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8 big IT failures of 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

The outage was traced to a damaged database file; a contractor was working to correct a problem with the synchronization between live and backup databases and ended up corrupting both. And arise it did on January 24, when a Chicago employee failed to turn the backup server off at the appropriate time.

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Cigna Health Data Leak Exposes Massive Provider Information Database

SecureWorld News

Fowler stumbled upon the exposed database and promptly reported his findings to Website Planet. According to Cigna's security team, the data was intended to be public under federal regulations, aligning with their Transparency in Coverage program. Additionally, the database included negotiated rates for various medical procedures.

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Go read this report about how Amazon tries to evade responsibility in delivery vehicle crashes

The Verge

This Bloomberg report describes the details of the accident, as well as how one lawsuit may change the way legal teams approach similar situations in the future. But as the report notes, Amazon says it can’t be held accountable due to the fact that the delivery driver technically wasn’t an employee of Amazon.

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Data Protection Fundamentals Recovery Points (Backup, Snapshots, Versions)

Storage IO Blog

Enabling Recovery Points (Backup, Snapshots, Versions) Companion to Software Defined Data Infrastructure Essentials – Cloud, Converged, Virtual Fundamental Server Storage I/O Tradecraft ( CRC Press 2017) By Greg Schulz – www.storageioblog.com November 26, 2017 This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on Data Protection fundamental tools topics (..)

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Critical Assets Highly Exposed in Public Cloud, Mobile, and Web Apps

SecureWorld News

CyCognito has released its semi-annual State of External Exposure Management Report , revealing a staggering number of vulnerable public cloud, mobile, and web applications exposing sensitive data, including unsecured APIs and personally identifiable information (PII). Regular Backups: Regularly backup PII and other essential data.

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HIPPA and Ransomware in the Healthcare Sector: “Your PHI or your life”

CTOvision

Maintaining an overall contingency plan that includes disaster recovery, emergency operations, frequent data backups, and test restorations. More details are provided in a PDF sheet on the HHS website: [link].

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Apple adding iPhone X TrueDepth camera repair option for easier Face ID repairs

The Verge

Whole unit replacements can be wasteful on the supply-chain front, though, and data transfers to a new device are always cumbersome — especially for those not paying for Apple’s iCloud backup subscription. Image: Apple. It was also initially difficult to replace the screens of the latest iPhone 13 models without losing Face ID.

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