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Data privacy and protection: balancing your approach to cybersecurity risk

By Eric Schmitt – chief global information security officer and Brenda G. Corey – SVP compliance & regulatory In a world increasingly concerned with privacy and protection, companies must balance their awareness of risk with compliance amid rapidly changing regulations. From a data protection standpoint, over the past 24 months, there has been an increased […]
January 27, 2023
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Cybersecurity threats in the automotive industry

by Wayne Mitchell, global director, sales and marketing In the past decade, legislators and federal agencies have introduced legislation to counter cyberattacks across many industries, including automotive. With the rise of autonomous vehicles, a variety of concerns have been laid out as several third-party researchers have been able to publicly identify weak points in these […]
January 09, 2023
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U.S. surpasses milestone of 1 billion product recalls year to date

By Chris Harvey, VP, crisis solution The total number of U.S. products recalled this year has now topped 1 billion, according to our latest U.S. product Recall Index. More than 1 billion units have been recalled only twice before in history, in 2018 and 2021. However, it took a full year to reach the benchmark during […]
September 16, 2022
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Data-wiping malware: a direct threat to operations

By Eur Ing Mark Hawksworth, global technology specialist practice group leader Following a cyberattack, an organization can quickly lose access to critical assets and data. Similar to an incident involving ransomware, when malware spreads, organizations are faced with countless challenges from a claims perspective. There is evidence — initially observed towards the end of February […]
March 11, 2022
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New threat modeling playbook prepares medical devices for cybersecurity issues

By Matt Walker, recall advisor Cybersecurity has become a critical issue for the medical device industry, where a cyber threat can lead to injury or even death. To address this growing problem, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the MITRE Corporation, and the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), have published a playbook that offers insights to organizations […]
December 17, 2021
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