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Building a Data Breach Response Team, Before You Have a Breach by Judy Selby and Lynn Sessions

04/10/2014 12:25

In the wake of recent mega data breaches, it comes as no surprise that companies are working harder than ever to prepare for an inevitable data breach incident. Enterprises of all shapes and sizes from every industry are becoming more aware to the threat of a data breach. As a result,...

European firms far from ready for new data rules, study shows by Warwick Ashford

03/10/2014 05:05

As European authorities aim to ratify revised data protection legislation by the end of 2015, many firms will have a lot of work to do to comply, a study has revealed. If all goes according to plan without any more deadline slips, European firms will have to comply with the reviewed laws...

How to Lower Your Cyber Risk by Judy Selby

30/09/2014 06:30

Looking at application forms for cyber insurance suggests four basic steps that can reduce exposure to data breaches. As we approach the close of 2014, virtually no one needs to be reminded that cyber liability is real and here to stay. Data breaches and cyber security incidents are on the...

Data breaches prompt insurers to boost cost of retailers’ cyber coverage by Judy Greenwald

29/09/2014 21:50

Major retailers should expect higher rates and retentions and lower coverage limits for their cyber insurance following several major data breaches since spring 2013, but much depends on persuading underwriters about the effectiveness of retailers' cyber defenses. At the same time, data breaches...

Survey Shows Cyber Emergency Response Plans Need to be Regularly Flexed to Stay Effective

28/09/2014 14:51

The Ponemon Institute released the 2014 results from their second annual survey on data breach preparedness sponsored by Experian on Wednesday, and some of the trends were certainly promising. There was a 12% uptick in how many companies have data breach response plans,...

Internet of Things reviewed by EU data protection watchdogs by Giulio Corragio

27/09/2014 09:23

The growth of the Internet of Things brought the attention of the European data protection regulators that through the European data protection advisory body, the Article 29 Working Party, issued an opinion on the Internet of Things providing specific recommendations.I have already...

2014 Ponemon 2nd Annual Study on Data Breach Preparedness

27/09/2014 06:37

With data breaches making headlines the world over, awareness about the importance of having technologies and governance practices in place to respond to such incidents should be at an alltime high. In this study sponsored by Experian® Data Breach Resolution, Ponemon surveyed 567 executives...

Major technology companies ‘could flex muscles’ in insurance

26/09/2014 06:46

If major technology companies decide “flex their corporate muscles” in the insurance sector, it could change the playing field for everyone involved, KMPG has warned.The industry is already fighting off competition from online direct insurers, aggregators, white-labelled products and...

Don't Be the Next Headline; Key Contractual Provisions to Reduce the Risk of Vendor-Related Data Breaches by Judy Selby

23/09/2014 07:04

The risk of data breach may not be on the radar screen of an entity engaged in contract negotiations with vendors who, in the course of their work, will have access to or possession of the entity’s confidential data. But addressing data breach concerns before the contract is signed --when the...

Eiopa issues cyber warning

23/09/2014 06:48

EU financial regulator the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has called on continental regulators to check that insurers and other financial institutions devote sufficient resources to protect against growing IT risks. In its latest report on risks and vulnerabilities...

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