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Videoblog: Does Your Cyber Security Team Work with Banks?

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After tricking employees into opening emails that gave them access to debit card account numbers at National Bankshares of Blacksburg, Virginia, Russian hackers stole $2.4 million from hundreds of ATMS across the country in 2016 and 2017, news accounts say.

To make matters worse, the bank’s insurer has offered only $50,000 to cover the loss, a dispute that is now in federal court.

Taking your insurance company to court is one way to reduce your cyber security losses. A better way is to arm yourself against such losses in the first place. At onShore Security, we have 20 years experience in protecting banks from cyber intrusions and a comprehensive system of detection, analysis, and ongoing vigilance that builds security, inside and out. Learn more from our CEO in the video below.
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Are Cyber Insurance Policies Being “Spoofed” by Recent Computer Fraud Decisions? – Guest Blog

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The following is a guest blog, published with the author’s permission. Click here to read the original post at Tressler LLP.

Are Cyber Insurance Policies Being “Spoofed” by Recent Computer Fraud Decisions? - Guest Blog

Courts have generally defined “spoofing” as “the practice of disguising a commercial e-mail to make the e-mail appear to come from an address from which it did not originate. Spoofing involves placing in the ‘from’ or ‘reply-to’ lines, or in other portions of e-mail messages, an email address other than the actual sender’s address, without the consent or authorization of the user of the e-mail address whose address is spoofed.”
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Videoblog: VPNFilter Malware

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Recently, it was revealed that more than 500,000 routers in 54 countries were infected with the VPNFilter malware. VPNFilter has new capabilities, including the ability to perform an active man-in-the-middle attack. In our latest videoblog, Stel discusses the network detection that is necessary to protect your business from this attack.

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Securing Personal Information: Cyber Security Guest Blog

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The following is a guest blog, published with the author’s permission. Click here to read the original post at Hogan Injury.

Technology has come a long way. The advancement of technology has paved the way for much more development in the fields of medicine, transportation, economics, finance, and many more. Along with the multitude of benefits that came with the rapid growth of technology came some issues, one of which is cybersecurity. [Read more…]

How to Meet the GDPR Deadline Next Week: Cyber Security Guest Blog

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The following is a guest blog, published with the author’s permission. Click here to read the original post at Tressler LLP.

Discussions on privacy laws have taken front and center in recent weeks as European Union (EU) member states begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on May 25, 2018.  As we have been discussing for a while, there is confusion as data collectors try to figure out the impact of this legislation.  There is no question that large, multi-national corporations will have to comply and many of these corporations are already in compliance.  However, with this deadline just around the corner, smaller companies that do not actively target EU residents are struggling with how this legislation impacts them. [Read more…]

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