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Frost Brown Todd

Managing Data Security and Privacy Risks in Enterprise AI

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Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly generative AI, thrives on vast amounts of data, fueling AI capabilities, insights, and predictions. But with this reliance on data comes potential privacy and security risks. And...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #418 – New Phishing Scheme Uses Scarce Weight Loss Drugs as Hook

Scammers are always looking for new ways to dupe victims. If you battle your weight, you think about it a lot and are always looking for easier ways to lose some pounds. There is no easy way, but we are always looking for an...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Federal Cybersecurity Requirements Ought Not Be Ignored by Contractors

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Since 2016, the federal government has implemented numerous procurement regulations and associated contract clauses to address cybersecurity by requiring contractors to adopt various controls and standards to protect...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #411 – Phishing Attacks Increased 40% in 2023

Everyone thinks they can spot a phishing email. If true, we would not see so many security incidents, data breaches, and ransomware attacks. The statistics are overwhelming that phishing emails are a significant cause of data...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Ransomware Hitting U.S. Companies at Increasing Rate

Unfortunately, according to Unit 42 of Palo Alto’s recently published “Ransomware and Extortion Report,” ransomware groups had a good year in 2022. They found that threat actors are using multi-extortion tactics to get paid...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Privacy Briefs: December 2023

Report on Patient Privacy 23, no. 12  (December, 2023) Northwell Health in New York and Cook County Health in Chicago each experienced impacts from a breach at Nevada-based transcription company Perry Johnson & Associates...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Resilience Midyear 2023 Claims Report: Ransomware Cybercriminals Shift Tactics

Resilience issued its Midyear 2023 Claims Report, which is well worth the read. In addition to commenting on the impact of the MOVEit incident, some of the key findings include...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Red Cross Creates Rules for Civilian Hackers in Conflict Zones

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has taken a new step to regulate the activities of civilian hackers in conflict zones. To address the rise in the involvement of civilian hackers in inter-state conflicts,...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

HC3 Warns Healthcare Organizations of NoEscape Ransomware

On October 12, 2023, the Health Sector Cybersecurity Coordination Center (HC3) issued an Alert to the healthcare industry about a “new threat actor and ransomware,” NoEscape, which is threatening health care organizations....more

Amundsen Davis LLC

Don’t Gamble With Your Cybersecurity and Incident Response Plan: Lessons Learned from the Las Vegas Ransomware Attacks

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Typically, we beat the drum of the need to prepare for a data incident—anything from a full-blown ransomware attack to an employee accidently sharing data with the wrong person—by having your Incident Response Plan developed...more

Burr & Forman

Hacking the Hive: How It Can Help Businesses

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Businesses can breathe a little easier now that one of the world’s top five ransomware networks, the Hive, has been infiltrated and disbanded by the FBI....more

Fenwick & West LLP

To Pay or Not to Pay: Five Critical Approaches to Beating a Ransomware Threat

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It’s the call you hope you never get. Your company has been hit with a ransomware attack. Your systems are offline. Your customer data was stolen by an unknown threat actor who is threatening to leak it. You have lots of...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2022 #4

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CYBERSECURITY - CISA Warns “Every Organization” in U.S. to Assess + Respond to Cyber Risks - The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued another warning to “every organization” in the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Warns “Every Organization” in U.S. to Assess + Respond to Cyber Risks

The Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently issued another warning to “every organization” in the U.S. about cybersecurity risks during the ongoing escalation of tension between the U.S. and Russia over...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

China-Based Ransomware Operator Exploiting Log4j Vulnerability

Microsoft has issued frequent updates on the Log4j vulnerability that we have been hearing so much about. The vulnerability is a serious problem that will become more widespread as time goes on....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Rebranded Ransomware Group Sabbath Hitting Hospitals and Schools

Researchers at Mandiant have recently reported that a new ransomware group calling itself Sabbath appears to be the rebranded group Arcane and “picked up their pace” in November....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FBI Warning: M&A Activity Targeted by Ransomware Groups

The FBI issued a Private Industry Notification on November 2, 2021, warning companies that “ransomware actors are very likely using significant financial events, such as mergers and acquisitions, to target and leverage victim...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CISA Issues Guidance on Ransomware Attacks

On August 25, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a fact sheet offering suggestions to government agencies and private companies on how to prevent and respond to a ransomware attack. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Emerging Ransomware Groups Getting into the Action

According to a report issued on August 24, 2021, by Unit 42 of Palo Alto Networks Ransomware Groups to Watch: Emerging Threats, four emerging ransomware groups “are currently affecting organizations and show signs of having...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

DeepBlueMagic Ransomware Appears on the Scene

Researchers at Heimdal Security have detected a new ransomware dubbed DeepBlueMagic. According to Heimdal, it is particularly concerning because it is able to disable security tools that companies have employed in order to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Microsoft Warns of Tricky O365 Phishing Attack

If you are an organization that uses Microsoft Office 365 as your email platform, be on the lookout for a new tricky phishing attack recently used by cyber criminals. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

White House Focused on Combating Ransomware

Ransomware attacks are frequent and escalating as we speak. Double extortion scams are hitting companies at a dizzying pace, and catching companies, large and small, off-guard. U.S. President Joseph Biden warned Russian...more

Epstein Becker & Green

A Guide to Practical, Regulatory, and Reputational Risk Management

Ransomware Particularly Inflicts Health Care and Life Sciences Organizations - Ransomware is a malicious cyber threat vector that employs encryption malware to prevent users from accessing their systems and data unless...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Cyber Criminals Hone Attacks Against Schools

The FBI recently issued a Flash alert warning higher education institutions, k-12 schools, and seminaries about increasing numbers of ransomware attacks affecting the education industry....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

U.S. Users Targeted with Phishing Scams More than Users in Other Countries

The statistic that cybercriminals have been unleashing 18 million phishing emails laced with malware on a daily basis into cyberspace during the pandemic is mind boggling and one that executives should pay attention to when...more

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