InfoSec, from organizational structure to technology. Technology. In the next 15-30 years we’ll see a move from wizardry to accounting—and a much more Operational Technology approach to the discipline in general. Technology. Introduction. Org Structure. Regulation.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Fidelity National Financial (FNF), one of the largest title insurance providers in the United States, announced on November 21 that it fell victim to a sophisticated cyberattack. The industry's reliance on outdated technology and its handling of sensitive customer data make it an attractive target for cybercriminals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MAY 9, 2022

While implementation of security technologies such as multi-factor authentication and encryption have slightly increased, we have not yet reached the level where the majority of applications, data and operational technology are fully protected. Cyber insurance coverage ramps up. How to ensure business resilience.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Third, this news is related to French health insurance company MNH that was hit by RansomExx, a spin-off version of Defray777 Ransomware. MNH has cleared the air that it will not bow down to the demands of hackers and will instead rely on the backup systems to recover the encrypted data.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 8, 2022

First spotted in mid-August 2022 , Venus is known for hacking into victims’ publicly-exposed Remote Desktop services to encrypt Windows devices. Encrypting sensitive data wherever possible. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) warned that Venus ransomware attacks were targeting a number of U.S. healthcare organizations.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 10, 2023

Enterprise businesses must implement the right technologies and procedures to build trust and protect their data. What Is PKI: Purpose, Components, and Key Concepts PKI is a set of policies, procedures, and technologies for creating, distributing, storing, and revoking digital certificates. Here's what PKI is and how it works.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 16, 2024

This new regulation ( EU 2022/2554 ) requires financial entities, and their critical Information and Communication Technology (ICT) suppliers, to implement contractual, organisational and technical measures to improve the level of digital operational resilience of the sector. What is the scope of DORA? This is called cyber shredding.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Click here to watch the roundtable and learn about the future of cyber insurance from leading experts. In partnership with Cysurance, BlastWave hosted a roundtable entitled “The Future of Cyber Insurance and MSP Insurability. The expert panelists held an honest discussion about insurability difficulties for MSPs.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 7, 2022

As the demand for robust security defense grows by the day, the market for cybersecurity technology has exploded, as well as the number of available solutions. The solution includes cloud sandboxing technology, preventing zero-day threats, and full disk encryption capability for enhanced data protection. Get started today!

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 18, 2020

Hackers encrypted some files. Here is Carnival Corporation's ransomware and cyber incident statement, in full: On August 15, 2020, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (together, the "Company," "we," "us," or "our") detected a ransomware attack that accessed and encrypted a portion of one brand’s information technology systems.

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Krebs on Security

MARCH 2, 2021

PrismHR , a company that sells technology used by other firms to help more than 80,000 small businesses manage payroll, benefits, and human resources, has suffered what appears to be an ongoing ransomware attack that is disrupting many of its services. Hopkinton, Mass.-based PrismHR has not yet responded to requests for comment.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 23, 2022

Coming to the employee details, names, their IDs, hackers accessed email access credentials in the file-encrypting malware attack. Both the law enforcement agencies issued a joint statement that no social security numbers, insurance details, home addresses, and health data were leaked in the incident.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Johnson Controls International plc is a multinational conglomerate with a diversified portfolio of products and services primarily focused on building technologies and solutions. The threat actors also claim to have stolen over 27 TB of corporate data and encrypted the company’s VMWare ESXi virtual machines during the attack.”

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 12, 2022

Screens then started to display a ransom demand, which said files had been encrypted by the NetWalker ransomware virus. Cyber Insurer Provides Help. As Spectra Logic had the foresight to take out cyber insurance , Chubb representatives were professional and helpful, according to Mendoza. The ransom demand was $3.6

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 5, 2018

Key Findings from the 2018 Global Encryption Trends Study. No core technologies are more fundamental to data protection than encryption and key management. We’ve just released the results from our Global Encryption Trends Study which once again show positive growth in the use of encryption across a wide variety of use cases.

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Spinone

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

This is why data encryption is the most vital key to cloud security. Encrypted data cannot be accessed in a readable format, even if it is intercepted while in transfer online. 65% of those surveyed also recognize that encryption is the most effective security control for cloud data.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Shared responsibility is about controlling your own security – anything from data encryption to managing the encryption keys. Having full control and access to the encryption keys places more trust and confidence on leveraging the powers of the cloud. This is exactly why organizations like Thales and Google are working together.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Managed Detection and Response Product Guide Top MDR Services and Solutions Encryption Full disk encryption, sometimes called whole disk encryption, is a data encryption approach for both hardware and software that involves encrypting all disk data, including system files and programs.

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NetSpi Executives

APRIL 27, 2024

Ransomware, a definition Ransomware is a set of malware technologies, hacking techniques, and social engineering tactics that cybercriminals use to cause harm, breach data, and render data unusable. In addition to encrypting data and holding it hostage, ransomware attackers also upload valuable data to other systems on the internet.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 19, 2022

And that about 30% of them have sought cyber insurance as a cover to business loss, just in case another digital assault strikes them. The figure reveals us the mindset of most of the CIOs, CTOs and the business heads of technology companies.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The simplest example may be insurance. Life, health, auto, and other insurance are all designed to help a person protect against losses. As the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) points out in its Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, there is no one-size-fits all solution.

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Security Affairs

MAY 27, 2024

The almost overnight shift to remote work, driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, has profoundly impacted how businesses use technology. This includes data encryption, identity and access management, regular patching, and compliance with relevant regulatory requirements. Which is the impact?

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 27, 2021

Gyrodata that offers technology services to mining companies was hit by a ransomware cyberattack early this year. A statement released by the company states that the Gyrodata servers were hit by a file-encrypting malware spread by REvil ransomware group and a portion of data was accessed and stolen by the hacker/s. .

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Centraleyes

JANUARY 18, 2024

Partnering with them can infuse new ideas and technologies into the organization. Data Security and Privacy: Assess data security measures (encryption, access controls). This includes due diligence, contractual protections, ongoing monitoring, incident response planning, and considering insurance coverage.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 24, 2024

As quantum computing technology progresses, the need to address the technology’s related risks also grows in urgency. As quantum computing continues to advance, the threat it poses to traditional encryption methods is clear. How can Thales and IBM Consulting help you?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Byron: I was initially drawn to cybersecurity as a USA TODAY technology reporter assigned to cover Microsoft. Erin: What cybersecurity technologies are you most excited about right now? How can individuals and organizations detect and protect themselves against the misuse of deep fake technology? Erin: So, let’s get started.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 18, 2024

Cybersecurity measures, including robust encryption, secure authentication protocols, and regular security audits, can, of course, be utilized as part of a formidable defense against unauthorized access – but no security technologies should be deployed ad-hoc; security must be well planned and implemented carefully.

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IT Security Guru

MARCH 14, 2024

He covers how these technologies can play a vital role in safeguarding organisational data – such as 23andMe’s important genetic data – and shares insights about the key steps organisations can take to be more secure. This is especially true of banks, telcos, insurance companies and many other kinds of firms.

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Security Boulevard

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Additionally, McKinsey pointed out that investment in virtual care and digital health fueled innovation, finding that venture capital firms tripled investments in digital health technologies in 2020 as compared to 2017. Apply encryption. Encryption for HIPAA-compliant apps includes both data-in-transit and data-at-rest.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

With digital transformation leading to a boom in the use of digital certificates, our bedrock authentication and encryption framework is at an inflection point, where the demand and adoption of automation is set to rapidly accelerate to keep up with technology requirements. PKI touches nearly every aspect of our connected technologies.

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