jdsupra.com – On August 1, 2022, the Southwestern Family of Companies (“Southwestern”) confirmed that the company experienced a data breach after an unauthorized party gained access to sensitive… Tweeted by @VERISDB https://twitter.com/VERISDB/status/1555758196790140928
IBM Cost of Data Breach Report Finds Expenses Growing, “Longer Tail” of Damage to Businesses – Swarmnetics
swarmnetics.com – Organizations are increasingly realizing the cost of data breach a year (or more) after the incident, with the biggest expenses coming in the form of fines from governments and lawsuits from consumer… Tweeted by @swarmnetics https://twitter.com/swarmnetics/status/1555209864426790915
Neuro Practice Tells 363,000 That PHI Was Posted on Dark Web
bankinfosecurity.com – An Indiana-based neurology practice is notifying nearly 363,000 individuals that their sensitive information was compromised in a recent ransomware attack – and Tweeted by @healthinfosec https://twitter.com/healthinfosec/status/1555531665593827328
How to develop a data breach response plan
directorstalk.net – Data breaches happen at all organizations. Even the most effective defensive layers — endpoint and managed detection and response, multifactor authentication Tweeted by @DirectorsTalk https://twitter.com/DirectorsTalk/status/1555214485542936578
Security Impurities: News of the Week (July 29th – August 4th)
miraisecurity.com – A look at how CISOs can convince their boards to invest in cybersecurity, the potential passing of a comprehensive data privacy act into US law, and how corporate governance can be applied in a c… Tweeted by @Mirai_Sec
Taiwanese military reports DDoS in wake of Pelosi visit
threatshub.org – ThreatsHub.org | Cloud Security & Cyber Threats Analysis Hub. 100% Free OSINT Threat Intelligent and Cybersecurity News. Tweeted by @threatshub https://twitter.com/threatshub/status/1555300784824193024
Cyber Attacks Plague Taiwan After Pelosi Visit Enrages Beijing
insurancejournal.com – As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a brief visit to Taiwan this week that enraged Beijing, the welcome she received from
Weston Insurance Becomes Fifth Florida Insurer to Go Insolvent This Year
insurancejournal.com – Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Co. is insolvent and should be placed into receivership, making it the fifth Florida property insurer this year
Two terabytes of data released as hackers strive to expose companies’ environmental damage
cybernews.com – The hacking collective Guacamaya hacked and released over two terabytes of data from five mining companies and two public agencies in Central and South America to expose the negative environmental de… Tweeted by @CyberNews https://twitter.com/CyberNews/status/1555174466916913157
PlatformQ Exposes PII of 100k Healthcare Workers | VPNOverview
vpnoverview.com – The VPNOverview security team found a data leak at marketing firm PlatformQ affecting 100,000 healthcare workers across some of the US’s largest hospitals. Tweeted by @VPNoverview https://twitter.com/VPNoverview/status/1555155179078668291
Semiconductor manufacturer Semikron hit by LV ransomware attack
bleepingcomputer.com – German power electronics manufacturer Semikron has disclosed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that partially encrypted the company’s network. Tweeted by @VERISDB https://twitter.com/VERISDB/status/1554875157201633283
How Should Insurers Be Thinking About Digital Privacy Post-Roe v. Wade?
insurancejournal.com – The U.S. Supreme Court’s June overturning of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision protecting women’s constitutional right to an abortion has brought with it
Europe’s Rhine River on Brink of Becoming Impassable as Water Levels Drop
insurancejournal.com – Water levels on the Rhine River are set to fall perilously close to the point at which it would effectively close, putting the trade of huge quantities of
94% of organizations experienced API security incidents in 2021
venturebeat.com – New research from Salt Security reveals that 94% of organizations experienced API-related security incidents in 2021. Tweeted by @VentureBeat https://twitter.com/VentureBeat/status/1554799359132319744
Insider risk: Employees are your biggest cyberthreat (and they may not even know it)
venturebeat.com – Insider risk occurs when sensitive corporate data is moved to untrusted places, such as personal devices, email or cloud destinations. Tweeted by @annebonnerdata https://twitter.com/annebonnerdata/status/1554503669290307585
New Mexico: FCCH non-profit healthcare system hit by ransomware attack … but without its knowledge
suspectfile.com – On August 1st, the FCCH publishes a press release on the homepage of its website providing information about the cyber attack on its IT systems, describing it with the generic term “security incident” Tweeted by @amvinfe https://twitter.com/amvinfe/status/1554803116381446152
Markets/Coverages: Sayata Adds CFC to Platform; Cowbell Cyber Partners With Amwins
insurancejournal.com – Boston-based Sayata said it has added CFC to the Sayata platform, offering brokers full access to CFC’s award-winning cyber insurance offering for small
Regional insight on data breaches could strengthen company defenses
techhq.com – Examining regional trends in data breaches can help CSO’s orientate cybersecurity solutions towards priority threats. Tweeted by @techhq https://twitter.com/techhq/status/1554172619523596289
Cyber Security: Protect More Than Your Patients’ Health
visualedgeit.com – Following these cyber security methods help private medical practices secure their data and protect more than patients’ health. Tweeted by @visualedgeit https://twitter.com/visualedgeit/status/1554456529054715904
Samsung’s “repair mode” lets technicians look at your phone, not your data
arstechnica.com – Mailing in your phone for repair? Samsung has just the feature for that. Tweeted by @sang_alertboot https://twitter.com/sang_alertboot/status/1554391830367723520