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. Hall said ID.me

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 18, 2021

Like many industries, the banking and insurance sectors have shifted their resources to be digital-first, all the more so since the start of the global pandemic. The post Web Application Firewalls Instrumental in Digital-First Banking appeared first on Blog.

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Krebs on Security

AUGUST 3, 2020

“Our Litigation Firewall isolates the infection and protects you from harm. The Blacklist Alliance researches TCPA cases to uncover the phone numbers of plaintiffs and sells this data in the form of list-scrubbing services to telemarketers. “TCPA predators operate like malware,” The Blacklist explains on its website.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Labor Department’s inspector general said this week that roughly $100 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance claims were paid in 2020 to criminals who are already in jail. That’s a tiny share of the estimated tens of billions of dollars in jobless benefits states have given to identity thieves in the past year.

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Centraleyes

JUNE 9, 2025

In fact, forward-looking providers and even cyber insurers are moving this direction – some cyber insurance companies are launching their own MSSP services with promises of quantified risk reduction and insurance discounts for clients. .” This is a compelling value proposition that many traditional MSSPs can’t match.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 13, 2025

As of February 2025, Medusa developers and affiliates have impacted over 300 victims from a variety of critical infrastructure sectors with affected industries including medical, education, legal, insurance, technology, and manufacturing.” The threat actors use PsExec to execute scripts, enable RDP access, and modify firewall rules.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 12, 2022

The Livingston firewall rapidly became replaced with Checkpoint running on Windows NT server, (Stop laughing, I actually set one up once). Cisco came to market with the PIX firewall, Netscreen came to market with the ASIC based firewall, and suddenly, security had a voice. What Is Not Covered Under Cyber Insurance?

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Krebs on Security

JULY 30, 2019

consumers, and roughly 1 million Social Insurance Numbers (SINs) for Canadian credit card customers. “She allegedly used web application firewall credentials to obtain privilege escalation. Capital One said the incident affected approximately 100 million people in the United States and six million in Canada.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2021

The Annual Cyber Security Breaches Survey conducted by DCMS states that remote working is paving way to heightening cyber risks as employees are not aware of the threats lurking behind their corporate firewalls and thus are committing the mistake of practicing poor cyber hygiene while interacting with apps and data related to their company/s.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 1, 2019

Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. But this hasn’t done the trick.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 10, 2021

Back in the mid-1990s, big banks and insurance companies came up with something called “bespoke assessments” as the approach for assessing third party vendor risk. No one, save threat actors, was paying close attention to the ramifications of granting a myriad of small- and mid-sized contractors privileged access inside the company firewall.

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Webroot

JANUARY 4, 2023

But the protection doesn’t stop there; additional benefits include: Device protection: Real-time anti-phishing, malware, and ransomware protection against emerging threats Lightning-fast threat scans without interruption Proactive alerts with firewall and network connection monitoring Cleans devices and improves performance.

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 17, 2023

Penetration Testing Product Guides 9 Best Penetration Testing Tools 10 Top Open Source Penetration Testing Tools Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Next-generation firewalls (NGFWs) move beyond the traditional perimeter of a network to provide protections at the application layer of the TCP/IP stack.

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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. Disruptions to real estate transactions: Cyberattacks can disrupt real estate transactions, causing delays, cancellations, and title insurance claims.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 14, 2024

In January 2025, European financial and insurance institutions, their business partners and providers, must comply with DORA. In January 2025, financial and insurance institutions in Europe and any organizations that do business with them must comply with the Digital Operation Resilience Act, also known as DORA.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

Traditional security models rooted in firewalls and VPNs cannot keep up with the speed and sophistication of AI-powered threats. a high level, as organizations integrate more AI into their workflows, they must also rethink security strategies to account for new vulnerabilities, expanded attack surfaces, and AI-assisted attacks.

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Krebs on Security

JUNE 15, 2023

The directive applies to any networking devices — such as firewalls, routers and load balancers — that allow remote authentication or administration. TechCrunch has been tracking the fallout from victim organizations , which range from banks and insurance providers to universities and healthcare entities.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2025

Translation: regulators, and insurers, are shifting the burden of proof to corporate directors, not federal responders. Governance pressure joining technology risk Capitol Hill is circulating a draft "Cyber Hygiene Safe Harbor" bill: firms demonstrating secure-by-design practices would gain liability shields after nation-state incidents.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 22, 2019

A couple of decades ago, when everything was on the company premises, sitting behind a firewall, security teams at least had a fighting chance to stay on top of things. Security researchers at firewall vendor Imperva recently found that 75% of deployed Redis servers show signs of malware infection.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Browser Guard adds an extra layer to your personal security, on top of your antivirus or firewall. It’s the world’s first browser extension to do this, while at the same time identifying and stopping tech support scams.

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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. The malware used by the threat actors includes the ChunkyTuna, Tiny, and China Chopper web shells.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Eventually, governments will address the risk by beefing up security and purchasing cyber insurance, which go hand in glove. Bandura Cyber complements existing firewalls and intrusion detection and prevention systems. Ransomware attacks against local government entities at some point will run its course.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 17, 2023

This can include measures such as firewalls , antivirus, access management and data backup policies, etc. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) HIPAA is a U.S. It applies to healthcare providers, insurance companies, and other organizations that handle PHI.

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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.

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eSecurity Planet

JUNE 16, 2022

Capital markets, insurance, financial services, and banking are now online. Next-generation firewalls (NGFW). Firewalls have come a long way. The next-generation firewall (NGFW) goes well beyond the capabilities of a traditional firewall. See the Top Rootkit Scanners. Other methods.

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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. These techniques can use built-in software features (for firewalls, operating systems, etc.)

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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. Risk management is a concept that has been around as long as companies have had assets to protect. Cybersecurity Solutions and Risk Management Services.

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Webroot

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

To sleep at night, MSPs feel they must enhance or expand their security offerings beyond the standard layers, like; firewalls, firewall filtering, active directory protocols, DNS Filtering and antivirus/malware detection. Selecting a check box to satisfy a requirement is, again, only half of the equation.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Real-life examples of depth of defense Network Perimeter: Organizations often deploy firewalls, intrusion detection systems, and network monitoring tools at the network perimeter to prevent unauthorized access. decrease in successful breaches. Data Level: Encrypting sensitive data at rest and in transit is crucial to securing information.

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Cisco Security

JULY 11, 2022

Just having a firewall alone will not stop all of the attacks, it’s just a matter of time before you experience a breach. Small to medium size businesses, hospitals, and educational institutions internal network will rely on cyber insurance in-lieu of a fully staffed, skilled cyber-security team. billion . ?

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Be sure to verify that they are using approved Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) and secure FTP capabilities. Deploying a dedicated server with hardened SFTP/FTP file editing capabilities and enterprise-grade firewalls will ensure a much more resilient and rigid environment for your WordPress site.

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Herjavec Group

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

History shows he’s the first person to wrap the remote management business model around firewalls, from a small office on the east coast of Canada., In 2003, he knew that firewalls were too complex for all IT staff and for understaffed companies to manage. He and his tiny team of 3 people, began the world’s first MSSP. .

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 29, 2024

Siemens issued a notice that the RUGGEDCOM APE 1808, an industrial platform hardened for harsh physical environments, could come pre-installed with Palo Alto next generation firewalls vulnerable to the Pan-OS vulnerability. Warning: Performing the last two fixes will destroy data and eliminate the possibility to capture forensic artifacts.

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eSecurity Planet

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Be in-line with insurance policies. Be in-line with insurance policies. Insurance policies can also heavily influence how we respond to an incident—particularly cybersecurity. Some policies require initial contact to be made with an insurer who will deploy their own incident response team. Document contingencies.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 1, 2021

Allianz Insurance has been a leader in fostering a DevSecOps culture. As companies evolve their software development processes, moving from Agile to DevOps to DevSecOps, it’s inevitable that multiple scanners, monitors, firewalls, and all manner of AppSec tools get purchased along the way.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) sets standards for protecting sensitive health information, particularly electronic health records (EHRs).

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 17, 2023

Before signing a company-wide phone contract, for example, look for business phone services that come with features such as enhanced cyber protection and cyberattack insurance. Installing a firewall on every workplace computer and tablet can protect the core of each hard drive from malware that may have been accidentally installed.

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