N.Y. Updates Insurance Company Disaster Response, Recovery Plan Requirements April 25, 2018 The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued updated disaster response and recovery plan requirements for all insurance...
Massachusetts Can Sue Equifax Over Data Breach, Judge Rules April 5, 2018 By Nate Raymond Massachusetts can move forward with a lawsuit accusing credit reporting firm Equifax Inc. of failing to safeguard its databases or...
Uber Sued in Pennsylvania After Data Stolen by Hackers Covered Up March 7, 2018 By Marc Levy The ride-hailing company Uber broke Pennsylvania law when it failed to notify potential victims, including thousands of drivers, for a...
Massachusetts Tax Data Breach Twice as Large as Originally Thought March 1, 2018 Officials with Massachusetts’ tax collection agency say a data breach that exposed private information from about 39,000 business taxpayers was...
University of Alaska Data Breach Hits Staff, Students February 27, 2018 Officials say a data breach at the University of Alaska has impacted dozens of current and former employees and students....
Massachusetts Launches Online Portal for Data Breach Reports February 8, 2018 Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has unveiled a new online portal to let businesses and organizations report data breaches. The...
The New York DFS Wants Certificates of Compliance for Valentine’s Day January 31, 2018 By Scott Lyon What were you planning to give the New York Department of Financial Services for Valentine’s Day? Hopefully, a certificate of...
Silent Cyber Included in Willis Re’s Cyber Risk Portfolio Modeling Tool PRISM-Re January 18, 2018 Willis Re, the reinsurance business of Willis Towers Watson, the global advisory and broking company, has upgraded its cyber risk...
UK Fines Mobile Phone Retailer Carphone Warehouse over 2015 Data Breach January 10, 2018 Britain’s information regulator said on Wednesday it had fined Carphone Warehouse 400,000 pounds ($539,400) after a 2015 cyber attack exposed...
Cyber Was Focus of California Symposium for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses October 13, 2017 By Don Jergler There are more than 4,000 cyber-attacks each year aimed at small- to mid-sized businesses, many of which are exposed because...